Kevin M. O'Brien
Assistant Professor of Comparative Pathology , University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
kevinob@upenn.edu
kevinob@upenn.edu
Education:
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.
Permanent linkBA (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.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pathology and clinical interests focus on ocular pathology, digital pathology, and infectious and oncologic diseases of laboratory animalsDescription of Research Expertise
Research interests focus on viral-induced neoplasia, particularly papillomaviruses and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.Selected Publications
Danciu C-G, O’Brien K, Skovola E, Crawford AH.: Multifocal cerebral haemorrhage in two dogs with erythrocytosis. Vet Rec Case Rep. 11(4): 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(1): 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(1): 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(2): 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(2): 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(1): 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(1): 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(12): 1341-1346, 2014.