What is a
“boarded surgeon”?
The
Companion Animal Surgery Service at LSU is staffed
with board-certified veterinary surgeons and those having residency
training. A board certified veterinary
surgeon, or “Diplomate,” is a veterinarian who has successfully completed
the board certification process and received a diploma from the American
College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS). To become board-certified in
veterinary surgery, a veterinarian must complete a minimum of four
additional years of advanced clinical training in surgery (usually a
one-year internship and a three-year surgical residency program), perform
research and have it published, and pass a rigorous certification
examination. Only veterinarians who have successfully completed a minimum
of four years advanced training and certification requirements are
Diplomates of the American College of
Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and have earned the right to be called
specialists in veterinary surgery.
Surgeons:
Residents:
Surgery Fellow
Staff:
Senior
Students
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