A Complete Introduction to Bone Plating - Veterinarians

Dr. Palmer, a native of Kansas, received his BS and DVM degrees from Kansas State University. He completed an internship at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. He received his small animal surgical residency training and an MS degree (Physiology) from the University of Georgia. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. His veterinary career has spanned both academics (Texas A&M and Colorado State University) and private specialty practice (Silicon Valley/Monterey Bay region of California) as a staff surgeon and as a practice owner. Ross is currently a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Colorado State University and the Associate Director of Education at the Translational Medicine Institute. Dr. Palmer seeks to entertain as he educates in order to make learning an enjoyable and memorable experience. He has been an invited speaker at conferences throughout the USA and the world. He was recently named VMX Speaker of the Year.  He is the founder of the Complete Course on External Skeletal Fixation educating veterinarians from around the world for 25 years. He’s authored > 50 journal articles and book chapters. He is past President of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society (VOS), editorial board member of Today’s Veterinary Practice, board member of the VOS, World Veterinary Orthopaedic Congress, North American Veterinary Conference and the Veterinary Surgery Journal. Ross’ personal passions include international travel, cycling, hiking, fishing, and relaxing with his family in their family’s “off the grid” island cabin in remote northwestern Ontario, Canada

Dr. Laura Peycke is a Clinical Professor of surgery at TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine.  She received her DVM from Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1998.  Dr. Peycke completed a small animal surgical residency from Louisiana State University and received her American College of Veterinary Surgeons board certification in 2004.  Dr. Peycke joined the Department of Small Animal Clinical Science at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004.  Dr. Peycke was hired as a clinical track professor and provides senior clinician support of  the orthopedic, soft tissue and general surgery services and teaches veterinary students in these respective disciplines.  Dr. Peycke's focus is primarily clinical teaching and clinical service; however, she has been involved in leadership and committee positions in teaching and is involved in continuing education outside of the hospital.  Dr. Peycke also received a second specialty board certification from the American College of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2013.  She presently serves as a faculty advisor and as ACVS program director for the small animal surgical residency program at TAMU.

Susan Schaefer, DVM, MS, DACVS is a clinical associate professor at University of WI- Madison, Department of Surgical Sciences. Dr. Schaefer completed her masters in 1988 and her DVM in 1992 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed a small animal medicine and surgery at The Ohio State University in 1993, followed by a small animal surgery residency at Michigan State University in 1997 and became a diplomate of ACVS in 1999. Clinical interests include small animal orthopedics and arthroscopy.

A native of New York, Brian obtained his undergraduate degree from Cornell University before moving south to Raleigh, NC where he attended veterinary school at North Carolina State University. He completed a one year rotating medicine/surgery internship at Colorado State University before returning to NC State to complete a three year surgical residency, during which time he conducted research related to pain management, receiving top resident research honors from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009. Following residency, Brian completed a one year fellowship with the Comparative Pain Research Laboratory at NC State, during which time he also served as a clinical instructor for the general and orthopedic surgery services. He became a member of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2010. Brian worked at a large referral specialty and emergency hospital in the Triangle region of NC for over 10 years, serving as the Chief of Surgery and residency program coordinator. Dr. Trumpatori served as an adjunct faculty member at NC State’s College of Veterinary Medicine from 2010-2021, is a former member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Veterinary Pain Management and the ACVS Continuing Education Committee. Brian enjoys all aspects of orthopedics with a particular interest in arthroscopy, joint replacement, limb deformity treatment and the management of developmental orthopedic diseases. He is passionate about research and teaching, having authored numerous publications on pain management, fracture repair, joint disease and stabilization. He has authored book chapters and lectured on various topics related to pain management, wound management, oncologic surgery, joint stabilization and arthroscopy. He is an active consultant and lecturer for Arthrex Vet Systems, AO Vet, is a Designated Campus Colleague for the University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine and an adjunct faculty member at Midwestern College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Trumpatori has served as an Associate Editor for Topics in Companion Animal Medicine and as an editor for Veterinary Surgery and the Journal of Small Animal Practice. Outside of work, Brian enjoys live music, mountain biking, hiking and travel. He is enjoying the desert life in North Scottsdale with his wife, 2 children, dog (Luna, a pit/boxer mix) and Nacho the cat.