Surgery Support Service for Primary Care Veterinary Clinics

After completing her veterinary degree, Dr Melissa moved to California during which time she worked for a large chain of hospitals as a regional traveling surgeon, servicing over 20 clinics in the east bay area. During this time, she not only performed some of the more complex primary-care level surgeries, but also helped train several of their junior vets to improve their surgical confidence and competency. Now that Dr Melissa is back home, she is able to offer this same surgical support service for primary care veterinary clinics in the greater Montreal and surrounding area.

 

Surgical support can come in the form of temporary or regular replacement coverage, depending on your clinic’s needs. Where, in conjunction with your existing support staff, Dr Melissa would perform a wide variety of primary-care level surgeries for your patients. If there is a particular surgery you or any of your associate veterinarians are interested in learning, such as gastropexies for example, She will gladly include you and your staff during these procedures.

Dr Melissa has experience in a wide variety of surgeries including:

  • Mature large breed ovariohysterectomies and cryptorchid castrations
  • Preventive surgeries including gastropexies and stenotic nares correction via ventral wedge resection 
  • Limb and tail amputations, wound and transected ligament repairs 
  • Exploratory laparotomies, gastrotomies, enterotomies, intestinal resection & anastomoses, intra-abdominal biopsies, splenectomies and cystotomies 
  • Superficial & invasive mass excisions, dermal & muscular flap reconstructions, including mastectomies 
  • Enucleation,  entropion correction, and nictitans gland prolapse correction via the modified morgan pocket technique

If you are interested in having Dr Melissa help your team, please download and fill out the following form detailing your specific hospital needs and email it to: [email protected]  

She will then contact you to schedule a visit at your clinic, meet your staff team, and further discuss how she can help you meet your clients surgical needs.

Download Surgery Support Form

Please note that I am a veterinarian with surgical experience, not a board certified surgeon.  At this time, I do not perform surgeries that require specialized equipment or intensive postoperative overnight monitoring.  This includes oropharyngeal surgeries such as soft palate resections, as these have a higher risk for respiratory compromise in the hours following the surgery due to post-operative inflammation.  Surgeries such as these should only be performed where round-the-clock & overnight care is readily available such as at referral and emergency hospitals, and ideally by board certified surgical specialists. – Dr Melissa Choucroun