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Faculty

Karen M. Tobias, DVM
Professor, Surgery
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Tennessee
C247 Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-8387
FAX: (865) 974-5554
Email
PLEASE NOTE: Dr. Tobias only replies to emails from veterinarians

Education

  • Southern Illinois University, BS, High Honors, Carbondale, Illinois, May 1981
  • University of Illinois, BS, High Honors, Urbana, Illinois, June 1983
  • University of Illinois, DVM, High Honors, Urbana, Illinois, June 1985
  • The Ohio State University, MS, Columbus, Ohio, August 1989

Board Certification

  • American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1992.

Training

  • Intern, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Purdue University, July 1985 - July 1986.
  • Resident, Small Animal Surgery, The Ohio State University, July 1986 - July 1989.
  • Clinical Instructor, Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, University of Georgia, October 1989 - September 1991.
  • Assistant/Associate Professor, Small Animal Surgery, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington University, Pullman, Washington, November 1991 - August 1999

Clinical Interests

  • Soft Tissue Surgery

Research Interests

Professional Societies

  • AVMA
  • ACVS
  • Phi Zeta

Publications

  • Tobias KM: Portosystemic Shunts and other vascular anomalies. In Bojrab J, ed. Disease mechanisms in Small Animal surgery. 2007.
  • Tobias KM: Portosystemic Shunts. In Bojrab J,ed. Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery. 2007.
  • Tobias KM: Laryngeal paralysis. In: Cote E, ed: Veterinary Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. Elsevier Pub, 2007.
  • Tobias KM: Foreign bodies in the respiratory tract. In: Cote E, ed: Veterinary Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. Elsevier Pub, 2007.
  • Tobias KM: Hypoplastic trachea. In: Cote E, ed: Veterinary Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. Elsevier Pub, 2007.
  • Tobias KM: Nasopharyngeal polyps. In:Cote E, ed: Veterinary Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. Elsevier Pub, 2007.
  • Tobias KM, Harvey RC, Byarlay JM: A comparison of four methods of analgesia in cats following ovariohysterectomy.
  • Tobias KM, Marioni-Henry K, Wagner R: Use of acepromazine in dogs with a history of seizures. JAAHA, 2006;42:283-289.
  • Tobias KM. Introduction to gastrointestinal surgery. Veterinary Medicine 2006;101:206-233.
  • Gassel AD, Tobias KM, Egger CM, Rohrbach BW: Comparison of oral and subcutaneous administration of buprenorphine or meloxicam for preemptive analgesia in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2005;227:1937-1944.
  • Tobias KM: Laparotomy: Complications. North American Veterinary Conference Clinician’s Brief 2005, 3(7):13-18.
  • Vianna M, Tobias KM. Atresia Ani in the dog: a retrospective study. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2005;41:317-322.
  • Tobias KM and Morris D: Surgical diseases of the ear. In: Brockman DJ, Holt DE (eds): BSAVA Manual of Canine & Feline Head, Neck, and Thoracic Surgery. Gloucester UK: British Small Animal Veterinary Association, 2005, pp. 56-72.
  • Tobias KM: Symposium on skin reconstruction techniques: Introduction. Vet Med 2004, 99:858-897.
  • Tobias KM, Jackson AM, Harvey RC: Effects of doxapram HCL on laryngeal function of normal dogs and dogs with naturally occurring laryngeal paralysis. Vet Anaesth Analg, 2004, 31:258-263.
  • Lee WR, Tobias KM, Bemis DA, Rohrbach BW: In vitro efficacy of a polyhexamethylene biguanide-impregnated gauze dressing against bacteria found in veterinary patients. Vet Surg 2004, 33:404-411.
  • Jackson AM, Tobias KM, Long C, Bartges J, Harvey R: Effects of Various Anesthetic Agents on Laryngeal Motion During Laryngoscopy in Normal Dogs. Vet Surg 2004,33:102-106.
  • Tobias KM, Byarlay JM, Henry RW: A new dissection technique for approach to right sided intrahepatic portosystemic shunts: anatomical study and use in 3 dogs. Vet Surg 2004,33:32-39.
  • Tobias KM, Rohrbach BW: Proportional Diagnosis of Congenital Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs Accessed by Veterinary Teaching Hospitals: 1980-2002. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003,223:1636-1639.
  • Saunders B, Tobias KM: Pneumoperitoneum in dogs and cats: 39 cases (1983-2002). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2003,223:462-468.
  • Tobias KM: Determination of heredity of single congenital portosystemic shunts in Yorkshire terriers. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2003, 39:385-389.
  • Miller L, Tobias KM: Dermoid sinuses: Description, diagnosis, and treatment. Compend Contin Educ Small Anim Pract 2003, 25:295-299.
  • Schmiedt C, Tobias KM, Stevenson MAM: Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias in cats: 34 cases (1991-2001). J Am VetMed Assoc 2003, 222:1237-1240.
  • Tobias KM: Portosystemic shunts and other hepatic vascular anomalies. In: Slatter D, ed. Textbook of small animal surgery. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, WB Saunders Co., 2003, pp. 727-751.
  • Daly CM, Tobias KMS, Tobias AH, Erhart N: The cardiopulmonary effects of intrathoracic insufflation in dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc, 38:515-520, 2002.
  • Havig M, Tobias KM: Outcome of ameroid constrictor ligation of single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 220(3):337-341, 2002.
  • Schmiedt C, Tobias KM, Otto C: Evaluation of abdominal and peripheral potassium and creatinine concentrations for diagnosis of uroperitoneum in dogs. J Vet Emerg Crit Care11(4):275-280, 2001.
  • Cambridge TC, Tobias KM, Newberry R, Sarkar D: Subjective and objective measurements of postoperative pain in cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 217:685-690, 2000.
  • Tobias KM: Management of ear and nasopharyngeal polyps in cats. Vet Forum, 17(5), 46-53, 2000.
  • Seguin B, Tobias KM, Gavin P, et al: Use of magnetic resonance angiography for diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in dogs. Vet Radiol Ultrasound, 40(3):251-258, 1999.