Laura D. Hostnik

Laura D. Hostnik studies equine (horse) internal medicine, with a strong focus on hormone and metabolic function in sick or hospitalized horses and newborn foals, including insulin and glucose regulation, calcium and bone-related hormones, and stress hormones. Her work also covers critical care topics such as blood vessel lining injury (endothelial glycocalyx degradation), acute colitis and diarrhea treatment, and guttural pouch disease. This research is largely clinical, often based on hospitalized patient studies, and aims to improve diagnosis and treatment of endocrine and critical-care conditions in horses and foals.

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from occasional years with no output (2017-2018, 2020) to a more consistent yearly presence since 2021, peaking at 6 publications in 2024.

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