Small Animal Thoracoscopy - ACVS diplomates and residents only
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Course Description
This course is for ACVS diplomates and residents only.
Minimally-invasive surgery (MIS) is the standard of care for many human procedures and is increasingly the expectation of many of our more discerning pet-owning clients in progressive veterinary practices. Now is the time for you to reach for new professional horizons and discover the many advantages of diagnostic techniques and surgical procedures. Your new skills will distinguish you and your practice within your community!
Thoracoscopic procedures will be detailed in in-person lectures, followed by a laboratory on ventilated canine cadavers. Anesthesia related to minimally invasive surgery (one lung ventilation) will be presented by a board-certified anesthesiologist.
Procedures described and performed in the laboratory will include exploration of pleural space, biopsy, lung lobectomy, induction of one lung ventilation, pericardial window, subtotal pericardectomy and pericardioscopy, resection of the right atrial appendage, and thoracic duct ligation.
ACVS educational partner status is pending. If granted, this course can be used toward maintenance of ACVS re-certification.
Instructors
Dr. Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DECVS
Dr. Eric Monnet graduated from veterinary school in Maisons Alfort, France in 1985. He worked for four years in a Paris private practice performing small animal medicine and surgery. In 1994, Dr. Monnet completed a small animal surgery residency at Colorado State University and concurrently finished a Master of Sciences degree. In 1997, Dr. Monnet received his PhD in Clinical Sciences studying cardiac efficiency in dogs. In 2003, he became a fellow of the American Heart Association. In 2017, he became a founding fellow the ACVS MIS Small Animal fellowship. Dr. Monnet is currently a professor in small animal surgery (General Surgery at Colorado State University. He has authored more than 100 articles and 25 chapters in various surgical textbooks. Dr. Monnet was the founding president in 2001-2003 of the Society for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery and in 2002-2004 of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society. He is the editor of the textbook: “Disease Mechanisms in Small Animal Surgery” (3rd edition). He is also the editor of the textbook “Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery” (1st edition), the textbook “Small Animal Thoracic Surgery” (2nd edition), and the textbook “Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques” (1st edition).
Dr. Brad Case
J. Brad Case is a Professor of small animal soft tissue and minimally invasive surgery at the University of Florida. His clinical interests involve discovering minimally invasive solutions for surgical conditions in small animals.
Dr. Sarah Marvel, MS, DVM, DACVS-SA, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology ACVS Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery), Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Dr. Marvel received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and then went on to obtain her DVM from the University of Wisconsin in 2009. She completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University. She stayed at Colorado State University and completed a residency in small animal surgery in 2013. Following her surgical residency she completed a fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Flint Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University. She achieved board certification from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS-SA) in 2014. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the General Surgery department at Colorado State University.