I recently had a rotation with the orthopedic surgery service here at Cornell. Orthopedic surgery is something I have always been interested in due to having a major orthopedic surgery for a femur injury in high school. I also have a close family friend that is a human orthopedic surgeon, and he has taught me […]
Like a Surgeon…
Today I performed my first canine neuter surgery. It was terrifying, amazing and exhilarating, much like every new thing I do in vet school. After so many years of work, volunteering, shadowing and studying, the moment arrived where I was the surgeon. It was an emotional realization. Today, I lived the dream and experienced the […]
Time To Be An Anesthesiologist
During our Clinical Foundations block, each surgery group of three students was assigned a shelter patient that was going to be castrated through the community surgery service at the teaching hospital. Our group’s patient for the day was Ricky, a tiny Cairn terrier with enough personality to make up for what he lacked in size. It was […]