Instructor Spotlight

On February 24th join Dr. Singh at the Oquendo Campus for Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery!

This 3-day course will provide intensive lecture and cadaver wet lab experience of a wide array of commonly performed advanced-level soft tissue surgical procedures in dogs and cats. The course is aimed at general practice or university veterinarians with a keen interest in small animal surgery but wishing to expand their soft tissue surgical capabilities to the next level. Techniques in head and neck, abdominal and perineal surgery, as well as hernias, will be covered, and on the final day, a special focus on more advanced feline surgical procedures will occur.

Meet one of our instructors from our Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery course! Dr. Ameet Singh is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. His clinical and research interests include minimally invasive surgery and surgical site infections. Dr. Singh is currently the President of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society and is an ACVS Founding Fellow of Minimally Invasive Surgery. 

Viticus Group Creates New Role: Program Director, Veterinary Initiatives

Viticus Group is excited to announce the promotion of Crystal Vaquera, LVT, RVT from Veterinary Event Director to Program Director, Veterinary Initiatives. She has played an integral part in planning and running WVC Academy courses, the Veterinary Technician Symposia, and hands-on offerings during the WVC Annual Conference.

She will now have a special focus on identifying needs and creating new education programs specifically for veterinary technicians. The goal for Crystal’s new role is to create and make available the curriculum necessary to ensure that veterinary technicians have the skills and knowledge to perform at the highest level within their license. Crystal will be working to help maximize the competencies and utilization of veterinary technicians in their hospitals and in surgery suites everywhere.