ALLEN MATTHEW
After initial veterinary training at the University of Cambridge, I pursued a PhD (Cambridge) and then a post-doctoral fellowship (Purdue) in comparative orthopaedics. I moved to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. Over the next 12 years, I mentored a number of graduate students and orthopedic residents pursuing thesis research. I was recruited to The Ohio State University in March 2008 and directed the Surgical Research Laboratory at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
Over my time at OSU, I served as the research mentor for 2 PhD students, 9 veterinary surgical residents and 6 surgical Fellows. I also established a clinical total knee replacement program in the Veterinary Medical Centre. In 2014, I was elected Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Cambridge. My current research, performed in the newly established Surgical Discovery Centre, involves a mixture of preclinical and clinical research in the areas of total joint replacement, spine surgery, image-guided surgery and surgical oncology. Since 2022, I have concurrently served as Chief Scientific Officer for a biotech start up that is developing novel RNA-based therapeutics for treating dogs and people with osteoarthritis.
ARTHURS GARETH
Gareth Arthurs graduated from Cambridge University in 1996.
He has worked in large animal, equine and small animal first opinion practice before specialising in orthopaedics in 2003. He became a UK RCVS Diplomate and Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) in 2007 and has since worked in multiple tertiary referral centres in the UK including the Royal Veterinary College, Willows Referral Service, Cambridge University Veterinary School, Liverpool University, University College Dublin and Dick White Referrals.
Gareth is past Chairman of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association, a past examiner for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and he reviews papers for a number of journals.
His surgical interests include cranial cruciate ligament disease, patellar luxation, minimally invasive fracture management, and joint replacement.
In 2020 he was appointed Professor of Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Nottingham, UK.
In 2020, he established Arthurs Veterinary Specialists Limited, an independent specialist-level orthopaedic referral service in the UK; the practice aims to offer the best quality orthopaedic surgery service and compassionate care at affordable prices.
BALLIGAND MARC
Marc Balligand: belgian citizen born in1956. DMedVet from the University of Liège in july 1980.
Research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania (Veterinary and Medical schools) in1982-1983.
Certificate in SA orthopedics at RCVS in1986. PhD at the University of Liège in1988. Head of the SA surgery clinics of ULiège (B) since 1991-2021. ECVS Charter member in1993. Dip ECVS in1994.
Member of ECVS exam commission from 1995 to1998. ECVS president-elect, president and chair of the Board from1999 to 2001. Full professor of SA orthopedics at the University of Liège since 2003. ESVOT vice-president, president from 2017- 2021. Visiting professor at AO Forschung Institut Davos, Switzerland in 2017-2018. Dip ECVSMR since 2023. Appointed reviewer for Veterinary Surgery, regular reviewer for VCOT. Retired from ULiège in september 2021.
Ongoing research activities on fracture aetiology, bone healing, joint biomechanics, OA. Presently consultant at the SA Veterinary Hospital of the ULiège and the Charity Hospital of the Prince Laurent Foundation, BE.
BARNES KATE
Katherine Barnes
Current Position:
Clinical Associate Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M University
4474 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
979-845-2351
Education
Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Masters in Biological and Veterinary Sciences
Professional/Academic Positions
Cornell University Hospital for Animals, June 2011-July 2012
Ithaca, NY
Small Animal Rotating Intern
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, July 2012-July 2015
Blacksburg, VA
Small Animal Surgery Resident
Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, August 2015-Feb 2018
Baton Rouge, LA
Assistant Professor, Companion Animal Surgery
Texas A&M University, College of Vet Med and Biomed Sciences, Feb 2018-Aug 2021
College Station, TX
Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery
Texas A&M University, College of Vet Med and Biomed Sciences, September 2021-present
College Station, TX
BEALE BRIAN S.
Brian Beale attended the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a 3-year residency in small animal surgery and was an assistant professor from 1990–1992. Brian became board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1991 and joined Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in 1992. Brian has a special interest in arthroscopy, minimally-invasive surgery, fracture repair, joint replacement and treatment of arthritis. He is a past-president of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society, past-president of the Gulf Coast Veterinary Foundation and helped organize the 1st World Veterinary Orthopedic Congress. He was a board member for American Humane from 2017-2020. Brian was awarded the Specialty Veterinarian of the Year Award by the Texas Veterinary Medical Association in 2010. Brian became an ACVS Founding Fellow of Minimally-Invasive Orthopedic Surgery in 2018. Brian currently is the CEO of Beale’s Best LLC.
Beale’s Best has elite continuing education centers (nexus.vet) connected to state-of-the-art veterinary specialty hospitals in Park City, UT and Baltimore, MD. Dr Beale performs surgery at H-Town Veterinary Specialists (Houston, TX), Nexus Veterinary Specialists (Victoria, TX) and Bark City Veterinary Specialists (Park City, UT).
BEN AMOTZ RON
DVM (Summa Cum Laude): University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary 2004
ECFVG: University of Florida, Veterinary Medical Centrer, Gainesville FL. 2005
Internship: Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, VA. 2006
Surgical Internship: Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialist, Houston, Texas. 2007
Small Animal Surgery Residency:The Ohio State University, Columbus OH.
2008-2-11
Masters of Science (MS)The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio 2008-2011
Credentials:
DACVS: Diplomate American College Of Veterinary Surgeons
DECVS: Diplomate European College Of Veterinary Surgeons
CCRP: Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner, The university of Tennessee
DACVSMR: Diplomate American College of Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation
Special Interest/research
ECVSMR: Diplomate European College of Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation-Fracture repair
-Cranial cruciate ligament repair
-Achilles tendon rupture repair
-ALD correciton
-Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Service
-Head, Small Animal Orthopedics. Koret School of Veterinary Medicine
BILMONT ALEXIS
Alexis Bilmont
ECVS diplomate
Orthopedic Surgery ⏐ Willows Referral
Overview
AO VET Member
CES Orthopédie et Traumatologie
VOS Bloomberg Award 2016
Biomedtrix Universal Hip System Certified
Competencies
Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis: fluoroscopy, MINO, MIPO
Arthroscopy
Total Hip Replacement (BioMedtrix)
Education
ECVS Residency ⏐ Toulouse Vet School - France ⏐ 2012 - 2015
Assistant in Surgery ⏐ Toulouse Vet School ⏐ 2007 - 2009
Internship ⏐ Toulouse Vet School ⏐ 2006 - 2007
Basic Vet Studies ⏐ Alfort Vet School - France⏐ 2001 - 2006
Publications
Vet Surg 1019 ⏐ Vet Surg 1019 ⏐ JAAHA 2018 ⏐ JAAHA 2018 ⏐ VCOT 2018 ResVetSci
2016 ⏐ VCOT 2015 ⏐ VCOT 2010
Leasures
Squash, Cooking, ski, piano
BOERO BARONCELLI ALESSANDRO
Degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Turin, 2004.
