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Thursday, October 23, 2025
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
Run for Fun

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker Ready and Hospitality Room

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Registration and Information

7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Mark W. Allam Lecture and Awards Ceremony
Guest Speaker: Steven Rothenberg, MD – Rocky Mountain Children's
Large AnimalSmall AnimalKeynote

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibit Hall

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Large Animal Keynote Lecture: Complications: Talking About Something We’d Rather Not Discuss
Speaker: Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS, DACVS – Colorado State University
Large AnimalKeynote

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Small Animal Keynote Lecture: Optimizing Artificial Chordae Length and Annuloplasty Sizing for Enhanced Mitral Valve Repair Outcomes
Speaker: Masami Uechi, DVM, PhD – JASMINE Veterinary Cardiovascular Medical Center
Moderator: Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DECVS – Colorado State University
Small AnimalKeynote

10:15 AM - 6:00 PM
Legal, Communication, and Business Challenges in Practice
Seminar Chair: Liz Devine, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) – Lincoln Memorial University
Contemporary Topics

10:15 AM - 6:00 PM
Selected Topics in Small Animal Emergency Surgery
Seminar Chair: Andrea Sundholm, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – DoveLewis Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospital
Primary CareSmall Animal

10:15 AM - 6:00 PM
Surgical Sides: Anesthesia and Nutrition
Seminar Chair: Teri A. Raffel Kleist, CVT, VTS (she/her/hers) – ACVS
Technicians

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
ACVS Diplomates' Business Meeting

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Minimally Invasive Surgical Oncology
Industry Speaker: Shadi Ireifej, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal)
Affiliate EventLearning Lab

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Large Animal Residents' Forum
Moderator: Megan J. McCracken, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri
Moderator: Sushmitha S. Durgam, BVSc, MS, PhD, DACVS (Large Animal) – The Ohio State University
Large AnimalResidentsAbstracts

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Small Animal Residents' Forum
Moderator: Hayley M. Gallaher, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – Michigan State University
Moderator: Brandy Cichocki, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal)
Small AnimalResidentsAbstracts

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ACVS Resident Education Travel Grant Recipients Meet & Greet

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Large Animal Flash Poster Presentations
Large Animal

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Small Animal Flash Poster Presentations
Small Animal

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Poster Social

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Celebration of Giving (invitation only)