Jennifer O’Sullivan Brisson
DVM, DACVRNational Director of Diagnostic Imaging, Veterinary Radiologist
Dr. Jennifer Brisson is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her residency in diagnostic imaging at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2008, during which she was trained in all modalities of diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine. Following her residency, Dr. Brisson completed several courses of additional training in interventional radiology.
Dr. Brisson works full time for Ethos Veterinary Health as the National Director of Diagnostic Imaging, and as a diagnostic and interventional radiologist at the Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital, located in Woburn, MA.
She actively participates in the training of students, interns, and residents and is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of imaging topics, including radiation safety, non-manual restraint radiography, optimizing use of ultrasound in practice, applications for MRI in small animals, and clinical techniques in interventional radiology. Dr. Brisson is also a long-time volunteer veterinarian with the New England Aquarium, providing advanced imaging services for a variety of aquatic species.
Published Articles
- Lumbosacral Agenesis in a Cat. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.
- Evaluation of risk factors associated with recurrent obstruction in cats treated medically for urethral obstruction. Journal American Veterinary Medical Association.
- Laryngeal paralysis in a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery.
- Prevalence, distribution, and progression of radiographic abnormalities in the lungs of cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii): 89 cases (2002–2005). Journal American Veterinary Medical Association.
- Sonographic assessment of gallbladder volume normal cats.Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound.
- Steatitis in Cold-Stunned Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii).
- Evaluation of the Respiratory Microbiome and the Use of Tracheal Lavage as a Diagnostic Tool in Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii).
- Transjugular patent ductus arteriosus occlusion in a cat with a peripheral vascular occlusion device, Read Article.
- Osteomyelitis in cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) hospitalized for rehabilitation: 25 cases (2008–2018)