PhD in Clinical Veterinary Science, Small Animal Orthopedics, 2012. Member of: SCIVAC, SIOVET, AOVET speaker, Chairman of the AO surgical approach and fracture treatment wetlab in Italy. Speaker at national and international congresses and courses. Author of national and international publications about small animal orthopedic and traumatology. Training experience at the Biomechanical Research Group within the AO Research Institute, Davos (CH). Externship in orthopaedics, Tierklinik Dr. Reif, Schwabisch Gmund (D). Externship in orthopaedics, Small Animal Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Florida State University, Gainesville, Florida. Externship
in orthopaedics, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, Texas. Research activity on locking plates with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
At the moment he works as orthopedic surgeon in 4 referral clinics in the the north west of Italy.
Particular interests: locking plates: clinical application, biomechanics and development, minimal invasive osteosynthesis and arthroscopy.
COMING SOON
BRUECKER KENNETH A.
Dr. Kenneth Bruecker, DVM, MS,
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diplomate American College of VeterinarySports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dr. Bruecker graduated from the University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1983 and surgical residency at Colorado State University in 1988. Dr. Bruecker is Founder of the Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group and Founder of Continuing Orthopedic Veterinary Education (COVE) in Ventura County California.
A Diplomate of the Amercian College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr. Bruecker's primary clinical interests are spinal surgery, sports medicine/orthopedics including arthroscopy, TPLO, and limb deformity correction. Dr. Bruecker has been an innovator in the development of new surgical techniques and orthopedic implants. He holds a patent for the first locking Triple Pelvic Osteotomy plate used to treat hip dysplasia.
Dr. Bruecker is a past Executive Board Member (2004-2007) and is Past-President (2014-2015) of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society.
Due largely to his commitment to education and training, Dr. Bruecker was selected as the Veterinarian of the Year by the California Veterinary Medical Association in 2004.
CABASSU JULIEN
Julien Cabassu is working as a small animal surgeon in a private practice located in South France since 2012. He is an ACVS and ECVS diplomate. He graduated in 2006 from Maisons-Alfort, in France. After a 3-mont AO fellowship at Texas A&M in 2006, he worked as a research associate at Michigan State University during one year on the development of the iLock, an angle stable interlocking nail, directed by Dr Loïc Déjardin. He completed his 3-year small animal residency at Tufts Univeristy and Angell Animal Hospital in Boston. During his residency he developed specific interests in minimally invasive procedures and traumatology. He then worked one year as a clinical intrsuctor in the university of Montreal before going back to France to work in a private practice.
Since he came back to France, Julien has developed MIS procedures such as arthroscopy and orthopedic procedures with or without intraoperative fluroroscopy in his department.
He is a current member at the orthopedic board of the SA french veterinary association. Involved in AOVet as an international faculty and chairperson, he is also a frequent lecturer at national and international meetings.
CACHON THIBAUT
Thibaut Cachon was graduated from the veterinary school of Lyon (France) in 2002. After an internship, he completed his surgical residency program in the same school. He was board-certified in small animal surgery by the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2010. Since that time, he joined, as a lecturer, the small animal surgical department of the veterinary school of Lyon (Université de Lyon-VetAgro Sup-Campus vétérinaire de Lyon, France).
His main interests are orthopedic and minimal invasive surgery.
CARON ALEXANDRE
Alexandre Caron graduated from Nantes Veterinary University in 2008. Following an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Maisons-Alfort Veterinary University, he spent a year at Nantes veterinary university as a surgery and anesthesia fellow.
In order to discover other ways of practicing, he then decided to move to United Kingdom and discovered specialized practice in Orthopeadics and Neurosurgery with Noel Fitzpatrick and his team near London (Fitzpatrick Referrals Ltd. - Godalming – Surrey).
Still around London city, he spent 3 years completing a european residency in small animal surgery (ECVS-approved) under the supervision of Mike Farrell at Fitzpatrick Referrals Ltd. (Orthopaedics and neurosurgery) and Laurent Findji at the VRCC Ltd., a practice specialized in oncology.
He passed his ECVS board examinations in February 2015 to gain the title of European specialist in small animal specialist (ECVS Diplomate).
Alexandre Caron joined a large veterinary hospital located in Nantes – France, in 2014 is now in charge of the development of a multidisciplinary referral hospital in Rennes - Brittany - France in which he only practices orthopaedics surgery. He particularly enjoys minimally-invasive surgery and more precisely arthroscopy.
CHAMBEL LUIS
Graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Lisbon in 1989. With a passion for orthopaedics and neurology, he co-founded Vetoeiras, Veterinary Hospital in 1993.
His dedication to advancing his skills led him to complete an Externship Program in surgery at Cornell University in the USA. Since 1997, he has pursued professional development through internships at renowned orthopedic and neurosurgery centers across Spain, Italy, France, and Great Britain.
In addition to his international experience, has actively sought further knowledge, having completed over 40 practical courses in orthopedics outside of Portugal since 1996. He believes in the importance of sharing his expertise and has served as a guest lecturer at the Lusófona University, teaching Pathology and Surgical Clinic from 2008 to 2015. Furthermore, he contributed as a trainer in the Postgraduate Program in Orthopedic and Neurological Surgery at the Lusófona University from 2011 to 2014.
He has served as Deputy Secretary of the Association of Small Animal Veterinarians (APMVEAC), founded the Orthopedic group GITOV and has been a member of the European Society of Veterinary Orthopedics and Traumatology (ESVOT) since 2000, as well as a member of AO.
COMERFORD EITHNE J.
Eithne graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCD, Ireland in 1995. From 1995-2006, Eithne worked at the University of Bristol, where she was awarded her PhD on the pathogenesis of cranial cruciate ligament disease. Since 2006, Eithne has worked at the University of Liverpool being awarded her DipECVS in 2009 and becoming Professor of Small Animal Surgery in 2014.
Her main clinical interests include minimally invasive joint surgery and cranial cruciate ligament disease (CCLD) and her research interests include small animal joint replacement registries, gait dynamics in different dog breeds with healthy ageing and structural changes in human and canine cruciate ligaments with ageing and disease. Professional interests include mentoring clinical staff and early career researchers and Eithne is actively involved in external committees such as the RCVS Fellowship and EBVS. Otherwise, she keeps herself busy with ferrying around thirteen-year-old twins, trying to keep fit and singing in a band.
CUDDY LAURA
LAURA CUDDY MVB MS DACVS-SA DECVS DACVSMR DECVSMR MRCVS
EBVS, American, RCVS and VCI Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
EBVS and American Specialist in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin 2008, First Class Honours, Class Rank 1st/74
- Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Florida 2008-2009
- Masters and Residency Programme, University of Florida, 2009-2013
- Member of ACVS and ECVS 2014
- Member of ACVSMR 2015 and ECVSMR 2018
CURRENT POSITION
Founder and Director, Veterinary Specialists Ireland, Summerhill, Meath Ireland
Founder and Director, Veterinary Specialists Cork, Little Island, Ireland
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Minimally invasive surgery, elbow biomechanics, arthrology, traumatology
DEJARDIN LOIC
A graduate from Toulouse, Dr. Déjardin, completed his Residency and MS at Michigan State University. Dr. Déjardin is the Wade O. Brinker Endowed Chair of Veterinary Surgery, Professor and Head of Orthopedic Surgery and a Founding Fellow of the ACVS Minimally Invasive SA Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship.
