Surgery Services

Surgeons:
Greg Anderson, DVM, DACVS
Michael Conzemius, DVM, DACVS
Betty Kramek, DVM, MS, DACVS
Elizabeth LaFond, DVM, DACVS
Elizabeth Pluhar, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS
Vicki Wilke, DVM, DACVS

Residents:
Jeffery Biskup, DVM, resident until 2013
Kristina Kiefer, DVM, resident until 2013
Kevin Haynes, DVM, resident until 2014
Justin Uhl, DVM, resident until 2014
Daniel Balogh, DVM, resident until 2015
Erin Corbin, DVM, resident until 2015

Technician/ Staff:
Rachael Czachor, CVT
Andrea Boll, CVT
Kari Erickson, CVT
Chris Harper, CVT
Sarah Hayes, CVT
Nicole Schoenhals, CVT
Kellie Strand, CVT

Orthopedic surgery
*Fracture repair
*Elbow joint replacement
*Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
*Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA)
*Total Hip Replacement (THR)
*Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
*Arthroscopy

Neurosurgery
*Intervertebral disc surgery
*Brachial plexus tumors
*Craniotomy
*Vertebral fracture repair

Thoracic surgery
*Lung lobectomy
*Pericardectomy
*Cardiovascular surgery
*Persistent right aortic arch repair
*Patent ductus arteriosus occlusion (PDA)

Gastrointestinal surgery
*Intestinal resection and anastamosis
*Gastropexy
*Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV)
*Subtotal colectomy
*Liver lobectomy
*Portal System Shunt ligation / occlusion (PSS)
*Splenectomy
*Laparoscopy

Reconstructive surgery
*Tumor resections
*Skin grafts and flaps
*Wound debridement and repair

Head and neck surgery
*Maxillectomy/mandibulectomy
*Retrobulbar abscesses
*Rhinotomy
*Total ear canal ablation (TECA)
*Soft palate resection

Surgery is scheduled based on urgency. Elective cases are scheduled as soon as possible; however, there are no guarantees that surgery will be scheduled the day following the initial appointment. Priority is given to critical patients, fracture cases, oncology patients, and out-of-town clients.

Appointments may take two to four hours, especially if radiographs are needed.