Small Animal Internal Medicine Service, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Assistant Professor
Expertise
Feline Medicine | Small Animal Internal Medicine
Biography
Research Interests
Feline medicine, feline infectious diseases and feline senior care
Educational Background
Dr. Petra Černá is an ACVIM and ECVIM diplomate in Small Animal Internal Medicine, RCVS Recognized Specialist in Feline Medicine and Diplomate of American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Feline). She graduated from the University of Veterinary Sciences in the Czech Republic in 2018 where she also obtained her first PhD in 2023. After graduation and completing two internships in the UK, she completed Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at Colorado State University, USA in 2023 and her second PhD focusing on feline infectious peritonitis in 2025. Dr. Černá also gained the Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in the Medicine of Cats and was awarded the ISFM Advanced Certificate in Feline Behavior with Distinction. Dr. Černá has particular interest in feline medicine and is focusing her research on feline infectious diseases and especially FIP and has joined the Internal Medicine Faculty as Assistant Professor at UGA in December 2025.
Selected Publications
- Černá P., O’Halloran C., SjatkovskaJ O., Gunn-Moore D.A. Outbreak of Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis in a cattery of Abyssinian cats in Italy. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2018 Sep 4.
- Černá, P.; Gardiner, H.; Sordo, L.; Tørnqvist-Johnsen, C.; Gunn-Moore, D.A. Potential Causes of Increased Vocalisation in Elderly Cats with Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome as Assessed by Their Owners. Animals 2020, 10, 1092.
- Černá P, Lopez-Jimenez C, Fukushima K, et al. Clinicopathological findings, treatment, and outcome in 60 cats with gastrointestinal eosinophilic sclerosing fibroplasia. J Vet Intern Med. 2024; 1-8.
- Černá, P.; Knies, M.; Assink, M.; Evans, S.; Tasker, S.; Gunn-Moore, D.A.; Hartmann, K.; Buchta, K.; Taylor, S.; Meunier, S.; et al. Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Cats with Feline Infectious Peritonitis. Pathogens 2025, 14, 660.
- Černá P, Dow S, Hawley J, Willis M, Lappin MR. Clinical trial of molnupiravir with or without an oral immune stimulant as a first-line treatment of feline infectious peritonitis. J Feline Med Surg. 2026 Jan;28(1):1098612X251403283. doi: 10.1177/1098612X251403283.
