Amanda Abelson | DVM, BA, DACVAA, DACVECC

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• Assistant Professor
• Emergency & Critical Care and Anesthesia

Dr. Amanda Abelson joined the faculty of Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2012 as a member of both the anesthesia service and the small animal emergency and critical care service. Her particular interests include anesthesia of the high-risk patient and perioperative management of critically ill dogs and cats.

Dr. Abelson grew up not far from Tufts, in a house that was always filled with a variety of adored pets. When she was a young girl, her interest in veterinary medicine was sparked when her gerbil was injured and received medical care at a local veterinary emergency room.

Dr. Abelson received her DVM from Tufts in 2005. During her fourth year as a student, she discovered that she had a love of both anesthesia and small animal emergency and critical care. Following a one year internship, Dr. Abelson entered a combined residency at Tufts in both specialties which she completed in 2011. She is one of only a handful of veterinarians who specializes in both areas. After a year working at the University of Florida Teaching Hospital, she returned to Tufts. Dr. Abelson’s research interests include transfusion medicine, abdominal sepsis, and trauma.

Dr. Abelson met her husband in Hawaii while they were training dolphins. They now have two young children, a dog named Rosie, three cats, and a very busy household.

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Education

• DVM, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
• BA, Bowdoin College
• Residency Cerificate Small and Large Animal Anesthesia
• Residency Certificate Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care

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Board Certifications

• American College of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia (ACVAA)
• American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC)

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Research Activities

General Research:

• Transfusion medicine
• Trauma
• Abdominal sepsis

Selected Research Projects:

• Coagulopathy in trauma

Research and Clinical Interest:

• Transfusion medicine
• Management of abdominal sepsis
• Management of severe trauma
• Antibiotic selection for sepsis
• Anesthesia of the critically ill

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