Dr. Déjardin authored >100 research proposals and own 5 patents on surgical devices. He received several prestigious awards in veterinary and human medicine as well as engineering.
His publications include >250 papers and abstracts, 20 book chapters and ~500 presentations.
As an AO Foundation International Faculty and former Trustee, he regularly speaks at national and international meetings and courses. He started a Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis program at MSU in the early 2000s’ and developed a novel interlocking nail suited for MIO well as a new technology devised for the MIO of sacroiliac luxations. Since 2011, Dr. Déjardin created and chaired the first comprehensive AO Master Course on MIO.
His clinical interests include comparative orthopedic and traumatology, MIO, EPO, revision surgery, joint replacement and robotics and navigation. His research activity focuses on biomechanics, implant and instrument design, joint replacement and robotics and navigation.
EHRHART NICOLE
Dr. Ehrhart is the Director of the Columbine Health System Center for Healthy Aging at CSU and a Full Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. She holds the Ross M Wilkins MD Limb Preservation Foundation University Endowed Chair in Musculoskeletal Biology and Oncology and is the Director of the Laboratory of Comparative Musculoskeletal Oncology and Traumatology.
Her research focus is in comparative medicine and she has been actively involved in tissue regeneration research, mesenchymal stem cell biology, and sarcoma research for the last twenty-five years.
She has been a keynote speaker at various venues for translational research, both nationally and internationally. She holds joint faculty positions in the School of Biomedical Engineering, the Cell and Molecular Biology program, the Gates Regenerative Medicine Center at the University of Colorado and The University of Colorado Cancer Center. She has held several prestigious positions in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, Veterinary Society for Surgical Oncology (President, and Veterinary Orthopedic Society (President). She has authored over 100 publications in the human and veterinary literature. In her free time she loves to travel, ski, backpack, hike and drink good wine with friends.
FITZPATRICK NOEL
MVB DUniv DSc(Hon) CVR CSAO DSAS(Orth) DipACVSMR DipECVSMR MRCVS
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick obtained his Bachelor of veterinary medicine from University College Dublin in 1990. Following scholarships at The University of Pennsylvania and The University of Ghent, he went on to complete the RCVS certificates in small animal orthopaedics and radiology. He attained boarded specialist status by examination in both the USA and the UK, with the degrees of ACVSMR, American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, and DSAS(Orth), Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics).
Noel is an Associate Professor at the University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine. He is one of the founding partners of the Veterinary School at The University of Surrey where he is Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedics. He has received Doctorates from both The University of Surrey and The University of Bath for his contributions to medical science.
Noel is the founder of Fitzpatrick Referrals, which is one of the largest independent veterinary referral centres in the UK. This comprises two integrated hospitals specialising in orthopaedics, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, regenerative medicine and implant technologies, employing more than 170 people. He is also the director of Fitzbionics which was initiated to conceive, design, develop, manufacture, test and implement new implants and regenerative technologies for the alleviation of pain and suffering in animals.
Noel is an author on more than one hundred peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He has established evidence for multiple surgical techniques and developed numerous innovative orthopaedic and neurosurgical implant systems.
GIRLING SARAH
I am a New Zealand graduate working in UK private referral practice. I gained RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2003, and European College of Veterinary Surgeons diploma in 2007, becoming an EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. My particular interest lies in management of joint disease especially for the elbow and hip joint. Of course, I like executing a nice fracture repair with the rapid recovery of the patient thereafter, which is always a great reward.
I am keen to share my skills and experience of veterinary orthopaedics through the provision of continuing education and mentorship. This is my legacy to future generations of veterinarians.
For this, I am the grateful recipient of the BSAVA Simon Award 2022 in recognition of my contribution to veterinary surgery. I am currently past chairperson of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic association, current AOVET faculty, current member of the ESVOT committee and occasional consultant to Arthrex alongside my daily commitment to the onsite training of our young surgeons
GODINHO PEDRO
. Graduated in veterinary medicine by Universidade Técnica de Lisboa in 2007
. Currently works as an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital Veterinario Puchol in Madrid
. Accredited as a specialist in orthopedics, traumatology and neurosurgery by Universidad complutense de Madrid in 2012
. Surgical internship at Fitzpatrick Referrals in 2014 and 2015
. Member of ESVOT, GEVO and AOVET
. Special interest in elbow dysplasia, joint unloading procedures as well as prosthetic solutions for different articular problems (Total Hip Replacement, Patellar groove replacement, partial articular resurfacing, etc)
. Frequent speaker at conferences in Spain and Portugal as well as in other countries around the world.
. Biomedtrix certification for total hip replacement
GRAND JEAN-GUILLAUME
Grand Jean-Guillaume DVM, DESV(surgery), Diplomate ECVS
Orthopedic Surgeon, Veterinary Surgical Specialists Center, CHV Aquivet, Eysines, France
Dr. Jean-Guillaume Grand obtained his DVM degree from the University of Liege (Bel) in 2004 where he also completed a general internship. Jean-Guillaume then rejoined National Veterinary School of Nantes (Fr) as a surgical fellow for two years. He completed a three-year residency program at the Clinique vétérinaire Alliance in Bordeaux (Fr). Following his residency, Jean-Guillaume worked for one year as a clinical instructor in orthopedic and soft tissue surgery at the University College Dublin Veterinary Hospital (Ir). He was then recruited to run a new orthopedic surgery facility for VSUK (UK) before going back to France. In 2015, he joined the Aquivet Veterinary Surgical Specialists Center (Fr). This center is establishing as one of the prime location for advanced orthopedics surgery and includes a comprehensive total hip replacement center, and a tertiary referral service for revisions cases. Dr. Grand’ s major interest is orthopedic trauma, minimally invasive orthopedic surgery and arthroscopy. He is a current member at the french small animal veterinary orthopedic association (GECOV/AFVAC) and is an ESVOT and AO VET Faculty.
GRIFFON DOMINIQUE
Dominique J. Griffon
DVM, MS, PhD, DECVS, DACVS
ACVS Founding Fellow- MIS Orthopedics SA
Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Dean, Atlantic Veterinary College
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Canada
Dominique Griffon is Dean at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (Canada). She is a Diplomate of the American and European Veterinary Colleges of Surgeons and holds a PhD in Veterinary Sciences. She is a clinician scientist focusing primarily on the pathogenesis of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease and the arthroscopic management of elbow dysplasia. Her clinical research interest led to her recognition as ACVS founding fellow in minimally invasive surgery (small animal orthopedics). She has published over 90 publications and given over 400 national and international presentations. She is co-editor of the “Textbook on
Complications in Small Animal Surgery” and Editor-in-Chief of “Veterinary Surgery”.
