Welcome to this episode of The Underdog Vet Podcast!

In this episode’s Animal Advocate Interview, I spoke with Dr Karen Perry a Tenured Associate Professor in Small Animal Orthopaedics and Chief of Small Animal Surgery at Michigan State University in America.

After graduating from Edinburgh vet school in 2005 Karen also completed a residency there in 2010. She then spent 4 years lecturing in orthopaedics at The Royal Veterinary College in London before making the move to Michigan State University.

Karen is passionate about improving veterinary education and mentoring her students. Her clinical interests include feline orthopaedics and trauma.

Karen and I spoke about being an orthopaedic surgeon, mentoring the next generation of vets and protecting your mental health as a vet.

Links:

Osteoarthritis: https://vetspecialists.co.uk/fact-sheets-post/osteoarthritis/

Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO): https://vetspecialists.co.uk/fact-sheets-post/tibial-plateau-levelling-osteotomy-or-tplo-fact-sheet/

Elbow Dysplasia: https://vetspecialists.co.uk/fact-sheets-post/elbow-dysplasia-fact-sheet/

Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD): https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/osteochondritis-dissecans-or-ocd-in-dogs

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/cruciate-ligament-rupture-in-dogs

Medial humeral epicondylitis: https://cvm.msu.edu/annualreport/2016/a-feline-focus-detecting-and-treating-mhe

Primary hyperparathyroidism: A condition in which a tumour in the parathyroid gland produces excessive levels of parathyroid hormone, leading to increased blood calcium levels (hypercalcemia)