Rate My Professor Karen Tobias

Dr. Tobias specializes in small animal soft tissue surgery, with research interests including portosystemic shunts, perineal hernias, gastrointestinal procedures, urinary tract anomalies, and pain management. She has authored or edited key textbooks such as Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (co-editor with Spencer A. Johnston, Elsevier-Saunders, 2011), and Atlas of Ear Diseases of the Dog and Cat (co-author, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), which are required reading for veterinary surgery residents nationwide. With over 100 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, she has significantly influenced the field, holding a patent for the Universal Tobias Clip surgical device through the UT Research Foundation. Dr. Tobias has presented at more than two dozen international meetings, mentored dozens of students in publishing their work, and served as president of the Society for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery. Her honors include the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture's highest award, the Institute Professor Award in 2020, and an American Veterinary Medical Association research award in 2024. In the early 2000s, she co-hosted the HGTV pet care show Barkitecture.