GUIOT LAURENT
Dr. Laurent Guiot obtained his DVM degree from the University of Liege (Bel) in 2004 where he also completed a general internship. Laurent then worked for one year in Paris where he was in charge of the general surgery program. He rejoined academia in 2006 as an international surgical fellow at Michigan State University where he also completed a three-year residency program with a focus in minimally invasive osteosynthesis under Dr. Dejardin’ s mentorship. Following his residency, Laurent became an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at MSU. He was then recruited to lead the creation of a new orthopedic surgery facility for the Ohio State University in Dublin, Ohio.
In 2016, he created the Bone & Joint Center at ACCESS in Los Angeles with Dr. Reunan Guillou. This center is establishing itself as one of the prime location for advanced orthopedics and includes a comprehensive total joint replacement center, a strong minimally invasive orthopedic surgery program, and a tertiary referral service for revision cases. Dr. Guiot’s major interest is orthopedic trauma and minimally invasive orthopedic surgery. He is committed to the improvement of patient care through the development of surgical techniques, instrumentation, and implants used for the treatment of orthopedic patients.
HETTLICH BIANCA
Dr. med vet habil Bianca F. Hettlich, DACVS, DECVS, MRCVS
Veterinary education:
• 1993-1999 Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
Surgical training:
• 1999-2024 Small Animal Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University,
College Station, Texas, USA.
Prior positions:
• 2004-2008 Clinical Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery (Neurosurgery), College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
• 2008-2014 Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics), College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
• 2014-2015 Associate Professor, Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics), College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
• 2015-2018 Senior Faculty, Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland
• 2018-2021 Tenured Faculty, Small Animal Surgery, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland
• 2021-2022 Senior Surgeon, Small Animal Clinic Tierklinik Stuttgart-Plieningen, Stuttgart, Germany
• Present: Independent consulting in Orthopedics and Neurosurgery, Stuttgart, Germany
Clinical and research interests:
• Spinal biomechanics, spinal trauma, spinal minimally invasive surgery
• Arthroscopy
• Surgical conditions of the stifle
• Traumatology
HUDSON CALEB
CURRICULUM VITAE
CALEB C. HUDSON DVM, MS
PRESENT POSITION
Veterinary Surgeon at Nexus Veterinary Specialists, Victoria, TX
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: Caleb.Hudson@me.com
Cell Phone: (573) 429-2799
BUSINESS ADDRESS
Nexus Veterinary Specialists Hospital: (361) 573-3572
3804 Houston Hwy Fax:
Victoria, TX 77901
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: 9/19/1983
Place of Birth: Lafayette, LA
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
ACVS Founding Fellow, Joint Replacement Surgery 2023
ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (SA Orthopedics) 2021
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons – Small Animal 2013
EDUCATION
Masters of Veterinary Science 2011
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 2007
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Graduated Summa Cum Laude Class rank 1/59, GPA 3.98/4.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Veterinary Surgeon 2022-Present
Nexus Veterinary Specialists
3804 Houston Hwy
Victoria, TX 77901
Veterinary Surgeon 2013-2022
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
8042 Katy Fwy
Houston, TX 77024
INNES JOHN
John is a director of ‘Movement Referrals: Independent Veterinary Specialists’ (www.movementvets.co.uk) in the North West of England. He was previously chief veterinary officer and referrals director for a large veterinary corporate group but, in 2022, decided to return to a veterinary-led environment.
John is a RCVS Specialist in small animal orthopaedics and spent 22 years in clinical academia, latterly as professor of small animal surgery at University of Liverpool, where his research focussed on osteoarthritis and comparative orthopaedics. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers and 15 textbook chapters. Whilst at University of Liverpool, he developed the ‘Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs’ (LOAD) client-reported outcomes measure which is now recommended by WSAVA for use in chronic musculoskeletal pain. John was visiting professor at University of Sydney’s Kolling Institute in 2010.
Professor Innes was the recipient of the BSAVA Simon award (2005) for ‘contributions to surgery’, the BSAVA Blaine Award (2023) for ‘contributions to veterinary science’, and was awarded Fellowship of RCVS for ‘meritorious contributions to knowledge’ in 2016. John was president of ESVOT from 2014-2016 after several years on the committee.
JAUERNIG SILVIA
CURRICULUM VITAE – short March 2024
Name: Silvia Jauernig
born: 16.04.1965 in: Bonn, Germany
Home Address: Fallerveien 47,No-1900 Fetsund
Self-employed: Jan. 2006 - Sept. 2011
De Tweede Lijn, Verwijscentrum voor Gezelschapsdieren, NL- Wilhelminaoord
employment: Nov. 2011 –Mai 2015
Aisti Eläinsairaala, Vantaa, Finland
Current employment: from June 2015
Anicura Dyresykehus Oslo, Hoffsveien 70C, 0377 Oslo
Professional Degrees:
1998 Dr. med.vet.
June 2000 Fachtierärztin für Chirurgie
July 2000 Diplomate ECVS
Publikationen:
1. 1998 Die Wirkung der Propionylpromazin-Levomethadon-Neuroleptanalgesie auf Reizbildung, Reizleitung und Refraktäritätsparameter des Herzens, Dissertation
2. 1999 Die Exzisionsarthroplastik als Therapie der rezidivierenden Osteoarthritis der Zehengelenke des Hundes 1999, p. 461-8, SAT; VOL: 141 (10);/
3. 2001 The effects of doxycycline on nitric oxide and stromelysin production in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Vet Surg : VOL: 30 ( 2 ); p. 132-9 / 2001 Mar-Apr
4. 2010 Morrick D., Jauernig S., Whitbread T.J., Tjalsma E.-J.: A Dermal Melanoma in a Young Common Seal , J Wildl Dis. 2010 Apr;46(2):556-9.
5. 2022 Patent Duktus Arteriosus hos 2 hunder, PDA in 2 dogs, case report Sund I., Vatne L., Jauernig S.
KACZMAREK JAKUB
Jakub Kaczmarek graduated from veterinary studies in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2013. He completed a two-year Internship at Tierklinik Birkenfeld, Germany, where he later transitioned to the role of a junior surgeon. Then, he moved to Zurich and Gießen to continue studying orthopedics and sports medicine of small animals. In 2016-2019, he undertook the ECVS Residency Program at AniCura Kleintierspezialisten Augsburg, where he served as a Senior Surgeon in 2019-2020.
After obtaining his ECVS Diploma he took on the role of Senior Surgeon at Tierklinik Elversberg, Germany, before transitioning to his current position as Senior Surgeon at the referral Center of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine VETACARE in Erfstadt, Germany. He is an active AO Vet and ESVOT member. His main interests are biomechanics, minimally invasive surgery, traumatology, and corrective osteotomies.
