I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and did my undergraduate training in Animal Science at Utah State University. I have enjoyed getting to explore the Kansas Plains, Colorado mountains and the East coast beaches through my professional training. Some of my favorite aspects of veterinary medicine is providing high quality patient care, critical problem solving, performing procedures, and working through complex physiology. My clinical interests include toxicology, extracorporeal therapies, electrolyte derangements and mechanical ventilation.

In my free time, I enjoy hiking, running, orange theory fitness, and spending time with my husband and two dogs, Daisy and Walter.

Education:

• Utah State University, B.S. Animal Sciences
• Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, D.V.M.
• Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital in Wheat Ridge, CO – Small animal rotating internship
• North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine – ECC Residency

Research & Publications:

• Fitzgerald AH, Zhang Y, Stewart S, Fritz SA, Lynch A, Ramras M, Meola S. Flumazenil may improve gait and mentation in dogs presenting with marijuana toxicosis. Front. Vet. Sci. 2024;11. 1516181. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1516181.
• Fitzgerald AH, Davies KR, Zhang Y, Ensley E, Fritz S. Successful treatment of bifenthrin toxicosis using therapeutic plasma exchange. J Vet Crit Care. 2024;34(3):291-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/vec.13377
• Bieberly Z, KuKanich B, KuKanich K, Berke K, Klocke E, Upchurch D, Crauer B, Comroe A, Jugan M, Mason D, Jensen G, Orchard R, Klutze J, Fitzgerald AH, Woodruff K. Long-acting injectable methadone for post-operative analgesia. Am. J. Vet. Res. 2022;83(8):1-8. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.22.01.0014
• Fitzgerald AH, Magnin G, Pace E, Bischoff K, Pinn-Woodcock T, Vin R, Myhre M, Comstock E, Ensley S, Coetzee JF. Marijuana toxicosis in two donkeys. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2022;34(3):539-542. http://doi.org/10.1177/10406387211064269
• Fitzgerald AH, Harkin K, Zhang Y, Njaa B. A case investigation of a fatality following gadolinium administration in a dog undergoing an MRI. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2021;1-4. http://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13010
• Fitzgerald AH, Zhang Y, Ensley S, Fritz S, Whitehouse W, Brabson, T, Pohlman L, Cernicchiaro N, Tonozzi, C. Detecting and quantifying marijuana metabolites in serum and urine of 19 dogs affected by marijuana toxicity. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2021;33(5):1002-1007. https://doi.org/10.1177/10406387211027227
• KuKanich B, KuKanich K, Locuson C, Rankin D, Fitzgerald AH, Cho P, Komp M. Multiple-dose pharmacokinetics and opioid effects of a novel analgesic with a deterrent to human opioid abuse (methadone-fluconazole-naltrexone) after oral administration in dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2021;82(3):171-180. https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/10.2460/ajvr.82.3.171
• KuKanich B, KuKanich K, Rankin D, Upchurch D, Comroe A, Crauer B, Berke K, Klocke E, Gonzalez S, Mason D, Jensen G, Orchard R, Fitzgerald AH, Cho P, Komp M. Perioperative analgesia associated with oral administration of a novel methadone-fluconazole-naltrexone formulation in dogs undergoing routine ovariohysterectomy. Am J Vet Res. 2020;81(9):699-707. https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/full/10.2460/ajvr.81.9.699
• Kleinhenz M, Odland C, Williams TE, Zhang Y, Fitzgerald AH, Sidhu PK, Cooper V, Wulf LW, Coetzee JF. Pharmacokinetics and tissue concentrations of firocoxib in sows following oral administration. J Vet Pharmacol Ther. 2020;43(5):491-498. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvp.12864
• KuKanich B, KuKanich K, Klocke EE, Freeman ML, Fitzgerald AH, Azuma Y, Jensen G. Methadone-fluconazole formulations provide superior analgesic efficacy compared to buprenorphine in dogs undergoing soft tissue surgery. Submitted to AJVR in February 2025. Pending review
• Johnson J, Bowden S, Fitzgerald AH, Enders BD, Pierce KV. Cocaine-induced first-degree and high-grade second degree atrioventricular block in a dog. Submitted to JVECC in December 2024. Pending Review
• Fitzgerald AH, Taylor S. Top indications for therapeutic plasma exchange in dogs and cats. Submitted to Clinicians Brief in November 2024. Pending review