UF Large Animal Hospital
Internal Medicine
Providing exceptional equine, large animal and neonatal foal care to patients from Gainesville, Ocala, Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

The Internal Medicine Service at the UF Large Animal Hospital is dedicated to providing comprehensive medical care to a wide range of species, including horses, cattle, small ruminants, camelids, and occasionally pigs. Our veterinarians diagnose and treat a variety of medical conditions, from routine and common illnesses to critical and life-threatening diseases.
Our services include neonatology, neurology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, and infectious disease management for cases that do not require surgical intervention. We regularly evaluate and manage horses for a range of common issues, such as fever, colic, gastric ulcers, diarrhea, pneumonia, neurologic disorders, anemia, liver disease, nasal discharge, and poor performance. In collaboration with our cardiology and dermatology specialists, we also provide expert care for diseases of the heart and skin.
Services Offered
- Chemo-Thermo Treatment
- Physical examination and diagnosis
- Endoscopy including throat, lungs, stomach, bladder
- Treadmill endoscopy
- Ultrasound imaging of most organs
- Intensive care of newborn foals
- Workups and treatment of:
- GI diseases such as colic, diarrhea, and chronic weight loss
- Neurologic diseases such as EPM, “wobbler,” and encephalitis (view neurologic examination photos)
- Muscle diseases such as “tying up”
- Respiratory diseases such as heaves, inflammatory airway disease, pneumonia and pleuritis
- Urinary diseases such as kidney failure and kidney stones
- Other equine diseases
- MRI and CT imaging
- Pulmonary function testing
- Spinal tap
- Advanced diagnosis with Cardiology, Dermatology and Oncology
- On-site equine blood donors
Our Team
Clinicians
Martha Mallicote DVM, MBA, DACVIM
Shannon Darby
Sally Anne L DeNotta DVM, PhD, DACVIM

Lisa A Edwards
Todd C Holbrook DVM
Fellows, Residents, and Interns

Kari Hancock

Alyssa Sullivan DVM

Marcela Valdes Soto
Technicians
- Rebecca
- Tracy