Neurosurgical Specialty Referrals
The UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has launched a Neurosurgery Specialty Service aimed at cutting edge surgical solutions to complex neurological conditions.
This new service will offer 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.)
This service is led by Drs Vishal Murthy, DVM DACVIM (Neurology), Ji-Hey Lim, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology) and Adrien Dupanloup, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology), and is proud to offer personalized, high quality, collaborative advanced neurosurgical care, translating the latest in human neurosurgery to veterinary medicine. 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.
If you are a referring veterinarian with a case requiring specialized neurosurgical care or would like a consultation to find out more about the surgical options available for your patients, please contact us at VMTHNeurology@ucdavis.edu.