Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine

Lillian R. Aronson, VMD, DACVS

Professor, Surgery

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Diversity Search Advisor

Renal Transplant Program Founder and Coordinator, Section of Surgery

After completing veterinary school and an internship at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Aronson completed a small animal surgical residency at the University of California, Davis. From 1994-1996 she was the coordinator of the renal transplantation program for animals at the veterinary school at Davis. Following her residency, she joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and started Penn’s renal transplantation program. Clinical interests include all areas of sof t tissue surgery, but in particular microvascular surgery and complex urinary tract surgery including renal transplantation and treatment of urolithiasis. Research interests in the field of feline and canine renal transplantation include mechanisms of action of immunosuppressive therapy and cytokine gene expression in the presence of immunosuppressive therapy. Other research interests include mechanisms of renal hypertrophy and the evaluation of pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in urine and peripheral blood to help differentiate causes of urinary tract disease. Dr. Aronson has lectured extensively locally, nationally and internationally and has recently had the second edition of her textbook published on “Small Animal Surgical Emergencies.” Dr. Aronson is currently a Professor of Surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.