RESIDENTS: Circular & Hybrid External Skeletal Fixation (ESF) Dry-lab AU

Speaker Biography

Dr. Daniel Dean Lewis

DVM, Diplomate ACVS, ACVS Founding Fellow Minimally Invasive
Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics), Honorary Fellow Australian New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Professor Emeritus and former Jerry and Lola Collins Eminent Scholar in
Canine Sports Medicine and Comparative Orthopedics
Small Animal Surgery and subsequantly Orthopedic Surgery Service Chief (former)
Coordinator Small Animal Surgery Residency Program (former)
Associate Chair Graduate and House Officer Education (former)
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Florida

Dan Lewis received his DVM from the University of California, Davis in 1983. He completed an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Louisiana State University in 1984 and a Residency in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Florida in 1987. Dr. Lewis spent a year as the Surgical Registrar at Sydney University before returning to Louisiana State University in 1988 as an Assistant Professor. In 1993, he returned to the University of Florida where he has ascended to his current rank as a Professor of Small Animal Surgery and was subsequently named the Jerry and Lola Collins Eminent Scholar in Canine Sports Medicine and Comparative Orthopedics. Dr. Lewis is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, a Founding Fellow in Minimal Invasive Small Animal Orthopedic Surgery, a former President of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society, the recipient of the 2012 World Small Animal Veterinary Association-Hill’s Pet Mobility Award. He was named a University of Florida Foundation Research Professor in 2016, was the recipient of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society’s Steve Fox Life Time Achievement Award in 2024 and was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in 2024. Dr. Lewis has authored or co-authored over 225 peer-reviewed publications. His special interests include musculoskeletal traumatology, minimally invasive fracture management and reconstructive orthopedic surgery with a focus on the utilization of circular and hybrid external skeletal fixation for fracture stabilization, deformity correction and limb salvage procedures. In addition, Dr. Lewis has most recently embraced the use of virtual surgical planning and 3D printing in complex orthopedic procedures.

Dr Jarrod Drew BVSc, MANZCVS, MVetSurg, DECVS

Jarrod trained at the University of Queensland before undertaking specialist training in small animal surgery at Murdoch University, Western Australia.
He has attained a Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education, a Dual Masters Degree in Small Animal Surgery, and is a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Surgeons. Jarrod is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Jarrod is passionate about all aspects of surgery with special interests in Brachycephalic airway disease, cruciate disease, neurosurgery, and fracture repair.

Dr Lance Wilson BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery)
Lance graduated from the University of Queensland in 2000 and after eight years in general practice, including the obligatory UK locum circuit, returned to UQ as a staff surgeon.
He commenced a residency training program in 2010 and in 2015 attained Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal surgery.
Lance was head of the small animal surgery department at UQ until leaving in January 2017 to help create ARH Brisbane as a founding partner.
Lance remains passionate about all aspects of surgery, however has a special interest in neurosurgery, complex fracture repair and limb deformity correction.
Lance is kept busy and grounded by his beautiful wife Kirsten, three gorgeous children, a pack of dogs and a few tame cattle. In his little spare time, Lance enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his family and hobbling around the football field.