Rate My Professor Kathy Gerken

Gerken began her academic career at Auburn University as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences in June 2018, advancing to Associate Clinical Professor in October 2023. She plays a vital role in the Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital's Critical Care Service. Her research interests encompass emergency management, resuscitation, critical care medicine, emergency treatment, CPR, sepsis, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intensive care medicine, mechanical ventilation, and pain management. Notable publications include "Small animal veterinary clients prefer veterinarians to decide when to terminate resuscitation and to be informed after cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts" published in 2024, "Urinary syndecan-1 in dogs anesthetized with isoflurane or sevoflurane: A randomized, prospective study" (2024), "Volume kinetic analysis of two crystalloid fluid bolus rates in anesthetized cats" (2023), "Intraobserver and interobserver reliability of standardized capillary refill time in dogs is high following observer training" (2023), "Retrospective evaluation of the relationship between admission variables and brain herniation in dogs (2010–2019): 54 cases" (2021), and "Canine and feline transfusion medicine" (2025). In 2022, Gerken was honored with the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine Clinician of the Year award by her peers and students.