KIEVES NINA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Ohio State University
Associate Professor with Tenure May 2022–Present
Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Service
Section Head Small Animal Surgery
Refereed Publications
1. Kieves NR, Shoben A, Markley AP. Risk factors for the development of stifle injuries in canine agility athletes. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Feb 14;11:1335939
2. Biggo MR, Jones SC, Wanstrath AW, Tinga S, Dyce J, Carson BA, Schaul K, Follette CM, Kieves NR. Characteristics, surgical treatment, and outcomes of injuries involving the tarsus in greyhounds. Front Vet Sci. 2023 Aug 8;10:1234206
3. Zann GJ 2nd, Jones SC, Selmic LS, Tinga S, Wanstrath AW, Howard J, Kieves NR. Long-term outcome of dogs treated by surgical debridement of proximal humeral osteochondrosis. Vet Surg. 2023 Aug;52(6):810-819
4. Pogue J, Zink C, Kieves NR. Effects of jump height on forelimb landing forces in border collies. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Dec 21;9:1006990
5. Kieves NR, Jones SC. There is no superior treatment method for medial shoulder instability in dogs. Vet Evidence. 2020;5(1)
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES
2020 – 2021 President. American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine Rehabilitation.
KNEBEL JULIA
DR. JULIA KNEBEL
CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Name Dr. Julia Knebel (maiden name: Ertelt)
Diplomate ECVS, FTÄ Kleintierchirurgie
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
March 2015- Small Animal Clinic Lueneburg, Germany
Present Head of surgical department
June 2012 National Exam Specialist of Small Animal Veterinary Surgery (FTA
Kleintierchirurgie)
Feb. 2012 Passing ECVS Exam
Oct. 2004 – Department of small animal surgery, University of
Feb. 2015 Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich, Germany
• Senior Surgeon
• Residency
• Internship
Dec. 2003 Conclusion of doctorate, small animal clinic, University of Veterinary Medicine,
Hanover, Germany
Title: „Examination of dogs with (partial) rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament after minimally
invasive arthroscopy and arthrotomy in combination with extracapsular stabilisation”
Oct. 1996 – Studies, University of Veterinary Medicine,
Nov. 2001 Hanover, Germany
PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES
National and international
MAIN INTERESTS
Orthopedic Surgery, Stifle Joint
MEMBERSHIPS
AO, ECVS, ESVOT
KOWALESKI MICHAEL P.
Dr. Kowaleski earned his DVM degree at the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. After several years in general practice, he completed his residency training in small animal surgery at Tufts University in a joint program with the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in 2002.
He earned board certification by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2003 and the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2010. He was an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery at The Ohio State University from August 2002-August 2007 at which time he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
His areas of clinical and research interest include arthroscopy, enhancement of fracture healing, external skeletal fixation, fracture repair and orthopedic implants, total joint replacement, clinical and radiological assessment of limb alignment, osteoarthritis, peri-operative and chronic pain management, and the role of osteotomy in the management of joint disease.
LAFUENTE PILAR
Dr Lafuente graduated in Veterinary Medicine by the University of Zaragoza. Following a rotating internship at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, she completed a PhD on bone lengthening in dogs. She completed a rotating internship at the University of Florida and a residency in small animal surgery at Washington State University. Dr Lafuente became a board certified surgeon by the ACVS & ECVS in 2009. She then worked as a lecturer in small animal orthopedics at the Royal Veterinary College in London. In 2014 Dr. Lafuente became a diplomate by the ACVSMR, and she led the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Service at the RVC. In 2019 Pilar moved to Valencia where she worked as a lecturer and service chief in SAS at the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera.
Nowadays Dr. Lafuente combine her teaching and research activities at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, with her clinical activities as a consultant at VET-CT and as a freelance surgeon. Dr. Lafuente has published scientific papers nationally and internationally, and she has been an invited speaker in national and international conferences. Dr. Lafuente is chief editor of the scientific journal Clín Vet Peq Anim. Her interests include arthroscopy, tendinopathies, osteoarthritis, and sports medicine and rehabilitation.
LANGLEY-HOBBS SORREL
Sorrel Langley-Hobbs MA BVetMed DSAS (Orth) DipECVS FHEA MRCVS
Sorrel Langley-Hobbs graduated from and completed her internship and orthopaedic residency at The Royal Veterinary College, London.
She gained her RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) in 1997 and her ECVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 1999. She spent six months at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998 before she moved back to the UK and worked at Cambridge University until 2013. She has been a Professor in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bristol since 2013. She was awarded the BSAVA Simon Award in 2012 for outstanding contributions in the field of small animal surgery. She has a particular interest in feline orthopaedics. She has co-edited a textbook on Feline Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease in 2009 and Feline Soft Tissue and General Surgery in 2013.
LANZ OTTO
Otto I. Lanz is a Professor and Section Chief of Small Animal Surgery at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. He obtained his DVM from Auburn University and completed a small animal rotating internship at Michigan State University. Subsequently, Dr. Lanz pursued advanced training, completing a small animal surgery residency at the University of Florida, where he attained board certification in small animal surgery.
Dr. Lanz's expertise lies predominantly in orthopedics, with a focus on cranial cruciate ligament disease, total hip replacement, and elbow replacement surgeries. He is recognized as an ACVS Founding Fellow in Joint Replacement Surgery. Currently, his research interests encompass total medial elbow replacement in dogs and mini total hip replacement surgery in both dogs and cats.
Additionally, Dr. Lanz is actively involved in TPLO surgery and fracture management.
Beyond his clinical and research endeavors, Dr. Lanz is committed to the mentorship and training of future veterinary professionals, having supervised and guided over 25 residents throughout his career.
Outside of his professional pursuits, Dr. Lanz finds solace in fly fishing and engaging in outdoor activities.
LEITE JORGE
-Degree in Veterinary Medicine, UTAD Portugal, 2005
-Started advancing his orthopedic intensive training since 2006 and is working full time in orthopedic surgery since 2009.
-Attended 5 AOvet courses and more than 20 other courses outside Portugal, all related to advanced orthopedic surgery and arthroscopy. Attended all ESVOT and WVOC meetings since
2010.
-In 2020 he launched his own Orthopedic Surgery Referral Center, the Bonematrix surgical center
-Introducer of the TTTT, Hellica, Synacart, PGR, TRA, Mama Mia and custom troclear resurfacing techniques in Portugal, as well as other advanced prosthetic procedures.
-Inventor of the “Biomechanic method” for studying tibial torsion and distal limb deformities on the transverse plane.
-Author of a book chapter on limb deformity corrections in 2021.
-Invited speaker and instructor in many National and International courses and congresses.
-Four times awarded Best Scientific Poster presentation (Lisbon 2016, Porto 2018, Porto 2019) and once awarded Best Scientific Communication.(Porto 2018).
-Winner of the “Small Animal Veterinarian of the year - 2018” award in Portugal.
-Enthusiastic about MIPO techniques, Limb deformity correction, MPL treatment, 3D surgery planning and arthroscopy.
