Soft Tissue Surgery
Our Services
The Equine Soft Tissue Surgery Service at the Veterinary Medical Center at Ohio State offers state-of-the-art comprehensive diagnosis and surgical care of all equids.
Service Highlights
- Board certified specialists
- State-of-the-art hospital facilities, including intensive care unit staffed 24 hours/day by certified animal health technicians
- Upper airway surgery- endoscopy and treadmill (see Performance Evaluation)
- Reproductive surgery
- Colic and gastrointestinal surgery
- Advanced wound care
- Laparoscopy (oviarectomy, cryptochidectomy)
- Urogenital surgery (e.g. bladder stones)
- Support services: diagnostic imaging/radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, reproductive care, cardiology
Surgeons
- James Belknap, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Associate Professor
- Liz Santschi, DVM, Associate Professor- Clinical
- Margaret Mudge, VMD, DACVS, ACVECC, Assistant Professor- Clinical
