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William Hoefle, DVM, MS,
DACVS
Robert D. Barstad, DVM, MS
(Practice Limited to Surgery)
David R. Mason, B. Vet. Med (Honours), MRCVS,
DACVS, DECVS
Jeffrey Geels, DVM, MS, DACVS
Christopher Horstman, DVM,
MS, DACVS |
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Examinations Consultations
- Fracture Repair
- Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy
(TPLO)
- Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
- Joint Surgery
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- Total Hip Replacement
- Neurosurgery
- Growth Deformities
- Oncologic Surgery
- Arthroscopy
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Urogenital Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
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William Hoefle, DVM, MS,
DACVS
Dr. Hoefle graduated with his D.V.M. in
1966 and earned a M.S. in 1974 from Iowa State University where he
is currently a Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. He is also
board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Dr.
Hoefle has consulted for many veterinary practices during his career
and has operated a mobile veterinary orthopedic surgical practice in
the Las Vegas area for about 25 years. He is a founding partner of
LVVRC as well as senior staff surgeon. Dr. Hoefle has many
accomplishments including numerous publications, presentations,
research projects, and honors. He is a member of several veterinary
and university organizations having served as president of the
Veterinary Orthopedic Society and the Iowa Veterinary Medical
Association. He has made presentations for such groups as the
American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical
Association, North American Veterinary Conference, Western
Veterinary Conference, Central States Veterinary Conference,
Veterinary Orthopedic Society, and the ACVS Surgical Forum.
Dr. Hoefle's professional interests include fracture repair, joint
injuries, and juvenile orthopedic diseases. He also enjoys training
surgical residents.
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Robert D. Barstad, DVM, MS
(Practice Limited to Surgery)
Dr. Barstad is a 1978 graduate of Iowa State University, College
of Veterinary Medicine. Upon graduation he became a general, small
animal practitioner in Colorado and Wisconsin for 5 years. In 1983
he returned to Iowa State University to perform a surgical residency
and Master's degree program, in Veterinary Clinical Sciences. In
1986 he moved to Dallas, Texas, to open the Dallas Veterinary
Surgical Center (DVSC). He is still an owner and staff surgeon in
Dallas, and shares time at the Las Vegas Veterinary Referral Center
as senior clinician. He performs all disciplines of surgery,
orthopedics, soft tissue, and neurosurgery.
Dr. Barstad was honored with the Reiser Award for Proficiency in
Small Animal Medicine and Surgery his senior year at Iowa State
University. He received the 1997 Clinical Consultation Award from
the Texas Academy of Veterinary Practice. This award is given each
year to the specialist in the state of Texas that has most helped
his peers with consultation and care of their patients.
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David R. Mason, B. Vet. Med (Honours), MRCVS,
DACVS, DECVS
Dr. Mason is originally from England and earned a Bachelor of
Veterinary Medicine (Honours) degree from The Royal Veterinary
College, University of London in 1999. He currently holds a Nevada
state veterinary license and is board certified with both the American
and European Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Mason completed his small animal
surgical residency at Iowa State University in 2004 where he still
maintains a part time position as a clinician in small animal
orthopedic surgery. He joined LVVRC in July of 2004 where he worked
as an Associate Veterinarian within the mobile surgical practice
until LVVRC's main facility opening in June 2005 where he is
currently a staff surgeon. Dr. Mason has contributed to numerous
publications for peer reviewed scientific journals as well as
research projects, most notably as a Research Associate with JD
Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory, UC Davis and during
his residency at Iowa State University. Dr. Mason has also worked as
a collaborator with the University of Iowa investigating the
feasibility of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in sheep as a model
for treatment of hypoplasia of the pulmonary outflow tract in
children.
Dr. Mason's professional interests include arthroscopy, elbow
dysplasia, thoracic surgery, and porto-systemic shunts.
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Jeffrey Geels, DVM, MS, DACVS
Dr. Geels received his B.S. in Biology from the University of
Dallas and has his D.V.M. from Texas A&M University. In 2000, he
completed his surgical residency and also earned his M.S. in
Clinical Sciences from Kansas State University. He became board
certified with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2001.
Dr. Geels was a staff surgeon at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty
Hospital in Austin, Texas for 4 years until he joined the staff of
LVVRC in August of 2004. He worked as an Associate Veterinarian
within LVVRC's mobile surgical practice until the opening of the
main facility in June 2005, where he is currently a staff surgeon.
Dr. Geels has contributed to several research publications and has
been the lead investigator on three separate research grant
projects.
Dr. Geels' professional interests include arthroscopy, total hip
replacement, osteoarthritis, and neurosurgery.
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Christopher Horstman, DVM,
MS, DACVS
Dr. Horstman received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree
from Kansas State University in 2000. He then completed a small
animal rotating internship at the University of Georgia before
moving to Houston, TX. In Houston, Dr. Horstman completed a small
animal surgical internship at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, a
prestigious private referral hospital. During his time there, he
was trained in arthroscopy by two of the leading veterinary
arthroscopists in the country. Following his time in Houston, he
joined the orthopedic research laboratory at Iowa State University
where he conducted studies in gait analysis, pain assessment, and
cranial cruciate disease. Dr. Horstman recently completed a small
animal surgical residency program at Mississippi State University.
While at Mississippi State he also completed a concurrent Master of
Science program that included a thesis which described the changes
that occur within the joint following the arthroscopic use of
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