MACIAS CARLOS
Carlos Macias, Ldo Vet Cert SAS DSAS(Orth)
RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) MRCVS
Anicura Bahia de Malaga Referencia Veterinaria
Parque Empresarial Laurotorre 25
Alhaurín de la Torre
29130 Málaga Spain
bahiademalaga@anicura.es
Tel 00 34 952426974
Graduated by the University of Cordoba (Spain) in 1993. After moving to the UK, he spent five years in general practice during which time he obtained the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (1998). He then completed a three-year residency in orthopaedics at the Willows Referral Service in Solihull, UK, gaining the RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) in 2003.
He is a recipient of the BVOA Leslie Vaughan Prize and the BSAVA Dunkin Award for publications in the field of orthopaedics. He became an RCVS specialist in small animal orthopaedics in 2004, maintaining his credentials as a specialist ever since. He is a frequent lecturer at national and international level. In 2006 he moved back to southern Spain establishing the first referrals-only practice in the country. His main clinical interests are the management of complex fractures, joint replacement, limb deformities and all aspect of neurosurgery.
MALEK SARAH
Sarah Malek
Current Address
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison St., W. Lafayette, IN, USA
Telephone: +1-765-494-1107
Email: maleks@purdue.edu
Academic Record
• 2019 PhD, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, PE, Canada
• 2005 DVM, University of Tehran, Iran
Employment
• 2023-Present Associate Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Dept. of VCS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, IN, USA
• 2015-2023 Assistant Professor, Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, Dept. of VCS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, IN, USA
Affiliations
• 2024-Present Veterinary Orthopedic Society research chair
• 2019-Present AO-VET North America Faculty
• 2022-Present Consultant for Arthrex Vet Inc.
Licenses
2020-Present Indiana State Veterinary License
Specialty Qualifications
• 2016 Board Certified, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
• 2016 Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates Certification by AVMA
• 2008 Certificate of Qualification from National Examining Board of Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Publications
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/collections/59129112/?sort=pubdate
MARTI JUAN
Juan M. Marti LV CertSAO MVM DACVS DECVS MRCVS graduated from the University of Zaragoza Veterinary School in 1990, after spending his last year at Glasgow University as an Erasmus student. He remained at Glasgow, where he obtained a Certificate in Small Animal Orthopedics (Cert SAO) in 1992, and a Master of Veterinary Medicine (MVM) in 1993. After one year of private practice in London, he moved to North Carolina State University in 1995, as a small animal surgery resident. After finishing his residency in 1998, he moved to Mississippi State University as Clinical Instructor and later as Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery. In 1999, he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and, a few months later, of the European College. After one year in a private referral hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and another one as an Assistant Professor at Ohio State University, he returned to the private sector in 2002, as a partner in Veterinary Surgical Specialists, a multispecialty referral hospital in Chesapeake/Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2015, he returned to Europe, and currently works at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, a referral hospital in Hampshire, England.
MEIJ BJÖRN
Prof. dr. Björn Meij
Born:27-11-1960, Täby, Sweden
Title: Veterinary Surgeon, DVM, PhD, ECVS, Professor
Email:b.p.meij@uu.nl
Current position: Professor of Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands (NL)
Education & Career:
- Veterinary Medicine (1980-1986, University of Ghent, Belgium)
- Internship and residency Small Animal Surgery (1986-1991, Utrecht, NL)
- European College of Veterinary Surgeons (1993, Cambridge, UK)
PhD Thesis: Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy for treatment of pituitary–dependent hyperadrenocorticism in dogs. 30.10.1997, Utrecht. Cum laude.
Fellowship Neurosurgery with Prof. Edward R. Laws, MD, 1999-2000, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
Specialization and research focus: Orthopedics and Neurosurgery
1. Intervertebral disc degeneration in the dog, spinal surgery.
2. Osteoarthritis, regenerative medicine, and joint/disc repair/replacement.
3. Additive manufacturing and 3D printing for oncologic and bone diseases.
4. Development of arthroplasty surgery in dogs with hip dysplasia (3DHIP)
5. Pituitary and cranial surgery, oncogenesis of pituitary adenomas in the dog and cat.
Research output: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
Search string: Meij BP or Meij B or Mey B or Mey BP
PALMER ROSS
Dr. Palmer has worked in both academic and private specialty practice. Ross is a Professor of Orthopedics at Colorado State University and the Associate Director of Education at CSU’s Translational Medicine Institute. He has been an invited speaker at conferences around the world and was named VMX Speaker of the Year in 2020. He has served as President of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society and as a board member of the World Veterinary Orthopaedic Congress, the North American Veterinary Conference, and the Veterinary Surgery Journal.
His clinical passions surround restoration of pet life quality through lameness diagnosis, fracture management, joint surgery, angular limb deformity correction, minimally invasive techniques, comprehensive pain management, nutritional and rehabilitative care. His research is primarily directed toward knee injury, cartilage repair, bone healing and orthopedic fixation; he has collaborated with Harvard Children’s Hospital, numerous medical schools, the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) and many human healthcare companies. He has mentored multiple recipients of the VOS Best Clinical Research Award and the Mark Bloomberg Resident Research Award. He was named an “ACVS Honored Mentor”.
PEIRONE BRUNO
Position:
Full Professor of Orthopaedics, School of Veterinary Medicine University of Turin
Director of the post-graduated school of Veterinary Surgery in Small Animals
Director of the Clinical Department of the School of Veterinary Medicine University of Turin
Titles: Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences
Publications
Author of 57 ISI papers published on International and Italian journals
Educational Activities
AOVET National and International Faculty
Invited speaker at international and national orthopedics conference and meeting
Scientific Societies position
ESVOT
president since 2022
AOVET
Chair of the Community Development commission since 2018 up to now Member of the International Board since 2006 up to now
Advisory Boards
• Member of Movora “Scientific Advisory Board “ (SAB) since 2022
• Member of Boheringer “Global Osteoarthritis Advisory Board“ since 2022
PERRY KAREN
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 where she is currently a Tenured Associate Professor in Small Animal Orthopedics and Section Head of Small Animal Surgery. In 2022, Dr. Perry also received an endowed, named professorship, becoming the Pat Carrigan Professor of Feline Medicine. 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 also serves on the AOVET NA education committee.
Dr. Perry has published widely in the veterinary literature with her main research interests being feline orthopedics, traumatology and the correction of limb deformities associated with patellar luxation. Dr. Perry created the first AO Master Course in Feline Orthopedics and has presented her work throughout the world.
PETAZZONI MASSIMO
Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Milano, 1997. Member of: SCIVAC (Società Culturale Italiana Veterinari Animali da Compagnia), ESVOT (European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics and Traumatology), SIOVET (Società Italiana di Ortopedia Veterinaria), AVORE (Advanced Veterinary Orthopaedics and Research), AOVET Ambassador Member from 2010 resigned in 2024. Scientific lectures: 546 at national congresses, meetings and courses and 632 at International congresses.
