Merilee Costello, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC

"My personal goals are to provide the best possible care

for my patients and their families, to provide any needed

or wanted assistance to the primary care veterinarians

and to foster an environment where the animals and their

owners are the prime focus of our efforts and goals."

Dr. Costello enjoys spending

time with her family, which

includes her  two dogs (Lily

Flower and Matilda) and a

kitty named Phoebe.

Education

• Bachelor of Science: Michigan State University, 1996.
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: Michigan State University, 1998.
• Residency in Emergency and Critical Care: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA: 2002.
• ACVECC Board Certification: 2002.
  

Experience

• Internship: Animal Medical Center, New York, New York: 1999.
• Staff Veterinarian: University of Pennsylvania Emergency Department, 2002-2006.
• Staff Veterinarian: University of Pennsylvania Hemodialysis Unit, 2004-2006.
• Published in veterinary textbooks and in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
• Lectures internationally, nationally, and regionally at such venues as International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium and American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum.
• Professional interests include sepsis, adrenal insufficiency, feline medicine, kidney disease, and hemodialysis.
• WPVMA, VECCS, and AVMA member.