Outstanding Surgery Residents’ Awards
The annual Outstanding Surgery Residents’ Awards competition at the ACVS Surgery Summit encourages the development of clinically important research and the dissemination of the results of these investigations, particularly those conducted by surgery residents.
ACVS residents receive awards for presentations at the Residents’ Forums and Scientific Poster Presentations. In addition, ACVS and ECVS residents receive awards for publication in Veterinary Surgery. Presented by the ACVS Foundation, sponsored by ACVS Premier Sponsor MedVet.
Large Animal Residents’ Forum Research Presentation
First Place – Chantelle Carol Jukic, BVSc Ex-Vivo Mechanical Testing of a Custom Made 4 Hole Plate and a 3 Hole PIP Joint Plate for Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) Joint Arthrodesis
Second Place (tie) – Hannah Erin Cooper, BVMS Extracellular Vesicles from Equine BM-MSC Increase Tenocyte Proliferation and Exert IL-1Ra-Mediated Immunomodulation in Tenocyte-Macrophage Co-Cultures with Acellular Tendon Matrix
Second Place (tie) – Brenna Rose Pugliese, DVM, MS Allogenic MSC-derived Extracellular Vesicles Containing Mitochondria Improve Chondrocyte Function
Large Animal Residents’ Forum Clinical Presentation
First Place – Charlotte Barton, BVetMed, MRCVS Fasting Horses Perioperatively Decreases Manure Production and Increases Time to Output Postoperatively
Second Place – Katrijn Dow Whisenant, DVM Prognosis for Survival to Discharge and Racing Performance in Thoroughbred Foals Treated for Single Joint Septic Arthritis (2009-2016)
Small Animal Residents’ Forum Research Presentation
First Place – William C. Chung, VMD Mechanical Comparison of Straight and Pre-Bent Interlocking Nails Used for the Stabilization of Tibial Fracture
Second Place – Ashley Ellyn Iodence, DVM Evaluation of Iatrogenic Articular Cartilage Injury Associated with Arthroscopic Exploration of the Canine Elbow
Small Animal Residents’ Forum Clinical Presentation
First Place – Teagan Leah DeForge, DVM Evaluation of Environmental Factors Contributing to Risk of Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Labrador Retrievers
Second Place – Snighdha Paul, DVM Comparison of Bupivacaine Liposome Injectable Solution and Fentanyl for Provision of Postoperative Analgesia in Dogs Undergoing Limb Amputation
Veterinary Surgery Publication Award
First Place – Jenny Y. Kwok, MS, VMD, DACVS (Small Animal) Clinical Outcomes of Canine Total Hip Replacements Utilizing a BFX© Lateral Bolt Femoral Stem: 195 Consecutive Joint Replacements (2013-2019)
Second Place – Natasha E. Lean, DVM, BSc, DVClinSci, DACVS (Large Animal) Laryngeal Tie-Forward in Standing Sedated Horses
Third Place – Rebecca Coco Bishop, DVM, MS Performance of Predictive Models of Survival in Horses Undergoing Emergency Exploratory Laparotomy for Colic
Scientific Poster Presentation
First Place – Frederik Volz, DVM Correlations of Stifle ROM in Dogs with CCLD
One AO Awards
AO VET North America presents two One AO Awards. The winning abstracts are chosen based on their cross-disciplinary orthopedic relevance and embodiment of the one medicine spirit of AO North America, a unique organization that brings together physicians and veterinary experts in the fields of trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal, and veterinary orthopedic surgery. Sponsored by ACVS Educational Partner AO VET North America.
William Chung, VMD Mechanical Comparison of Straight and Pre-Bent Interlocking Nails Used for the Stabilization of Tibial Fracture
Lindsay Seewald, DVM Mitochondrial DNA as an Inflammatory Mediator in Early Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis
ACVS/ECVS Resident Speaker Exchange Program Awards
A winner from the best ACVS resident large animal and small animal presentations at the Residents’ Forums will be invited to present at the European College of Veterinary Surgeons meeting.
Large Animal Residents’ Forum Research Presentation
First Place – Chantelle Carol Jukic, BVSc Ex-Vivo Mechanical Testing of a Custom Made 4 Hole Plate and a 3 Hole PIP Joint Plate for Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) Joint Arthrodesis
Small Animal Residents’ Forum Research Presentation
First Place – William C. Chung, VMD Mechanical Comparison of Straight and Pre-Bent Interlocking Nails Used for the Stabilization of Tibial Fracture