Author of 49 scientific papers. Lecturer at SCIVAC/AO courses: Distal Extremities, External Fixation, Ao Masterclass Advanced Corrective Osteotomies and patellar luxation at AO, ESVOT, VOS and ACVS. Speaker at ACVS, ECVS, ESVOT, VOS, BVOA (British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association), BAVOT (Bulgarian Association Veterinary Orthopaedic Society), SIOVET (Società Italiana di Ortopedia Veterinaria), AOVET International, AVORE (Advanced Veterinary Orthopaedic and Research). He developed the Fixin device in 2005. He was the secretary of the SIOVET, Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2008-2011). Council Member of the AVORE from
1/2010. He designed Tibial Tuberosity Transposition Tool TTTT and TTTT2.
Author of the Atlas of clinical Goniometry and Radiographic Measurements of the Canine Pelvic Limb.
COMING SOON
RAGETLY GUILLAUME
Guillaume Ragetly is the head of the orthopedic department at the Hospital Frégis in Paris, the biggest multispecialist practice in France.
He was previously a small animal surgery Faculty at the University of Illinois where he first completed a surgical residency and did a PhD in cartilage tissue engineering. He is exclusively practicing orthopedic surgeries and is highly involved with hip replacement, arthroscopies and traumatology.
His clinical interests include joint surgery, iTAP, minimally invasive orthopedic surgery and clinical applications of biomaterials.
COMING SOON
REIF ULLRICH
Dr. Ullrich Reif, DACVS/ECVS, EBVS small animal surgery, FTA Kleintiere u. Chirurgie
Born and raised in Germany
Veterinary Medicine at the College of of Turin, Italy
Clinical Fellowship Small Animal Surgery, Michigan State University, USA
Surgical Internship, Universiy Zürich, Switzerland
AO/ASIF International Fellowship, Texas A&M University, USA
Residency in Small Animal Surgery, Michigan State University, USA
Assistant Professor Orthopedic Surgery, Michigan State University, USA
Since 2003 at the Tierklinik Dr. Reif, Böbingen/Schwäbisch Gmünd
AOVET faculty member and course director, AOVET Educational Committee, AOTRAUMA EDUC Germany veterinary representative, ECVS Examination Committee, Board of Regents ECVS, President of the ECVS
SAMOY YVES
Yves Samoy was born in 1979 in Izegem, Belgium. In 2003 he graduated cum laude as veterinary surgeon at Ghent University. After graduation, he continued to work at Ghent University at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics.
From 2008 to June 2013 he was a full time assistant in the Orthopedic department. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. B. Van Ryssen he finished his PhD on Elbow incongruity in 2011. Since 2013 he is Doctoral Assistant in the Orthopedic ward and is involved in all kinds of orthopedic surgery including arthroscopy. He is the developing surgeon behind the TTA Rapid technique. Since 2015 he is in charge of the Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy Unit. In 2018 he was granted the title of De Facto Diplomate in the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. From 2018 on, he is ECVSMR Board member as (Vice-)Secretary. Since November 2022 he split his time between Ghent University, where he works as senior orthopaedic surgeon and several clinics in the Anicura Belgium Group. Yves Samoy is (co)-author of several publications, is an invited speaker on several events and has given numerous lectures and courses on general orthopaedics, rehabiltitation, small animal arthroscopy and the TTA Rapid system.
SAUNDERS BRIAN
Dr. W. Brian Saunders received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M University and completed a rotating internship at the University of Tennessee. He then returned to Texas A&M to complete a PhD in vascular biology. He subsequently completed a small animal surgery residency at Texas A&M. Dr. Saunders is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and is also an ACVS founding fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery.
He is currently a Professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. He is the director of the Canine Comparative Orthopedics and Cellular Therapeutics Lab and holds the Linda and Dennis H. Clark ’68 Chair in Clinical Research. Dr. Saunders’ translational research interests focus on the use of mesenchymal stem cells and tissue engineering constructs to treat challenging bone and cartilage injuries. Dr. Saunders’ clinical interests include arthroscopic joint surgery, minimally invasive fracture repair, angular limb deformities, and total joint replacement.
COMING SOON
SCHMOEKEL HUGO
Name: Hugo Schmökel, Dr.med.vet, PhD, Dipl ECVS
Current Address: Evidensia Academy
Specialistdjursjukhuset Hund och Katt
Djursjukhusvägen 11
734 94 STRÖMSHOLM
Phone number: +46 705165683
E-mail: hugo.schmokel@evidensia.se
College education/ academic possitions:
1990 – 1993 Residency in small animal surgery Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zurich
1995 European College of Veterinary Surgery Board Exam
1999 – 2001 Institute for Biomedical Engineering ETH and University of Zurich
2001–2004 Small Animal Surgery University of Bern
2001–2004 Institute for Biomedical Engineering ETH and University of Zurich
2004 PhD degree of the VetSuisse Faculty of Berne and Zurich
2005–2006 Clinical instructor and lecturer Small Animal Clinic of the University Berlin
2004-2012 Work at privat referral clinics in England and Switzerland
2012- 2013 Department of Small Animal Clinical Science, University of Copenhagen
2013-2022 Specialistdjursjukhuset Hund och Katt, Strömsholm, SE
2022- today Evidensia Academy, Stockholm, SE
SCHNABL-FEICHTER EVA
Prof. Dr. EVA SCHNABL- FEICHTER, DECVS
Eva Schnabl-Feichter studied Veterinary Medicine at the Veterinary University in Vienna and qualified in 2002. After her studies she worked in private practice in England for one year. During her stay in England she finished her doctoral thesis about Tibial plateau angle measurements in Cats. In 2003 Eva started an internship and completed a residency in small animal surgery under the supervision of Ulrike Matis and Roberto Köstlin at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich/Germany. In 2010 she became a Diplomate ECVS and worked between 2010 and 2013 with Günter Schwarz at the Tierklinik Hollabrunn as senior surgeon. In 2013 she returned to the
Veterinary University in Vienna where she became in October 2022 an appointed Prof. for small animal surgery and is since then head of the small animal surgical clinic at the VetMedUni Vienna.
Eva is part of the faculty of the AO and member of ESVOT, where she is executive secretary. She is lecturer at national and international conferences.
Her research interest focuses on veterinary traumatology and feline orthopaedics.
SERCK BORIS
Boris Serck, AO Fellow, Dipl ECVS
Boris Serck earned is veterinary degree in 2006 at Ghent University with a student internship at Iowa State University. He has since worked in private practice, always with a focus on surgery of small animals. He completed an AO fellowship At Tuft’s University (USA), an ECVS residency at Dierenkliniek Drechtstreek and Haaglanden (the Netherlands) and several surgical externships.
He currently works in a private practice in Herentals (Belgium) and has a strong focus on orthopedics.
