Small Animal Surgery Services

The Small Animal Surgery Service performs general, neurologic and orthopedic surgery procedures for clients referred by private practitioners.
Our services include:

• Total hip replacements
• Various surgical procedures for treatment of cranial cruciate ruptures
• Correction of portosystemic shunts
• Surgical treatments for cancer
• Fracture fixation
• Corrective surgery for orthopedic developmental disorders

These procedures are performed in a 4-suite, sterile surgical wing (OR’s) using specialized equipment such as:

• Laparoscopes
• Arthroscopes
• YAG and carbon dioxide lasers
• A full complement of general abdominal, thoracic, cardiovascular, microvascular, and orthopedic implants and equipment

Anesthesia monitoring and pain management are provided by an anesthesia team of faculty clinicians, residents, and students.

Small Animal Surgery Personnel

• 
  Otto I. Lanz
  DVM
  Diplomate ACVS
  Professor
  Small Animal Surgery
• 
  Brittany Ciepluch
  DVM, MS
  Diplomate ACVS-SA
  Assistant Professor
  Surgical Oncology
• 
  Dominique Marie Sawyere
  BVSc, MS
  Diplomate ACVS-SA
  Clinical Assistant Professor
  Small Animal Surgery
• 
  Joanne Tuohy
  DVM, PhD
  Diplomate DACVS-SA
  Assistant Professor
  Surgical Oncology
• 
  Christopher Dominic
  DVM
  Small Animal Surgery Resident
• 
  Elizabeth Hiebert
  DVM
  Small Animal Surgery Resident
• 
  Ronald Olsen
  DVM
  Small Animal Surgery Resident
• 
  Sharon McMahon
  LVT
  Surgery Ward Technician
• 
  Matthew Wise
  
  Patient Coordinator
  Small Animal Surgery