Applications are now open for the 2026 ACVS Resident Education Travel Grants. The grants support attendance at the ACVS Surgery Summit in Charlotte, NC. Surgery residents enrolled in ACVS-registered training programs are eligible to apply. Up to six recipients will be selected. Applications are due June 1. Notifications will be sent by June 19. 2026 ACVS […]
The ACVS Communication Committee continues to expand its educational resources that support ACVS Diplomates and residents in client education and communication around surgical care. This year, the committee recruited writers and reviewed 14 Animal Health Topics: Large Animal Septic Arthritis in Horses Enucleation in Cattle Claw Amputation in Cattle Bone Sequestrum in Large Animals Strangulating […]
ACVS added 10 Spanish translations of Animal Health Topics. Large Animal Secuestro óseo en animales grandes (Bone Sequestrum in Large Animals) Cólico en Caballos (Colic in Horses) Manejo General de Heridas en Caballos (General Wound Management in Horses) Emergencias Quirúrgicas Oftalmológicas en Caballos (Ophthalmology Surgical Emergency in Horses) Urolitiasis en Pequeños Rumiantes (Urolithiasis in Small […]
Call for papers for a virtual issue of Veterinary Surgery devoted to surgical approaches to thoracic pathology Extended submission deadline: September 30, 2026 Areas of interest related to thoracic pathology include advances in surgical techniques, biomechanics, clinical diagnostics, diagnostic imaging, genetics, kinematics, morbidity/mortality, pathophysiology, prevention, rehabilitation, surgical anatomy, surgical instrumentation, and tissue engineering. For consideration, manuscripts […]
An ACVS-approved fellowship training center is currently accepting applications for fellowship training at the following location. To achieve the status of ACVS Fellow, the fellow candidate must meet all the fellowship training requirements and must be an ACVS Diplomate by the end of fellowship training. Interested applicants should contact the fellowship training center representative for […]
The 35th ECVS Annual Scientific Meeting will take place July 9–11, 2026, in Liverpool, UK. The meeting will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing participation onsite or online. This is a valuable opportunity to earn continuing education and engage with the global surgical community.
ACVS is saddened by the loss of Emeritus Diplomate Don Ray Waldron, who passed away on April 8, 2026. The announcement of his passing can be found here.
ACVS is saddened by the loss of Emeritus Diplomate Daniel J. Burba who passed away on March 18, 2026. The announcement of his passing can be found here.
ACVS is saddened by the loss of of Emeritus Diplomate Gustave E. “Bud” Fackelman who passed away November 15, 2025. Obituary
ACVS congratulates the newly certified Diplomates on passing the Phase II Surgical Competency Examination in February 2026. 23 certified in large animal surgery 76 certified in small animal surgery The total number of ACVS Diplomates is now 2,686, with approximately 68 percent small animal surgeons and 32 percent large animal surgeons. Betzaida Acevedo, DVM Diplomate, American College […]
