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, Orthopedic Surgery Arthroscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Orthopedic surgery; Total hip replacement; Orthopedic oncologic surgery
	Lillian Aronson, VMD, DACVS Professor, Soft Tissue Surgery Director, Renal Transplantation Program Microvascular surgery; Portosystemic shunts; Renal transplantation; Soft tissue surgery; Urinary tract surgery/endourology
	Marie Burneko, VMD, DACVS Lecturer, Companion Animal Surgery Orthopedic surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Soft tissue surgery; Surgical oncology
	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
	Erin Gibson, DVM, DACVS Assistant Professor of Minimally Invasive Surgery
	Maureen Griffin, DVM, DACVS-SA, FSOACVS Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Surgical Oncology
	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; Brachycephalic airway disease; Oncologic surgery; Canine osteoarthritis
	Anna Massie, DVM, DACVS-SA Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery Arthroscopy; Minimally invasive surgery; Total hip replacement; Joint resurfacing
	Jason Syrcle, DVM, DACVS Section Chief, Surgery Associate Professor, Clinical Orthopedic Surgery Fracture fixation; Total hip replacement; Angular limb deformity correction
	Susan Volk, VMD, PhD, DACVS Associate Professor, Soft Tissue Surgery Soft tissue surgery; Wound healing and reconstruction; Regenerative medicine
	Molly Flaherty, DVM, CCRP, CVA, CVSMT, CVPP Clinical Instructor, Physical Rehabilitation Therapy

Surgery Residents
	Alison Billas, VMD Resident, Surgery
	Samuel Burkhardt, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Camille Duvieusart, BVMS Resident, Surgery
	Isabella Hildebrandt, DVM Resident, Surgery
	XiaoXiao Lederer, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Alysha McGrath, DVM Resident, Surgery
	Maya Sekhar, VMD Resident, Surgery

Surgery Veterinary Nursing Staff
Michelle Capps, CVT - Surgery Supervisor
Rachel Balabuszko, CVT - Soft Tissue Surgery Coordinator
Marta Bates, CVT - Assistant Surgery Supervisor
Scott Baxt, CVT - Nurse Assistant for Surgery and Radiology
Jess Bosco, CVT - Soft-tissue Surgery Coordinator
Katie Brewer - Surgery Veterinary Nurse
Peg DeLisle, CVT
Lisa Forde, CVT
Rebekah Fries, RVT - Orthopedic Surgery Coordinator
Patricia Knapp, CVT - Surgical Oncology Coordinator
Steve Sloan, CVT - Orthopedics
Nicole Smith - Surgery Veterinary Nurse
Karen Steffa-McQuillan - Surgery Veterinary Nurse
Brian Waters, CRCST, CIS, CHL - Central Sterilizing Manager
Evan Vattimo - Emergency