Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine

    The Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine plays a vital role in Penn Vet’s three-part mission to educate veterinarians and the public about animal health, provide service to the public by treating sick pets and other small animals, and develop new approaches through research to improve companion animal health.

    Expertise and Services

    Teaching

    Fourth-year students rotate through busy clinics staffed by Board-certified specialists in internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, special species, critical care, anesthesia, dentistry, radiology, neurology, cardiology, and oncology. The department also trains graduate veterinarians to become specialists and provides continuing education to veterinarians and the public through programs, seminars, and publications.

    Services

    The Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital is staffed by department faculty and staff, who see more than 34,000 patients per year.

    The Ryan Veterinary Hospital is an established world leader in programs such as advanced urinary care, behavior medicine, cardiology, oncology, critical care, internal medicine and surgery.

    Many veterinary specialties now practiced internationally were initiated at Penn Vet. Innovative new programs for treating companion animal patients at the hospital include kidney transplant, a special-species program, animal behavior and nutrition.

    In addition, the hospital has the world’s only animal bloodmobile. The interdisciplinary Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society, which studies the social, behavioral, and cultural interactions between animals and humans, is also based in the department.

    Mission

    Sharing excellence in veterinary medicine through world-class education, discovery, and clinical care.

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    Clinical Sciences Faculty

    Meet the standing and clinical faculty who comprise our department
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    Clinical Sections

    Our clinical expertise and research ranges from internal medicine to surgery to cardiology and beyond.
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    Clinical Sciences Research

    Our faculty are actively engaged in groundbreaking research

    Connect With Us

    University of Pennsylvania
    School of Veterinary Medicine

    Department of Biomedical Sciences
    3800 Spruce Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Department Chair

    Mark A. Oyama

    Mark Oyama, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM

    Professor (CE)

    Additional Titles: Charlotte Newton Sheppard Endowed Chair of Medicine Chair, Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine Associate Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine

    maoyama@upenn.edu 

    Staff

    Executive Assistant
    Kelli Cave

    (215) 898-5152

    kellijw@upenn.edu

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