The ACVS established the Outstanding Surgery Residents’ Awards competition to encourage the development of clinically important research and the dissemination of the results of these investigations, particularly those conducted by surgery residents. Congratulations to each of the award recipients.
Awards were presented in the following categories:
- Large Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation
(Research and Clinical) - Small Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation
(Research and Clinical) - Veterinary Surgery Publication
- Poster Presentation
Two posters were selected from those presented by residents at the 2017 ACVS Surgery Summit. Eight oral presentations (four from both large animal and small animal categories) were selected from those given in the Residents’ Forum at the ACVS Surgery Summit. Three manuscripts were selected from those published in Veterinary Surgery. Presentations, publications and posters must represent the original work of the resident. Studies may be prospective or retrospective clinical studies or controlled.
Large Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation
Research
First Place
Marcos Perez Nogues (University of California-Davis), Julie E. Dechant, Tanya Garcia-Nolen, Susan M. Stover. Evaluation of the Effect of Water Temperature on Fiberglass Cast Strength.
Second Place
Leah McGlinchey (Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn, AL), Amelia Munsterman, Sarah Rowanowski, Matthew Coleridge, Lindsey Boone, R. Reid Hanson. Ex Vivo Comparison of the Bursting Strength of Surgeon’s Knot Compared to Self-Locking Knots for Closure of Ventral Midline Celiotomy in Horses.
Clinical
First Place
Nora Mareike Biermann (University of Prince Edward Island), J. Trenton McClure, Mathew Saab, Javier Sanchez, Aimie Doyle. Randomized Trial of Four Different Pre-Surgical Hand Antiseptic Techniques in Equine Surgery.
Second Place
Alexandra Curtiss (University of Pennsylvania), Dean Richardson, Darko Stefanovski. Post-Operative Infection Associated with Equine Orthopedic Internal Fixation: 155 Cases (2008–2016).
Small Animal Residents’ Forum Presentation
Research
First Place
James Howard (The Ohio State University), Nina R. Kieves, Brittney Johnson, Judith Bertran, Antonio Pozzi, Stephen Jones. Measurement of Shoulder Abduction Angles in Dogs—An Ex-Vivo Study of Accuracy and Precision.
Second Place
Anna Massie (University of California-Davis), Sue Stover, Tanya C. Garcia, Po-Yen Chou, David Sanchez Migallon-Guzman, Amy Kapatkin. The Effects of Hole Diameter on Torsional Mechanical Properties of the Rabbit Femur.
Clinical
First Place
Selena Tinga (University of Florida), Stanley E. Kim, Scott A. Banks, Stephen C. Jones, Brian H. Park, Daniel D. Lewis, Antonio Pozzi. In-Vivo Three-Dimensional Kinematics of Cranial Cruciate Ligament-Deficient Stifles Treated with Lateral Fabello-Tibial Suture Stabilization.
Second Place
Anna E. Dunlap (North Carolina State University), Kyle G. Mathews, Kent A. Bruner, Bethany L. Walters, Hongyu Ru, Denis J. Marcellin-Little. Three-Dimensional Assessment of the Influence of Canine Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis on Pelvic Geometry.
Veterinary Surgery Publication
First Place
Lee B. Meakin (University of Bristol), Colored Indicator Undergloves Increase the Detection of Glove Perforations by Surgeons During Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Oliver P. Gilman, Kevin J. Parsons, Neil J. Burton, Sorrel J. Langley-Hobbs. Veterinary Surgery 45: 709-714
Second Place
Jocelin S. Blake (North Carolina State University), Carotid Artery Bursting Pressure and Seal Time after Multiple uses of a Vessel Sealing Device. Brian J. Trumpatori, Kyle G. Mathews, Emily H. Griffith. Veterinary Surgery 46: 501-506
Third Place
Brenna N. Burkett (Mississippi State University), Effects of Firocoxib, Flunixin Meglumine, and Phenylbutazone on Platelet Function and Thromboxane Synthesis in Healthy Horses. John M. Thomason, Holly M. Hurdle, Robert W. Wills, Robin L. Fontenot. Veterinary Surgery 45: 1087-1094
Poster Presentation
First Place
Elaine Flory Claffey (Cornell University), Timothy Moore, Michael Sledziona, Jonathan Cheetham. Immunomodulation Improves Recovery Following Peripheral Nerve Injury.
Second Place
Jesus A. Hermida (Purdue University), Hsin-Yi Weng, Timothy B. Lescun, Hugo Almonte. Comparison of Bone Contact Properties Using One 4.5 Mm Cortical Screw or Two 3.5 Mm Cortical Screws in a Model of Mid-Body Proximal Sesamoid Bone Fracture.
