Raymond W Sweeney
Chief, Section of Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center
Professor of Medicine
Contact information
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Office: 610-925-6132
Email:
rsweeney@vet.upenn.edu
rsweeney@vet.upenn.edu
Education
A.B. (Chemistry)
Dartmouth College, 1978.
V.M.D. (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 1982.
Permanent linkA.B. (Chemistry)
Dartmouth College, 1978.
V.M.D. (Veterinary Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 1982.
Description of Research Expertise
Paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease)-Diagnosis
-Immune Response
-Experimental Infection Models
-Vaccination
Pharmacokinetics of antimicrobial drugs
Description of Clinical Expertise
Large Animal Internal MedicineSelected Publications
Sweeney RW., Uzonna J., Whitlock RH., Habecker PL., Chilton P., Scott P.: Tissue predilection sites and effect of dose on Mycobacterium avium subs. paratuberculosis organism recovery in a short-term bovine experimental oral infection model. Research in Veterinary Science 80(3): 253-9, Jun 2006.Ross J, Dallap BL, Dolente BA, Sweeney RW: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of epsilon-aminocaproic acid in horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research 68: 1016-1021, 2007.
Sweeney RW., Whitlock RH., McAdams S., Fyock T.: Longitudinal study of ELISA seroreactivity to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in infected cattle and culture-negative herd mates. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 18(1): 2-6, Jan 2006.
Sweeney RW, Whitlock RH, McAdams S: Comparison of three DNA preparation methods for real-time PCR confirmation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis growth in an automated broth culture system. Journal Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 18: 587-590, 2006.
Uzonna JE., Chilton P., Whitlock RH., Habecker PL., Scott P., Sweeney RW.: Efficacy of commercial and field-strain Mycobacterium paratuberculosis vaccinations with recombinant IL-12 in a bovine experimental infection model. Vaccine 21(23): 3101-9, Jul 4 2003.
Sweeney RW.: Tolerance of a rice-based oral rehydration solution given to normal calves. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 14(4): 463-7, Jul-Aug 2000.
Sweeney RW., Jones DE., Habecker P., Scott P.: Interferon-gamma and interleukin 4 gene expression in cows infected with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. American Journal of Veterinary Research 59(7): 842-7, Jul 1998.
Sielman ES., Sweeney RW., Whitlock RH., Reams RY.: Hypokalemia syndrome in dairy cows: 10 cases (1992-1996). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 210(2): 240-3, Jan 15 1997.
Sweeney RW., Whitlock RH., Rosenberger AE.: Mycobacterium paratuberculosis cultured from milk and supramammary lymph nodes of infected asymptomatic cows. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 30(1): 166-71, Jan 1992.
Sweeney RW., Whitlock RH., Buckley CL., Spencer P., Rosenberger AE., Hutchinson LJ.: Diagnosis of paratuberculosis in dairy cattle, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in milk. American Journal of Veterinary Research 55(7): 905-9, Jul 1994.