Tainor Tisotti

Assistant Professor
Ontario Veterinary College, Department of Clinical Studies
Originally from Brazil, Dr. Tisotti completed his veterinary degree at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in 2015, followed by a small animal internship. He completed his anesthesia residency and Doctor of Veterinary Science degree at OVC in 2020, as well as an additional post-doctoral year. Prior to returning to OVC for a faculty position, Dr. Tisotti worked at private practices in Alberta and Ontario. He attained his board certification with the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia in 2022.
Awards
2021 - The Elsevier Prize in the Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia Journal
- Tainor Tisotti, Alexander Valverde, Ashley Hopkins, M Lynne O’Sullivan, Brad Hanna & Luis Arroyo for the paper:
Use of intravenous lidocaine to treat dexmedetomidine-induced bradycardia in sedated and anesthetized dogs
Vet Anaesth Analg; 48:174–186.
Research Interests
- Loco-regional anesthesia
- Cardiorespiratory effects of anesthetic drugs
- Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
- Anesthesia of the critical patient
- Analgesia
Selected Publications
Tisotti T, Sanchez A, Nickell J, Smith CK, Hofmeister E. Retrospective evaluation of acute hyperkalemia of unknown origin during general anesthesia in dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2023; 50:129135.
McCready J, Gozzard H, Tisotti T, & Beaufrère H. Effect of pneumoperitoneum on gastrointestinal motility, pain behaviors, and stress biomarkers in guinea pigs (cavia porcellus). Am J Vet Res 2022; 83:1-9.
Tisotti T, Valverde A, Hopkins A, Lynne O’Sullivan M, Hanna B, Arroyo L. Use of intravenous lidocaine to treat dexmedetomidine-induced bradycardia in sedated and anesthetized dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2021; 48:174-186.
Serpa P, Garbade P, Natalini C, Pires A, Tisotti T. High-resolution melting analysis for detection of a single-nucleotide polymorphism and the genotype of the myostatin gene in warmblood horses. Am J Vet Res 2017; 78:63-68.
More publications can be found on Google Scholar or Pubmed.