Maia R. Aitken, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC
Dr. Aitken is a faculty member in the Department of Clinical Studies at New Bolton Center. She received her BA in Biology and Dance from Wesleyan University in 2005 and her DVM from Cornell University in 2009. She completed Large Animal Surgery internships and residency at PennVet’s New Bolton Center, followed by a fellowship in Emergency & Critical Care at New Bolton Center. Her areas of interest include gastrointestinal emergencies and colic surgery, both in farm animals and equine patients, as well as neonatal emergencies and critical care.
Aitken, M. R., Stefanovski, D., Southwood, L. L. Serum amyloid A concentration in postoperative colic horses and its association with postoperative complications Veterinary Surgery 48: 143-151, 2019.
VanderBroek, A. R., Reef, V. B., Aitken, M. R., Stefanovski, D., Southwood, L. L. Assessing gastrointestinal motility in healthy horses comparing auscultation, ultrasonography and an acoustic gastrointestinal surveillance biosensor: a randomised, blinded, controlled crossover proof of principle study Equine Veterinary Journal 51: 246-251, 2019.
Levine, D. G., Aitken, M. R. Physeal Fractures in Foals Veterinary Clinics of North America – Equine Practice 33: 417-430, 2017.
Kopper, J., Stewart, S., Habecker, P., Aitken, M. R., Southwood, L. L. Small colon stenosis secondary to ulcerative colitis in three Standardbred foals Equine Veterinary Education 28: 419-423, 2016.
Aitken, M. R., Southwood, L. L., Ross, B. M., Ross, M. W. Outcome of Surgical and Medical Management of Cecal Impaction in 150 Horses (1991-2011) Veterinary Surgery 44: 540-546, 2015.
Aitken, M. R., Parente, E. J. Epiglottic abnormalities in mature nonracehorses: 23 cases (1990-2009) Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 238: 1634-1638, 2011.
University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center (2009 to 2011) Large Animal Surgery University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center (2011 to 2014) Large Animal Surgery University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center (2017 to 2019) Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Clinical Specialties:
Emergency surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, critical care
Hospital & Services:
Education:
DVM Cornell University, 2009
BA (Biology and Dance) Wesleyan University, 2005
Board Certification:
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS) Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC)
Contact:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104