Erin Gibson, DVM, DACVS-SA standing in front of Ryan Hospital. (Photo Credit: John Donges)
[September 3, 2024; Philadelphia, PA] – Andrew M. Hoffman, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) has named Erin Gibson, DVM, DACVS-SA, an assistant professor, clinician-educator track, in the department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, the Pamela Cole Career Development Chair of Small Animal Minimally Invasive Surgery. The Pamela Cole Professorship supports promising, early career faculty engaged in companion animal research.
Gibson joined Penn Vet’s faculty in 2022. Her research in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) focuses on new techniques for embolization, or blocking blood vessels, to cancerous regions in the liver. Given the challenges of safely performing invasive surgical reduction of the liver with cancer, the method of depriving cancerous tissues of blood circulation is proving to be a safer and effective surgical solution.
Author or co-author of 15 peer-reviewed papers, Gibson is currently co-PI on two grants investigating MIS techniques in companion animals with hepatocellular cancer.
Gibson graduated magna cum laude from California Polytechnic University with a BSc in Animal Science. She received her DVM from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis (UC Davis). After veterinary school, Gibson was a small animal medicine and surgery intern at the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Medical College. After her internship, Gibson returned to her veterinary school alma mater, UC Davis, where she was a surgery resident and a surgery fellow. She is Board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal) and has recently been named Fellow of the ACVS in recognition of her continued work on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of animal patients undergoing MIS therapies.
“Dr. Gibson is an outstanding example of professionalism and talent and a role model for house officers, peers, and other faculty,” said Mark Oyama, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, chair of the department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine and Charlotte Newton Sheppard Endowed Professor of Medicine. “In her relatively short time at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Gibson has distinguished herself through her talent for scholarly activity, maturity, collegiality, and positive impact on our mission to deliver outstanding care and education and make new discoveries that will improve the health and wellbeing of animals.”
The awarding of endowed professorships is the highest honor bestowed upon faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. Endowed professorships reflect excellence in scholarly achievement; and embody a commitment to scientific discovery, clinical excellence, mentorship, and service to the University