Karen Perry graduated from The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh in 2005. After a short period in mixed practice and an internship in small animal orthopedics Dr. Perry returned to the R(D)SVS to complete a surgery residency from 2007 to 2010. Following achievement of ECVS status in 2011, Dr. Perry joined the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London as a lecturer in small animal orthopedics.

After four years at the RVC Dr. Perry moved to Michigan State University. In 2022, Dr. Perry received an endowed, named professorship, becoming the Pat Carrigan Professor of Feline Health and in 2024 she was awarded Full Professor with Tenure. Dr. Perry’s passion for veterinary education led her to pursue further qualifications in this ever-expanding field and in 2019 she completed her MSc in Veterinary Education. Dr. Perry is also the current chair of the AOVET NA education committee. In 2026, Dr. Perry moved to The Ohio State University where she is currently a Tenured Professor in Small Animal Orthopedics.

Dr. Perry has published widely in the veterinary literature with her main research interests being feline orthopedics and traumatology. Dr. Perry created the first AO Master Course in Feline Orthopedics and has presented her work throughout the world.