Dr. Lisa & Maverick
Dr. Radosta is a board certified veterinary behaviorist who has dedicated her professional life to transforming the lives of pets and their people. She owned Florida Veterinary Behavior Service, a multi location behavior specialty practice for 17 years. Â
As a globally recognized speaker, Dr. Radosta has traversed national and international stages, sharing insights, helping make behavioral science approachable and understandable and inspiring change among veterinarians, their teams, pet parents, and dog training professionals.Â
She is the editor for the new edition of the Handbook of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat and has written chapters for Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline and Small Animal Pediatrics, and Decoding Your Cat. She is the coauthor of From Fearful to Fear Free.
She has published scientific research articles on the incidence of thyroid disease in aggressive dogs, housetraining in small dogs, cat welfare and client communication, winning 2 research awards. She has written review articles for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Compendium, NAVC, Clinician’s Brief, VetStream and AAHA Newstat. She was the Behavior section editor for Advances in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery.
Her influence extends beyond her publications with key roles on the Fear Free Executive Council and the AAHA Behavior Management Task Force, guiding peers towards a deeper understanding of animal fear and anxiety.
She has been interviewed for many publications including Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy, Palm Beach Post, NAVC Clinician’s Brief, Sun Sentinel, WebMD, AAHA trends, Real Simple, chewy.com, Daily Paws, Oprah Magazine and AAHA News Stat. She has appeared on Lifetime television, Laurie Live, News Channel 25 (West Palm Beach, WPBF), Mitch Wilder's Amazing Pet Discoveries, Nat Geo Wild, Animal Planet, News Channel 10 (Miami, ABC), and Steve Dale's Pet Talk. She has been on countless podcasts.
Coauthor Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat, 4th edition
Coauthor From Fearful to Fear Free
Contributing author Blackwell’s Five Minute Veterinary Consult
Contributing author Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior
Contributing author Decoding your Cat
Contributing author Canine and Feline Behavior for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses
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Pharmacokinetics of escalating single-dose administration of cannabidiol to cats. Aaron J. Rozental, Daniel L. Gustafson, Breonna R. Kusick, Lisa R. Bartner, Stephanie Cruz Castro, Stephanie McGrath.
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