Elizabeth Appleman,
VMD, DACVIM (SAIM)Specialist in Internal Medicine Department: Internal Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth Appleman rejoined the Animal Medical Center as a Senior Veterinarian in 2011. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Stanford University in Stanford, California in 2000 and her degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA in 2004. She then completed a 1 year internship at the Animal Medical Center in 2005, followed by a 3-year residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been a board-certified internist since 2008. She is currently working part-time on Wednesdays-Fridays.
Dr. Appleman’s special interests in Internal Medicine include endocrinology and hematology. Prior research projects have explored platelet disorders in cats, the use of Trilostane in dogs with Cushing’s disease, cobalamin deficiencies in anemic dogs, and platelet transfusions in dogs.
Dr. Appleman lives on the Upper East Side with her family and two pets, including Silver, a free-spirited cat who defies any medication, and Hattie, a good-humored and enthusiastic Pembroke Welsh Corgi. She is particularly fond of Corgis and all similarly built dogs!
Board certification:
Education:
- BS (Chemistry) – Stanford University, 2000
- VMD – Magna Cum Laude – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2004
Postgraduate Education:
- Internship – The Animal Medical Center, 2004-2005
- Residency in Internal Medicine – University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2005-2008
Publications:
Landfield BL, Appleman EH, Daverio H, Guarino C, Moore ME, Gioia G. “Extended Survival in a Dog With Disseminated Protothecosis”. J Vet Intern Med. 2025 Sept-Oct; 39:e70231. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvim.70231
LeVine DN, Goggs R, Kohn B, Mackin AJ, Kidd L, Garden OA, Brooks MB, Eldermire ERB, Abrams-Ogg A, Appleman EH, Archer TM, Bianco D, Blois SL, Brainard BM, Callan MB, Fellman CL, Haines JM, Hale AS, Huang AA, Lucy JM, O’Marra SK, Rozanski EA, Thomason JM, Walton JE, Wilson HE. ACVIM consensus statement on the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;38(4):1982-2007. doi: 10.1111/jvim.17079. Epub 2024 May 23. PMID: 38779941; PMCID: PMC11256181.
Appleman E, Schrage A, Lamb K, Langston C. Evaluation of Iatrogenic Hypocortisolemia Following Trilostane Therapy in 48 Dogs with Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc, 2021: Sept 1;57(5)217-224.
Stanley E, Appleman E, Schlag A, Siegel A. Relationship between cobalamin and folate deficiencies and anemia in dogs. J Vet Intern Med. 2019;33:106–113.
Callan MB, Appleman E, Sachais B. State of the art review: Canine platelet transfusions. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2009;19:401-415.
Appleman E, Sachais B, Patel R, Drobatz K, Groman R, Kennedy D, O’Donnell P, Bryan C, Callan MB. Cryopreservation of canine platelets. J Vet Intern Med 2009;23:138-145.
Callan MB, Appleman E, Shofer F, et al. Clinical and clinicopathologic effects of plateletpheresis on healthy donor dogs. Transfusion 2008;48:2214-2221.
Appleman E, Cianciolo R, Mosenco A, et al. Transient acquired Fanconi syndrome associated with copper storage hepatopathy in 3 dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2008;22:1038-1042.