SPATTINI GILIOLA
Giliola Spattini graduated with honor in Veterinary Medicine in 1998 from Parma University. She worked for two years in a referring private practice in Italy. In 2001 She started an alternate residency program in Diagnostic Imaging at the Royal Veterinary College of London, under the supervision of Christopher R. Lamb. She integrated her residency with externship at Tufts, Penn, Utrecht, Liege, Uppsala and Bern Universities.
In 2008 She obtained the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI).
In 2009 She discussed her PhD thesis at the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at Parma University.
Since 2008 has been working with sport medicine experts on ultrasonography of the limbs in sportive dogs. She has been the president of the Italian Society of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (SVIDI). She has published on national and international Journal. She has contributed to four books on Diagnostic Imaging.
She is a frequent contributor to continuous post graduate education (CPD) around the world. In 2018 she joined Rigenerand a research group working on human cancer.She works in Clinica Veterinaria Castellarano (Italy) as a specialist in Diagnostic Imaging and as a consultant for Antech Imaging Service. She founded www.diagnosticmindset.com.
STANLEY KIM
CURRICULUM VITAE
Stanley E. Kim, BVSc, MS
Education
2006 – 2008 Master of Science
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
1999 - 2003 Bachelor of Veterinary Science (First Class Honours)
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Board Certification
2011 Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
Professional Experience
2023 – present Professor, Small Animal Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
2017 – 2023 Associate Professor, Small Animal Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
2011 – 2017 Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
2010 – 2011 Clinical Lecturer, Small Animal Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
2007 – 2010 Resident, Small Animal Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
2005 – 2006 Intern, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
VAN RYSSEN BERNADETTE
Prof. Dr. Bernadette Van Ryssen, DVM, PhD, Dipt. ECVSMR
Bernadette Van Ryssen graduated from the University of Ghent in 1988. She obtained her PhD in 1996 on 'Arthroscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of osteochondrosis in dogs'. For several years she combined her work at the university with part-time work in a private practice for small animals.
In 2000, she obtained a full-time position in the Department of Medical Imaging and Orthopedics of Small Animals at Ghent University. She became full professor of Orthopedics in Small Animals and was responsible for the student lectures and the training hospital for Orthopedics in Small Animals.
From 2018-2022, she accepted the role of faculty director of studies to watch over the quality of education in all aspects. In 2021, she became diplomat of the ECVSMR, of which she is a member of the Education Committee. Currently, she is on sabbatical leave and works part-time in a referral practice (Heelix). She regularly speaks at international meetings and arthroscopy courses.
Bernadettevanryssen@heelix.be
Grouwesteenstraat 58
9130 Sint-Pauwels
Belgium
https://www.heelix.be
VANNINI RICO
Rico Vannini, Dr.med.vet. Dipl.ECVS
Rico graduated 1981 from the University of Zürich. 1987 he completed his surgical residency at the Ohio State University. For nine years he was faculty surgeon and lecturer at the University of Zürich. 1996 he opened Bessy’s small animal clinic, which now belongs to the IVC/Evidensia group.
He was president of ESVOT and AOVET, where he was also president and member of various commissions, such as the international education and technical commission. For more than 20 years he was also chairmen of the prestigious AOVET courses in Davos, Switzerland. Beside orthopedic surgery his main interest is canine sports medicine. His hobbies are agility, scuba diving and cooking.
VEZZONI ALDO
Aldo Vezzoni, Med. Vet., S.C.M.P.A., Dipl. ECVS, Cremona, Italy
He earned a degree in veterinary medicine in 1975 and a specialization in small animal medicine (S.C.M.P.A.) in 1978—Board Certified by the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1993.
Founder in 1984 and President of the Italian Small Animal Veterinary Association from 1989 to 1991; Secretary of ESVOT from 1993; President from 2006 to 2008; and Secretary again from 2012 to 2022.
Editor of OrthoVetSuperSite since 2007. President of the Italian Veterinary Orthopaedic Society from 2009 to 2012. Member of the Technical Commission of the Italian Kennel Club from 2000 to 2010.
Chairman of the FSA Panel for Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Official Control since 1995. The speaker at national and international meetings, he is an Author of 85 papers on orthopaedics and radiology.
His main interests are early diagnosis and treatment of Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia, and Joint Replacement. Recipient of the 2013 ACVS Merit Award in San Antonio, Texas, 24th October 2013 for his sustained and distinguished contributions to the art and science of veterinary surgery. He focused on the Zurich cementless hip replacement for several years, with over 25 years of experience and more than 4,700 operations performed.
VEZZONI LUCA
Luca Vezzoni, DVM, Dipl. ECVS, GP Cert SAOS, GP Cert CanSpMed.
Graduated on September 27th, 2005 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Parma, with a graduation thesis on cementless total hip replacement in the dog.
Since the same year he started working at Clinica Veterinaria Vezzoni in Cremona mainly dealing with surgery, orthopedics and diagnostic imaging. In 2008 he spent a period of updating at Tufts University in Massachusetts. In 2019 he became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons after completing a residency program under the supervision of Dr. Aldo Vezzoni for orthopedic surgery and Dr. Giorgio Romanelli for soft tissue surgery.
Vice-president of the Italian Society of veterinary Orthopedics (SIOVET).
Member of SCVI, SCIVAC ESVOT and AO Vet. Since 2008 he has been author of several papers and lectures at national and international conferences.
VON PFEIL DIRSKO
Dr. von Pfeil graduated from the University Berlin in 2001. Subsequently, he completed an internship at Kansas State University, pursued the American DVM, and engaged in a fellowship and surgery residency at Michigan State University. By 2008, he achieved Diplomate ACVS & ECVS status. His specialization in sports medicine, particularly with sled dogs, led to additional board certifications (DACVSMR&DECVSMR) from 2016-2021. Recognizing his significant contributions to minimally invasive orthopedic surgery, Dr. von Pfeil was designated an ACVS Founding Fellow in Minimally Invasive Small Animal Orthopedics in 2021.
In the past, he served as professor at Kansas and Michigan State University, visiting scientist at the University of Georgia, and as surgeon at America and European specialty centers (Alaska, Virginia, Washington DC., Nebraska, Zurich).
Since 2018, he provides orthopedic locum surgery services to private and university hospitals in the USA and Europe through his company: Small Animal Surgery Locum. He has been a faculty member of the AOVet and served on editorial boards of several international veterinary surgical journals over the last ten years, has authored more than 80 papers and book chapters, and has given over 120 presentations worldwide.
COMING SOON
WINKELS PHILIPP
Philipp Winkels did his residency ECVS at the University of Leipzig. He is double boarded in ECVS and ACVSMR, Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist and he was consultant for companies in the veterinary field. In 2016 Philipp founded VETACARE, a pure referral specialist centre in Erftstadt, Germany. Beside sports medicine and rehabilitation his main interest is in orthopedic, neuro and minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Philipp Winkels
Dipl. ECVS, Dipl. ACVSMR, CCRT
Vetacare - Dr. Philipp Winkels
Otto-Hahn-Allee 25
50374 Erftstadt
GERMANY