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Karen Tobias, DVM, MS, DACVS
Institute Professor of Small Animal Surgery | Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Specialization: DACVS
Overview
Dr. Karen Tobias is a professor and ACVS board-certified surgeon at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her DVM from University of Illinois and completed an internship at Purdue University and surgery residency and Master’s Degree at Ohio State University. Dr. Tobias has authored or co-authored over 175 scientific articles and book chapters. She is the author of the Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Wiley/Blackwell, 2010; 2017); co-editor of Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (Elsevier/Saunders, 2012; 2017); and co-author of Atlas of Ear Diseases of the Dog and Cat (Wiley/Blackwell, 2013). In 2020, she was named Institute Professor of University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture.
Research Focus
Besides congenital portosystemic shunts, Dr. Tobias has a wide range of clinical research interests such as upper respiratory disease, wound management, and student education.
Clinical Focus
Provides instruction and clinical service in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, including but not limited to: abdominal, thoracic, head and neck, urogenital, and reconstructive procedures.
Teaching Focus
Basic surgical principles, routine & advanced soft tissue surgery techniques, surgical problem solving for DVM students, interns, and residents; adv training in vet med through CEM graduate program; scientific writing.
Outreach Focus
Dr. Tobias is an internationally recognized expert in small animal soft tissue surgery. She has lectured more than 70 national and 30 international meetings on topics such as surgery, student instruction, and authorship.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5261-8126
The College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
- Resident, Small Animal Surgery, The Ohio State University, July 1986 - July 1989
- Intern, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Purdue University, July 1985 - July 1986
- MS - Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, August 1989
- DVM - University of Illinois, High Honors, Urbana, Illinois, June 1985
- BS - University of Illinois, High Honors, Urbana, Illinois, June 1983
- BS - Southern Illinois University, High Honors, Carbondale, Illinois, May 1981
Karen Tobias, DVM, MS, DACVS
Institute Professor of Small Animal Surgery | Small Animal Clinical Sciences
ORCID: 0000-0001-5261-8126
The College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
- Resident, Small Animal Surgery, The Ohio State University, July 1986 - July 1989
- Intern, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Purdue University, July 1985 - July 1986
- MS - Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, August 1989
- DVM - University of Illinois, High Honors, Urbana, Illinois, June 1985
- BS - University of Illinois, High Honors, Urbana, Illinois, June 1983
- BS - Southern Illinois University, High Honors, Carbondale, Illinois, May 1981
Overview
Dr. Karen Tobias is a professor and ACVS board-certified surgeon at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her DVM from University of Illinois and completed an internship at Purdue University and surgery residency and Master’s Degree at Ohio State University. Dr. Tobias has authored or co-authored over 175 scientific articles and book chapters. She is the author of the Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Wiley/Blackwell, 2010; 2017); co-editor of Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (Elsevier/Saunders, 2012; 2017); and co-author of Atlas of Ear Diseases of the Dog and Cat (Wiley/Blackwell, 2013). In 2020, she was named Institute Professor of University of Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture.
Research Focus
Besides congenital portosystemic shunts, Dr. Tobias has a wide range of clinical research interests such as upper respiratory disease, wound management, and student education.
Clinical Focus
Provides instruction and clinical service in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, including but not limited to: abdominal, thoracic, head and neck, urogenital, and reconstructive procedures.
Teaching Focus
Basic surgical principles, routine & advanced soft tissue surgery techniques, surgical problem solving for DVM students, interns, and residents; adv training in vet med through CEM graduate program; scientific writing.
Outreach Focus
Dr. Tobias is an internationally recognized expert in small animal soft tissue surgery. She has lectured more than 70 national and 30 international meetings on topics such as surgery, student instruction, and authorship.
