Equine Medicine & Surgery

“Very pleased with Dr. Santiago and the whole team that looked after my equine athlete.”

– Client, Equine Medicine

Our Service

We care for pleasure horses, race horses, breeding horses, and more. We have two climate-controlled equine wards, two equine surgery suites with state-of-the art equipment and padded recovery rooms, and the only 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system for horses in the state.

Our service is staffed by specialized veterinarians 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for emergencies and by appointment for patients in need of evaluation and care from our board-certified specialists in equine surgery, internal medicine, and reproduction.

Additionally, if your horse needs the expertise of a specialist in cardiology, dermatology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology, or imaging our equine veterinarians can quickly and easily consult with additional board-certified specialists available at our hospital

Services

  • Digital radiology, ultrasound, nuclear imaging, computed tomography,and high-field MRI
  • Extracorporeal shock wave therapy
  • High-speed treadmill examinations
  • Internal medicine including isolation facilities for infectious disease management
  • Lameness and lameness locator
  • General surgery
  • Minimally invasive and laser surgery
  • Reproductive surgery
  • Therapeutic shoeing
  • Videoendoscopy (traditional and overground) equipment for upper respiratory, urinary tract, and stomach, including dynamic endoscopy

Special Capabilities

  • 24-hour emergency medicine and critical care
  • 24-hour equine adult and foal critical care
  • Biologic therapies for orthopedic applications
  • Minimally invasive coil embolization for guttural pouch mycosis
  • Pulmonary function testing
  • Transvenous electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation
  • Two modern surgery suites and padded recovery rooms

Clinicians


Scott Austin – DVM, MS, DACVIM-LAIM

Clinical Professor

Rebecca Bishop – DVM, DACVS-LA

Post Doctoral Research Associate

Jonathan Foreman – DVM, MS, DACVIM-LAIM

Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Professor

Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine

Sarah Gray – DVM, DACVS-LA

Clinical Assistant Professor

Santiago Gutierrez Nibeyro – DVM, MS, DACVS-LA, DACVSMR

Clinical Professor

Lori Madsen – DVM, DACVSMR

Instructor

Annette McCoy – DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS-LA

Associate Professor

Matthew Stewart – BVSc, MVetClinStud, PhD, FACVSc-LA (Equine Surgery), DACVSMR-Equine

Professor

Professor, Comparative Biosciences

Pamela Wilkins – DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM-LAIM, DACVECC

Professor

Residents and Interns


Rachel Butler – DVM

Veterinary Resident

Alexandra Carlson – DVM, PhD

Veterinary Specialty Intern

Zuzanna Graczyk – DVM

Veterinary Resident

Aya Kanzawa – BVSc

Veterinary Specialty Intern

Ina Mersich – DVM

Veterinary Resident

Ana Nobrega – DVM

Veterinary Resident

Julie Wright – VMD

Equine Medicine & Surgery Rotating Intern

Chelsea Zobrist – DVM

Veterinary Resident

Staff


Brittany Biehl – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Olivia Downs – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Chelsia Foil – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Sarah Groenhagen – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Ashley Jiles – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Celeste Kappes – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician

Merinda Venatta – CVT

Certified Veterinary Technician