Texas A&M, Vet Valor Fund Help Get ‘Lieutenant Dan’ Back On His Feet With Hip Surgery
Lieutenant Dan, a three-legged mixed breed dog, wears a tag that says, “Got no leg,” but his lack of a limb doesn’t slow him down. Like his namesake from “Forrest Gump,” this Lieutenant Dan faced a life-altering challenge when he lost one of his hind legs; unlike the character Lt. Dan, however, the canine Lieutenant […]
VMBS Equine Specialist Leads The Way In Innovative Teaching, Patient Care
Veterinarian Dr. Kati Glass is revolutionizing equine medicine at Texas A&M through her endeavors in veterinary education and innovation. Only seven years into her career as a faculty member at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), Dr. Kati Glass ’09, ’12 has established herself as an international leader in equine […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Use 3D Printing Technology To Assist In Double Hip Replacement Surgery
A Labrador retriever named Ava is back to running and playing with her family after her second double hip replacement, courtesy of Texas A&M University veterinarians, computerized tomography (CT)-guided planning, and 3D-printing technology. When the two replacement hips Ava received as a puppy wore out in 2020, Texas A&M veterinarians were able to remove the […]
Barnes Joins Small Animal Orthopedics Team
An avid hiker and lover of all things outdoors, Dr. Kate Barnes traveled the United States studying and working in veterinary medicine before making Texas A&M University her home. A Connecticut native, Barnes attended Ross University before transferring to Oregon to finish her degree. After an internship in Ithaca at Cornell, a residency at Virginia […]
Orthopedics Expands Services with New Clinician
With the addition of a fourth faculty member, the Orthopedics Service in the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has made updates that have allowed the team to serve more clients, enhance services they currently offer, and continue to make advancements in cutting-edge procedures. Since the arrival of Dr. Kate Barnes earlier this year, orthopedics has […]
