Contact
Soft Tissue Surgery Service
Telephone
(530) 752-1393
Location
UC Davis Health Science District
VMTH
1 Garrod Drive
Davis, California
Soft Tissue Surgery Service
Welcome to the Soft Tissue Surgery Service at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Our board-certified faculty surgeons lead a team that also includes resident veterinarians, highly-skilled technicians and fourth-year students of the School of Veterinary Medicine. Working together with post-operative support staff and board-certified veterinary anesthetists, this team provides cutting-edge surgical procedures. Utilizing the most current surgical technology, our surgeons are leading the way in new veterinary surgeries, and forging new paths to optimal pet health.
The mission of the Soft Tissue Surgery Service includes:
- Teach veterinary students and train residents about surgical disease and treatments
- Provide the best surgical and medical care to animals with surgical conditions using evidenced based medicine
- Advance surgical practice by doing scientific research and clinical trials in our specialty
Clinical Activities and Procedures
The Soft Tissue Surgery Service offers specialized veterinary procedures: cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal, respiratory, urogenital, reconstructive surgery, and a multitude of interventional radiology techniques.
Advanced diagnostics provided:
- Computed tomography (CT scan)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Ultrasonography -Nuclear scintigraphy
- Fluoroscopy
Interventional Radiology:
IR is a specialty in veterinary medicine, being pioneered at UC Davis, that utilizes imaging modalities (eg., fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography) to perform minimally invasive procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
- Benign Obstructions
- Malignant Obstructions
- Non-Oncologic Vascular Procedures
- Oncologic Vascular Procedures
- Miscellaneous applications
Surgeries provided:
- GI (stomach and intestinal) surgery
- Liver surgery, including conventional and minimally-invasive surgery for congenital portosystemic shunts
- Urinary tract surgery
- Endocrine surgery
- Reproductive surgery
- Thoracic (chest) surgery
- Minimally invasive procedures
- Respiratory (lung) surgery
- Oncologic (cancer) procedures and reconstructions
- Transnare Cryoablation
- Wound repair, grafting, reconstructions
Faculty
William T. N. Culp, VMD, DACVS
Professor - Chief of Service
Michelle Giuffrida, VMD, DACVS
Associate Professor
Philipp Mayhew, BVMS, DACVS
Professor
Michele A. Steffey, DVM, DACVS
Professor
House Officers
Alex Aubrecht, DVM
Resident I
Sohee Bae, DVM
Resident II
Amy Downey, DVM
Resident III
Carma Horwood, DVM
Resident I
Kyla Walter, DVM
Resident III
Jordan Wilson, DVM
Resident II
Staff
Michelle Chavez, RVT
Small Animal Surgery Services Supervisor
Robert Collins, RVT
Small Animal Surgical Services/Anesthesia Manager
Felicia Arguello, RVT
Ellen Peters, RVT
Caroline Yearian
Veterinary Technician