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    Jessica Peck Kerley, VMD, DACVECC


    Dr. Jessica Kerley is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. She is originally from New York but grew up in South Florida. She is an alumnae of Penn Vet, class of 2019, where she earned her Veterinary Medical Degree. She completed a rotating internship at the University of Minnesota where she then stayed on to complete a residency in Emergency and Critical Care. She re-joined the Penn Vet family as faculty in Emergency and Critical Care in October of 2024.

    Dr. Kerley enjoys cooking, traveling, hiking, and spending time with her husband and golden retriever.

    Kerley, J. B., Tart, K. M., Rendahl, A., Powell, L. L. Retrospective evaluation of the incidence of presumed feline urethral obstruction during a prepandemic year compared to a pandemic year Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (San Antonio, Tex.: 2001) 33: 624-627, 2023.

    Mechanisms underlying the development of feline lower urinary tract disease and feline urethral obstruction. Pharmacologic manipulation and prevention of feline lower urinary tract disease and feline urethral obstruction

    University of Minnesota (2019 to 2020)
    Small Animal Rotating Internship

    University of Minnesota (2020 to 2023)
    Residency, Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

    Education:

    BS Brandeis Univeristy, 2015; VMD University of Pennsylvania, 2019

    Board Certification:

    Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

    Contact:

    University of Pennsylvania

    School of Veterinary Medicine

    3800 Spruce Street

    Philadelphia, PA 19104