Professor and Eminent Scholar
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Dr. 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 Eminent Scholar. Dr. Lewis is a Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, an ACVS Founding Fellow, Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Orthopedics), a former president of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society, and 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, the Veterinary Orthopedic Society's Steve Fox Lifetime 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 200 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 embraced the use of virtual surgical planning and 3D printing in complex orthopedic procedures.
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Small Animal Keynote Lecture: Innovations in Small Animal Orthopedics: Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, October 24, 2024
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM