Kelly Monaghan, DVM, DACVIM

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Dr. Kelly Monaghan

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Dr. Kelly Monaghan is a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist in Denver, CO. She is based out of Longmont, CO, and is available to serve general practice and emergency animal hospitals throughout the northern Front Range area stretching from I-70 in Denver north to Fort Collins.

Biography

Kelly Monaghan, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM) is a southern Louisiana native and graduated from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2007. After graduation, she moved to Massachusetts to complete a one-year internship followed by a residency in small animal internal medicine at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. After finishing her residency in 2011, she spent the next few years on faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Monaghan moved to Colorado with her husband, Dr. Ben Nolan in 2013 and worked in a private specialty practice in Boulder.  She joined MOVES in summer of 2021.

Dr. Monaghan enjoys all aspects of small animal internal medicine but is particularly fascinated by renal/urinary diseases and immune-mediated diseases, as well as endoscopic and other procedures.  At home, she enjoys spending time with her family, Dr. Ben Nolan and their two children.

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  • 2021
    Joined MOVES
  • 2013-2021
    Private Practice at a Specialty & Emergency hospital.
  • 2011-2013
    Clinical Instructor in the Internal Medicine Dept at University of Wisconsin
  • 2012
    Achieved board certification through ACVIM
  • 2011
    Completed residency at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
  • 2008
    Completed internship at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
  • 2007
    Earned DVM degree from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.

Monaghan KN, Labato MA, Papich MG. Ampicillin pharmacokinetics in azotemic and healthy dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2021;35(2):987-992.

Dorsey TI, Monaghan KN, Respess M, et al. Effect of urinary bladder lavage on in-hospital recurrence of urethral obstruction and durations of urinary catheter retention and hospitalization for male cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2019; 254(4):483-486.

Whitehouse W, Quimby J, Wan S, Monaghan K, et al. Urinary F2-Isoprostanes in Cats with International Renal Interest Society Stage 1-4 Chronic Kidney Disease. J Vet Intern Med 2017;31(2):449-456.

Daniel G, Mahony OM, Marckovich JE, Appleman E, Monaghan KN, et al. Clinical findings, diagnostics, and outcome in 33 cats with adrenal neoplasia (2002-2013).  J Feline Med Surg 2016;18(2):77-84.

Geesaman B, Bach J, Monaghan K. Heparin-induced hyperkalemia in a dog receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Treatment. J Vet Intern Med 2015;29(6):1629-32.

Pinkos AC, Friedrichs KR, Monaghan KN, Sample SH, Trepanier, LA. Transient cold agglutinins associated with Mycoplasma cynos pneumonia in a dog. Vet Clin Pathol 2015;44(4):498-502.

Monaghan KN, Nolan BG, Labato MA. Feline acute kidney injury 1: Pathophysiology, etiology and etiology-specific management considerations. J Feline Med Surg 2012;14(11):775-784.

Monaghan KN, Nolan BG, Labato MA. Feline acute kidney injury: An approach to diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. J Feline Med Surg 2012;14(11):785-793.

Monaghan KN, Acierno MJ.  Extracorporeal removal of drugs and toxins. Vet Clin Small Anim Pract 2011;41:227-238.

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    What is a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist?

    A veterinary internal medicine specialist is a veterinarian who has completed advanced training in internal medicine (including a one-year internship and three-year residency) following graduation from their veterinary college. The residency training culminates with a comprehensive examination covering all aspects of veterinary small animal internal medicine. Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the veterinarian is considered to be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM).

    The umbrella of small animal internal medicine includes many sub-disciplines including gastroenterology (esophageal, stomach and intestinal disease), hepatology (liver and pancreatic disease), endocrinology (hormonal disease), infectious diseases, urology (urinary tract disease), nephrology (kidney disease), respiratory medicine (nose, airway and lung disease), and hematology & immunology (blood cell and immune-disease). In many cases, the signs of a patient may include many of these organ systems. Due to their holistic approach, internal medicine specialists may also manage cases of patients with neurologic, cardiovascular or cancerous diseases, especially when these patients also share diseases within the scope of internal medicine.

    Adapted from “What is a Board-Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist?” on vetspecialists.com.