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Surgery

We provide a full surgical referral service

Our full-time surgeons are Andrew Crawford, Luis Rubio-Martinez, Justine Kane-Smyth and Ellen Singer.

 

They are RCVS/American/European recognised specialists in Equine Surgery, meaning they have undergone a long-standardised training programme in equine surgery (under the strict guidelines of the American or European College of Veterinary Surgeons), hold a number of post-graduate qualifications, and are required to regularly up-skill in order to retain their specialist status.

 

For further details on the individual members of the team, please refer to the SEH Team section.

Andrew Crawford - Hospital Clinical Director

Andrew Crawford

Andrew Crawford BVetMed Cert ES (Orth) DipECVS MRCVS Hospital Clinical Director
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Luis M. Rubio Martínez - Clinical Director

Luis M. Rubio Martínez

Luis M. Rubio Martínez DVM DVSc PhD DACVS DECVS DACVSMR MRCVS Clinical Director
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Justine Kane-Smyth - Veterinary Associate

Justine Kane-Smyth

Justine Kane-Smyth BVM&S, MScR, Dip.ECVS, FHEA, MRCVS Veterinary Associate
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Ellen Singer - Veterinary Associate

Ellen Singer

Ellen Singer BA, DVM, DVSc., Diplomate ACVS & ECVS, FRCVS Veterinary Associate
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We provide a full surgical referral service, including elective and emergency procedures such as:

  • Colic surgery
  • Upper respiratory tract (‘wind’) surgery (tie-forward, hobday, laser surgery, standing tie-back, standing nerve graft)
  • Key-hole surgery into joints (ie arthoscopy), into tendon sheaths (ie tenoscopy) and into bursa (ie navicular bursoscopy)
  • Key-hole into the abdomen (laparoscopy)
  • Fracture repair
  • Laser surgery
  • Urogenital surgery (castrations, rigs, removal of ovaries, C-sections)
  • Skin tumours
  • Tooth problems
  • Head conditions
  • Sinus surgery
  • Eye problems
  • Other less conventional surgical procedures

A team of anaesthetist, specialist surgeon and nurses are on stand by 24 hours a day to perform elective and emergency procedures. In our dedicated surgical suite. Many procedures can be performed standing on the sedated horse; however, other procedures require general anaesthesia. A dedicated trained anaesthetist will be in charge of the standing sedation or the general anaesthesia while the surgery is completed.

 

Patients are carefully monitored during general anaesthesia by trained veterinary surgeons using ECG, arterial blood pressure monitoring, blood gas and electrolyte monitoring.

 

Positive pressure ventilation can be used where appropriate to help anaesthetised horses to breathe, the induction of and recovery from anaesthesia takes place in our fully padded recovery stalls. A rope system is available and in use to help horses stand up after general anaesthesia.

For further information on surgical procedures please click on any of the following headings:

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