Bio

Dr. Hepworth-Warren grew up in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University in 2010 with her DVM. Following graduation, she did an internship in Florida and then moved back to the Midwest for an equine internal medicine residency at Iowa State University. After achieving board-certification in large animal internal medicine she stayed on for a year at ISU and then spent 4 years in private practice in New Jersey. In June of 2019, she accepted her current position at NC State University and moved south. Her favorite type of cases are neonatology, respiratory disease, and neurology.

Publications

• Bronchoalveolar lavage changes the ultrasonographic and radiographic appearances of lungs in adult horses , Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2026)
• A Portable Fluorometer Detects Significantly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Tracheal Wash and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Horses with Severe Asthma , Animals (2025)
• Hepatic Encephalopathy Secondary to Colic: A Case Report , (2025)
• An updated description of bacterial pneumonia in adult horses and factors associated with death , Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2024)
• Cardiovascular Disorders of the Neonatal Foal , Equine Neonatal Medicine (2024)
• Changes in peritoneal fluid associated with colitis in adult horses , ACVIM Forum (2024)
• Concurrent Streptococcus equi subsp. equi infection, purpura haemorrhagica and immune‐mediated myositis in a Quarter Horse filly , Equine Veterinary Education (2024)
• Congenital Disorders of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract , Equine Neonatal Medicine (2024)
• Congenital Nervous System Disorders , Equine Neonatal Medicine (2024)
• Delayed, severe rhabdomyolysis following uncomplicated anesthesia in six Warmblood horses , ACVIM Forum (2024)