Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center

A view through the glass of a procedure at the Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center.

Welcome to the Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center at the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

This expansion of the Orthopedic Surgery Service opened in 2024 and is a standalone center located just steps from the hospital. The center encompasses 25 rooms and 7,300 square feet of space, including three state-of-the-art operating rooms.

Meet Our Surgeons

Meet Our Staff

Surgeries Offered

Our state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to providing life-changing surgical treatment for dogs, cats, and other beloved companion animals.

Modeled after human health inpatient/outpatient facilities, the center provides advanced surgical capabilities for animals suffering from injuries or disorders of the bones and joints. This state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to providing life-changing surgical treatment for dogs, cats, and other beloved companion animals. The center’s surgical specialists set the bar for innovative treatments performed at very few veterinary hospitals anywhere in the world, such as total hip replacements with the ability to create custom, 3D-printed titanium implants.

The Advanced Veterinary Surgery Center is led by four world-renowned board-certified faculty surgeons and one board-certified surgical fellow. They are some of the nation’s foremost authorities on joint replacement surgeries and other orthopedic breakthroughs.

Beyond offering more space than the hospital’s Orthopedic Surgery Service, the center provides orthopedic surgeons with an environment that accommodates the latest in surgical technology, surgical instrumentation, anesthesia and monitoring equipment, and imaging equipment to support sophisticated procedures in small animals and drive surgical innovation.