Surgery Clinical Team

Our surgery team comprises board-certified expert faculty/clinicians, residents, nurses and technicians, and students.

Surgery Faculty/Clinicians
	Kimberly Agnello, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVSMR Associate Professor, Small Animal Surgery Director, Total Hip Replacement Program Arthroscopy Minimally invasive surgery Orthopedic surgery Total hip replacement Orthopedic oncologic surgery
	Lillian Aronson, VMD, DACVS Professor, Surgery Director, Renal Transplantation Program Microvascular surgery Protosystemic shunts Renal transplantation Soft tissue surgery Urinary tract surgery/endourology
	Dana Clarke, VMD, DACVECC Assistant Professor, Interventional Radiology & Critical Care Stenting for tracheal collapse Interventional radiology, vascular interventions Urinary tract surgery/endourology Emergency & critical care
	David Holt, BVSc, DACVS Professor, Soft Tissue Surgery Airway surgery-brachycephalics and laryngeal paralysis Portosystemic shunts Minimally invasive surgery Surgical oncology
	Jennifer Huck, DVM, DACVS Assistant Professor, Clinical Surgery Trauma surgery Barchycephalic airway disease Oncologic surgery Canine osteoarthritis
	Anna Massie, DVM, DACVS-SA Assistant Professor, Clinical Small Animal Surgery Arthroscopy Minimally invasive surgery Total hip replacement Joint resurfacing
	Michael Mison, DVM, DACVS Ryan Hospital Director and Chief Medical Officer Professor, Clinical Surgery Surgical oncology Soft tissue surgery Avian/exotic animal surgery
	Brian Sutherland, DVM, DACVS Assistant Professor of Surgery Minimally invasive surgery Thoracic surgery
	Jason Syrcle, DVM, DACVS Section Chief, Surgery Associate Professor, Clinical Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic surgery
	Susan Volk, VMD, PhD, DACVS Associate Professor, Soft-Tissue Surgery Soft tissue surgery Wound healing and reconstruction Regenerative medicine
	Molly Flaherty, DVM Staff Veterinarian, Physical Rehabilitation Therapy

Surgery Residents
	Brittany Abrams, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Marie Burneko, VMD Resident, Surgery
	Chiara Curcillo, VMD Resident, Surgery
	Sarah Friday, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Tiffany Kan, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Hunter Piegols, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Rachel Williams, DVM Resident, Surgery

Surgery Nursing Staff
Michelle DeVuono Capps, CVT - Surgery Supervisor
Marta Bates, CVT - Assistant Surgery Supervisor
Austin Boldt, CVT
Jess Bosco, CVT - Soft-tissue Surgery Coordinator
Peg DeLisle, CVT
Cami Elliott, CVT - Surgery/Radiology
Lisa Forde, CVT
Heidi Herb, CRCST - Sterilizing Manager
Patricia Knapp, CVT - Surgical Oncology Coordinator
Casey Richardson, CVT - Soft-tissue Surgery Coordinator
Jennifer Simmons, CVT - Orthopedic Surgery Coordinator
Scott Baxt, CVT - Nurse Assistant for Surgery and Radiology
Nicole Smith - Surgery Nurse
Karen Steffa-McQuillan - Surgery Nurse