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|Videos|May 19, 2023

How veterinary surgery is a part of pain management treatment

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In an interview with dvm360®, Mario Cabrera, DVM, CVA, shares his love for veterinary surgery and how it can aid in pain management

In an interview, Mario Cabrera, DVM, CVA, explains how he first got interested in veterinary surgery. He also discusses how surgery plays a role in treating elbow disease, a session he is presenting with Matthew Brunke, DVM, DACVSMR, CCRP, CVPP, CVA; and Curtis Dewey, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVS, CTCVMP, at the Directions in Veterinary Medicine symposium in Miami, Florida later today.

The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Mario Cabrera, DVM, CVA: Well I am a second-generation veterinarian, so I was fortunate to have a dad that was a vet. He wasn't a surgeon, but he was definitely interested in surgery so I got to see a lot of that stuff when I was a kid.

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