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Friday, October 24, 2025
6:15 AM - 7:15 AM
Run for Fun

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
ACVS Recent Diplomates' Breakfast and Focus Group (invitation only)

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
ACVS Past Presidents' Advisory Committee Meeting (invitation only)

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

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration and Information

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Changing the Course of OA Management: Efficacy and Owner Satisfaction with Tin-117m
Sunrise SeminarSmall Animal

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Pre-Session Coffee

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Large Animal Keynote Lecture: At the Intersection of Surgery and Regenerative Medicine: The Quest for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Sport Horse Injuries Through Biological Approaches
Speaker: Laurie R. Goodrich, DVM, PhD, DACVS (she/her/hers) – Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Moderator: Lacy Kamm, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), PhD – Oregon State University
Large AnimalKeynote

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Small Animal Keynote Lecture: Defining Success in Veterinary Surgery
Speaker: William Liska, DVM, DACVS – Global Veterinary Specialists PLLC
Small AnimalKeynote

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Meeting Challenges Together: Transforming Veterinary Education for Students
Seminar Chair: Sam L. Morello, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal) – AVMA
Contemporary Topics

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Articular Surgery: Contemporary Perspectives on Joint Repair, Replacement, and Fusion
Seminar Chair: Stephen C. Jones, MVB, MS, DACVS (Small Animal), DECVS (he/him/his) – Omega Veterinary Group
Primary CareSmall Animal

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
General Surgery Topics for Veterinary Technicians
Seminar Chair: Teri A. Raffel Kleist, CVT, VTS (she/her/hers) – ACVS
Technicians

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

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

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Soft Tissue Surgery 2

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Soft Tissue Surgery 1

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Orthopedic

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Small Animal Scientific Abstracts: Orthopedic 2

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Surgery Residents' Awards Ceremony

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Working Group: 3D Printing (WAITLIST)
Working Group Moderator: Jose L. Carvajal, DVM, MS, DACVS (Small Animal) – University of Florida Small Animal Hospital
Small Animal

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Working Group: Fluorescence
Working Group Moderator: Michelle Oblak, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), DVSc, ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue) – University of Guelph
Small Animal

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Working Group: Nutrition
Working Group Moderator: Jolle Kirpensteijn, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DECVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology – Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Working Group Moderator: Catherine Ruggiero, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)
Small Animal

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Working Group: Small Animal Respiratory
Working Group Moderator: Kathleen M. Ham, DVM, MS, DACVS (she/her/hers) – University of Florida
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Septic Arthritis in Horses
Seminar Chair: Lauren V. Schnabel, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR (she/her/hers) – North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Large Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Advances in Surgical Therapy for Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
Seminar Chair: Katsuhiro Matsuura, DVM, PhD – University of Florida
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Angular Limb Deformities
Seminar Chair: Kyle Snowdon, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal) – MedVet
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Upper GI Reconstruction, Biliary Rerouting
Seminar Chair: Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DECVS – Colorado State University
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Surgical Oncology: Upper Airway
Seminar Chair: Brad M. Matz, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Surgical Oncology – Auburn University
Small Animal

1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Veterinary Surgery
Seminar Chair: Dominique J. Griffon, DMV, MS, PhD, DECVS, DACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics) (she/her/hers) – Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Contemporary Topics

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Equine Regenerative Medicine and Beyond: Comparative Applications in Equine, Canine, and Human Therapies
Seminar Chair: Liberty Getman, DVM, DACVS – Zoetis
Large Animal

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Complications in Large Animal Surgery
Seminar Chair: David G. Levine, DVM, DACVS (Large Animal), DACVSMR (Equine) (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania
Large Animal

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Developing Indigenous Relationships and Providing Veterinary Care to Remote and Underprivileged Communities
Seminar Chair: Suzanne J. K Mund, DVM, MSc, DACVS (Large Animal) (she/her/hers) – Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Contemporary Topics

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

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Management of Septic Arthritis in Farm Animals
Seminar Chair: Joseph W. Lozier, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal) – The Ohio State University
Large Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Surgical Approaches to Mitral Valve Repair
Seminar Chair: Daniel J. Brockman, BVSc, CertVR, CertSAO, DACVS, DECVS (he/him/his) – The Royal Veterinary College
Small Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Techniques to Manage eTPA
Seminar Chair: Don A. Hulse, DVM, DACVS (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University
Small Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Surgical Approach to the Ear, Head, and Neck
Seminar Chair: Erin Gibson, DACVS (Small Animal), ACVS Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue) (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
Small Animal

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Minimally Invasive Soft Tissue Surgery
Seminar Chair: Ingrid M. Balsa, MEd, DACVS (Small Animal) (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
Small Animal

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Surgery Summit Happy Hour