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    Kevin O’Brien, VMD

    Danciu C-G, O’Brien K, Skovola E, Crawford AH. Multifocal cerebral haemorrhage in two dogs with erythrocytosis Vet Rec Case Rep. 11: e689, 2023.

    Glanemann, B., Humm, K., Abreu, M., Aspinall, S., Buckeridge, D., Carveth, H., Darcy, H., Florey, J., Frowde, P., Gajanayake, I., Green, K., Holmes, E., Hrovat, A., Jasensky, A. K., Jones, B. A., Lantzaki, V., Lo, E. J., MacDonald, K., O’Brien, K., … Wilson, H. Clinical and clinicopathological features and outcomes of cats with suspected dietary induced pancytopenia Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 37: 126-132, 2023.

    Tindale C, Jasensky A-K, O’Brien KM, Martineau HM, Lee K. Thymic Carcinoma and Branchial Cyst in a Cat Vet Rec Case Rep. 10: e217, 2022.

    McGregor O, O’Brien K, Harrington N, Di Donato P. Abdominal ultrasonographic findings and post-mortem diagnosis of a haemocholecyst in a case of canine leptospirosis Aust Vet Pract 51: 97-103, 2021.

    O’Brien KM, Bankoff BJ, Rosenstein PK, Clendaniel DC, Sánchez MD, Durham AC. Clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features of 13 cases of canine gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma J Vet Diagn Invest. 33: 294-299, 2021.

    Berry, A. S. F., Pierdon, M. K., Misic, A. M., Sullivan, M. C., O’Brien, K., … Beiting, D. P.Remodeling of the maternal gut microbiome during pregnancy is shaped by parity Microbiome 9: 146, 2021.

    Wang, S., Martins, R., Sullivan, M. C., Friedman, E. S., Misic, A. M., El-Fahmawi, A., De Martinis, E. C. P., O’Brien, K., … Beiting, D. P. Diet-induced remission in chronic enteropathy is associated with altered microbial community structure and synthesis of secondary bile acids Microbiome 7: 126, 2019.

    Foo SM, Sun Y, Lim B, Ziukaite R, O’Brien K, Nien CY, Kirov N, Shvartsman SY, Rushlow CA.Zelda potentiates morphogen activity by increasing chromatin accessibility Current Biology 24: 1341-1346, 2014.

    Research interests focus on viral-induced neoplasia, particularly papillomaviruses and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

    New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2013 to 2015)
    Fellowship in Biology

    Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK (2019 to 2022)
    Residency in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology

    University of Pennsylvania, ULAR, Philadelphia, PA (2022 to 2024)
    Fellowship in Comparative and Laboratory Animal Pathology

    Clinical Specialties:

    Histopathological analysis of biopsy submissions from various laboratory animal species.

    Education:

    2022 - MVetMed University of London, Royal Veterinary College (Anatomic Pathology) London & Hertfordshire, UK
    2019 - VMD University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine (Mixed Animal) Philadelphia, PA
    2013 BA - New York University, College of Arts and Science (Biology, Chemistry minor) New York, NY

    Board Certification:

    2022 - Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)

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