Associate Profesor Large Animal Surgery
University of Pennsylvania
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Dr. García-López obtained his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and went on to complete a one-year equine internship at Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center (Ringoes, New Jersey, USA) followed by a three-year Large Animal Surgical Residency with special focus on Equine Sports Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, Massachusetts. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2001 and by the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2013.
Following his residency he obtained a lecturer position in the Section of Equine Sports Medicine and Imaging at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania where he remained for 2 years. From 2002 through 2022, he returned to Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine as an Assistant then Associate Professor in Large Animal Surgery, where he helped developed the Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery Service of which he served as its director from 2014–2022. While at Tufts, he focused his work on the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders as well as the use of advanced imaging in the equine athlete. In 2022, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center where he is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery, with a focus on equine orthopedics including arthroscopy and fracture repair, lameness diagnosis and treatment, and advanced imaging.
Dr. García-López is also a faculty member of AO VET North America (AO VET NA), of which he served as Chair from 2021–2024. He regularly lectures and provides consultations at the national and international level.
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The Use of LCP and T-LCP for Arthrodesis of the CMC and DIT/TMT Joints in the Equine Athlete
Saturday, October 26, 2024
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Panel Discussion: Arthrodesis and Long Bone Fracture Repair in the Horse
Saturday, October 26, 2024
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM