Large Animal Surgery

Our Surgery Service is one of the region’s best resources for sport horses, food and fiber animals, and other large species. Our faculty pursue research in the areas of orthopedics and biomechanics, as well as soft tissue disorders.

Our faculty serve to mentor the next generation of large animal surgical leaders, the New Bolton Center surgery team undertakes research on large animal orthopedics, biomechanics, and soft tissue disorders.

Our Services

Services include arthroscopy, endoscopy, laparoscopy, laser and cryo-surgery.

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Our Facilities

Here are the hospital facilities available to New Bolton Center Surgery patients.

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Our Research

Our research includes stem cell therapy, bone growth, laminitis, and equine arthritis.

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Our Surgery Team

Our service has led the way in large animal surgery, and our board-certified surgical faculty and clinical staff are among the nation's most experienced and respected.

Eric Parente, DVM, DACVS
Service Chief, Large Animal Surgery
Professor of Large Animal Surgery

Marie-Eve Fecteau, DVM, DACVIM
Associate Professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery

José M. García-López, VMD, DACVS, DACVSMR
Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery

David G. Levine, DVM, DACVS, DACVSMR
Associate Professor of Clinical Large Animal Surgery

Tate Buxton Morris, DVM, DACVS
Lecturer in Large Animal Surgery and Emergency and Critical Care

James Orsini, DVM, DACVS
Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery

Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR
Jacques Jenny Endowed Term Chair in Orthopedic Surgery
Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery