Large Animal Topic

Cryptorchidism (Undescended Testicles) in Horses

...testicle (black arrow) is resting in the abdomen next to the inguinal canal (white arrow). In a normal horse, only the spermatic cord (black arrowhead) would be seen passing through...
Small Animal Topic

Osteoarthritis in Dogs

...rupture, or salvage procedure to remove the painful joint components, such as femoral head and neck excision (FHNE), arthrodesis (fusion of joints), total joint replacement surgery (most commonly in hips,...
Honored Mentor

Colin E. Harvey

...and advance veterinary surgery. As a result, he authored many of the original manuscripts on head/neck surgery and later on in dentistry. He also championed this approach as the editor...
Large Animal Topic

Regenerative Medicine in Equine Surgery

...head. Adipose tissue may yield MSCs which are isolated and cultured, or processed through digestion and flotation to yield a substance called ‘stromal vascular fraction,’ which contains other cell types...
Honored Mentor

Eberhard Rosin (Deceased)

...move his hands, he was communicating using a computer voice. He was also able to finish his antibiotic reference handbook for students by typing with his head. Those of us...
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Maintenance of Certification Record FAQ

...MOC record header and the My Certification section in CERT. ACVS does not use a rolling audit process. After the November 1 submission deadline, a subset of the submitted MOC...
Honored Mentor

Karl H. Kraus

I am forever grateful for Karl allowing me the opportunity to train under his guidance. His pearls of wisdom that continue to circle through my head are utilized on a...
News

Remembering Past ACVS President Bruce Hull

...still practiced today. He was a professor and department head of veterinary clinical sciences–food animal medicine and surgery. For many years, he was an advisor for the Omega Tau Sigma...
Small Animal Topic

Aural Hematoma

...(the “flap” of the ear) or self-inflicted injury from your pet’s scratching and head shaking secondary to infection of the external ear canal. The condition is common in dogs with...