Surgery Facilities 

Melaney K. Gee, DVM, and Cynthia J. Lees, DVM, PhD

The surgical suite on the Friedberg Campus consists of rooms for surgeons and instrument preparation, animal preparation and recovery, and two operating rooms.  Trained and experienced animal health technicians are available to assist veterinarians and research investigators with surgical procedures; our senior technician is a trained EMT and has worked as a veterinary technician for over 18 years.

This surgery suite is equipped with gas anesthesia machines with isoflurane vaporizers, water-heated thermal blankets and forced–air warming blankets (Bair Hugger), pulse oximetry, electrocautery, and a Vet specs 9062 V vital signs monitor.

On average, 350 procedures per year are performed in this suite.

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