Prof Michael Ross

Qualifications: DVM Diplomate ACVS.
Qualified: Cornell University. Institution/Practice: University of Pennsylvania.
Career: Michael is a Professor of Surgery at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation from Cornell University’s New York State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1981, he completed a large animal internship program there. Michael then completed a 3-year large animal surgical residency program at New Bolton Center where he was appointed Lecturer in Surgery 1985–1988, Assistant Professor of Surgery 1988–1993, and Associate Professor of Surgery 1993–1999. Michael became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1986 and is an active member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Dr Ross developed and is Director of the Nuclear Medicine Program at New Bolton Center and is the author of over 350 scientific papers, proceedings, abstracts and book chapters. Ross and Dyson’s lameness textbook and companion CD, Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse, published December 2002 by WB Saunders (Elsevier Science), and now the 2nd edition, with a companion website, www.rossanddyson.com published November 2010 is the culmination of over 30 years of study and interest in clinical examination, imaging and management of the lame horse. Ross and Dyson were recognised for that work by the Association of American Publishers for outstanding achievement in Professional and Scholarly Publishing (2003 award in the field of nursing and allied health).
Interests: Michael has broad clinical interests including equine gastrointestinal, respiratory, and musculoskeletal surgery, but in recent years has concentrated efforts in the area of orthopaedic surgery with a particular interest in arthroscopic surgical techniques. Equine lameness diagnosis and management has always been a clinical focus, with a special emphasis in the Standardbred and Thoroughbred racehorse.