KEVIN M. O'BRIEN
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KEVIN M. O'BRIEN, BA, VMD, MVetMed

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Assistant Professor of Comparative Pathology , University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Research Areas: Comparative pathology, diagnostic pathology, spontaneous and protocol-related diseases

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

Pathology and clinical interests focus on ocular pathology and infectious diseases of laboratory animals, particularly murine and piscine infectious and oncologic diseases.

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.

BA (Biology) New York University, 2013

VMD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 2019

MVetMed (Pathology) Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK, 2022

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

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