Maia R Aitken
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency & Critical Care - New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals
New Bolton Center
382 W. Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
School of Veterinary Medicine
George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals
New Bolton Center
382 W. Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Office: 610 925-6614
Fax: 610 925-6820
Fax: 610 925-6820
Email:
maitken@vet.upenn.edu
maitken@vet.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
B.A. (Biology and Dance)
Wesleyan University, 2005.
D.V.M.
Cornell University, 2009.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biology and Dance)
Wesleyan University, 2005.
D.V.M.
Cornell University, 2009.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Dr. Aitken's main clinical interests are gastrointestinal surgery, both equine and farm animal, and neonatal emergencies. Her research interests include post-operative complications, including surgical site infections and postoperative ileus, as well as critical care.Selected Publications
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(2): 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(2): 246-251, 2019.
Levine, D. G., Aitken, M. R.: Physeal Fractures in Foals. Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice 33(2): 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(8): 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(5): 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(12): 1634-1638, 2011.