UC Davis Launches Neurosurgery Specialty Service
The UC Davis veterinary hospital has launched a Neurosurgery Specialty Service aimed at adapting state-of-the-art surgical solutions to complex neurological conditions.
This new service offers state-of-the-art neurosurgical interventions and clinical trials, including:
- Craniotomies (tumors, abscesses/granuloma, etc.)
- Spinal mass resection
- Correction of cranio-cervical junction abnormalities and spinal malformations
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Wobbler and lumbosacral stabilization
- Hydrocephalus treatment
- Stereotactic brain biopsy
- Additional procedures requiring intensive perioperative care (including ventilation) and multi-specialty treatment (radiation therapy, immunotherapy, etc.)
“We are committed to providing cutting-edge surgical solutions for complex neurological conditions in our animal patients,” said Assistant Professor Vishal Murthy, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology). “With a goal to provide personalized, high quality, collaborative neurosurgical care, we are thrilled to offer these new services to improve outcomes for our patients.”
In addition to Dr. Murthy, the Neurosurgery Specialty Service is led by Assistant Professors Ji-Hey Lim, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology) and Adrien Dupanloup, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology). This committed surgical team is equipped with a dedicated neurosurgical suite at the UC Davis veterinary hospital, with access to intraoperative CT, fluoroscopy, minimally invasive endoscopy, intraoperative microscopy and neuronavigation. Collaboration with the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit—staffed 24/7 by a team of critical care specialists and highly trained technicians—provides exceptional perioperative care. Further coordination with other post-surgical adjunctive therapies, such as radiation therapy, is available as needed.
“This new specialty at UC Davis will allow our hospital to offer more exclusive surgical offerings previously not available in California, such as intracranial endoscopy for hydrocephalus, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and stereotactic brain biopsies,” said Dr. Murthy. “Our neurosurgeons take on complex cases, often referred by other neurologists, using the best tools, and regularly push the envelope of veterinary neurosurgery.”
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