The Margin VSSO Podcast: Recent Episodes
Brandan Janssens
The Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology is a group of veterinary professionals committed to the advancement of surgical oncology, cancer care in general and translational cancer research. This podcast is to provide insight into the speciality by having conversations with professionals that are engaged with the society.
in this episode we sit down with two remarkable individuals who defied traditional career paths to secure positions in competitive Surgical Oncology fellowship. Listen as they share their unique journeys – from unexpected beginnings to navigating the challenges of fellowship training. Gain insights into the diverse experiences that shapes their careers, and discover what it takes to succeed in the world of Surgical Oncology, even when your path is anything, but conventional.
On tonight's Pubsession, Dr. Bernard Seguin takes a deep dive into bone tumors. Dr. Seguin obtained his DVM from the University of Montreal. He performed a small animal internship at the University of Illinois. He was in small animal general private practice before completing a masters of science and small animal surgery residency at Washington State University. He then went on to fulfill his fellowship in surgical oncology at Colorado State University. He was on faculty at the University of California, Davis, and Oregon State University, and was a full professor of surgical oncology at the Flint animal cancer center at Colorado State University. He is currently a surgical oncologist at Central Victoria veterinary hospital in Victoria British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Seguin is the co-editor of the textbook veterinary Surgical Oncology now in a second edition. He is an ACVS founding fellow of Surgical Oncology, and an ACVS founding fellow of oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Today we are joined by Dr. Chris Thomson highlighting two clinical trials, MIMIC- Minimally invasive metastasectomy in canines and PUSH- Precision Medicine Umbrella Study for Hemangiosarcoma.
Dr. Thomson is a board certified veterinary surgeon with a focus on surgical oncology, currently at VSH North County.
For more information on these clinical trials, please visit www.ethisdiscovery.org.
Today we are joined by Dr. Stephanie Goldschmidt highlighting her clinical trial titled: Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging with Protoporphyrin IX for Intraoperative Margin Evaluation.
Dr. Goldschmidt is an assistant tenure track professor in Dentistry and Oral surgery at the University of California- Davis.
For more information regarding the study: https://studypages.com/s/help-investigators-improve-surgical-precision-for-oral-cancer-surgery-in-dogs-200605/?ref=gallery
On today's Pubsession, Dr. William Culp joins us on a deep dive of treatment approaches to liver tumors. Dr. Culp graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation from veterinary school, he remained at the University of Pennsylvania to complete a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery followed by a surgical residency. Dr. Culp is board-certified as a Diplomate of the American College ofVeterinary Surgeons, and he has pursued additional training in cancer surgery at the Colorado State University Animal Cancer Center, during which he completed a Surgical Oncology Fellowship. Additionally, he has completed an Interventional Radiology/Endoscopy Fellowship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Culp was selected as an ACVS Founding Fellow of Surgical Oncology in 2012, an ACVS Founding Fellow of Minimally Invasive Surgery in 2017 and an ACVS Founding Fellow of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2021. Dr. Culp is currently a member of the Soft Tissue Surgery service at the University of California - Davis.
On today's podcast we take a deep dive into a clinical trials resources with Dr. Kim Selting and discuss the mindfulness of including clinical trials in your repertoire of treatment options for your cancer patients.
On this pub session, Dr. Phillipp Mayhew shares his tips and tricks for adrenal surgeries. Dr. Mayhew is a professor of soft tissue surgery at UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Mayhew is an ACVS founding fellow of minimally invasive surgery and has extensive experience in open and laparoscopic adrenalectomies.
Want to learn more about genomics and personalized, precision medicine? In today’s podcast, we discuss this and more with Vidium’s Dr. Esther Chon, and FidoCure’s Dr. Gerry Post. Special thanks to my co-host Dr. Paulo Vilar for joining me for this hot topic!
On this episode of The Margin VSSO podcast we will be doing Journal Club with Dr. Eugenio Faroni. "Timely adjuvant chemo therapy improves outcome in dogs with non-metastatic splenic hemangiosarcoma undergoing splenectomy"
Today we are speaking with Dr. Pamela Jones of Qbiotics about Stelfonta, a novel intratumoral injection for mast cell tumors in dogs. This is NOT an endorsement by the VSSO, and serves as an informative discussion.
On this episode of The Margin Podcast, we are hosting a Pub Session Fundementals night with Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn. Join us for an hour while he presents reconstruction with local flaps.
Today we are having journal club with Dr. Brad Matz and Dr. Kaleigh Bush discussing their recent publication "Outcomes and clinical features associated with surgically excised canine salivary gland carcinoma: A multi-institutional, retrospective, Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology study".
This is the second part of the Tumor Board series. The discussion is around hypothetical cases with Dr. Jenna Burton, Dr. Lynn Griffin, Dr. Judith Bertran, De. Kim Selting, and Dr. Bill Culp
In this episode we discuss some common tumor presentations with a group of excellent and renowned faculty.
We welcome Dr. Boaz Arzi to the Podcast with his discussion on reconstruction and functional recovery after mandible resections.
Papers mentioned:
1.Arzi B, Cissell DD, Pollard RE, Verstraete FJ. Regenerative Approach to Bilateral Rostral Mandibular Reconstruction in a Case Series of Dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2015;2:4. doi:10.3389/fvets.2015.00004
2.Arzi B, Verstraete FJ. Mandibular rim excision in seven dogs. Vet Surg. Feb 2010;39(2):226-31. doi:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2009.00630.x
3.Arzi B, Verstraete FJ, Huey DJ, Cissell DD, Athanasiou KA. Regenerating Mandibular Bone Using rhBMP-2: Part 1-Immediate Reconstruction of Segmental Mandibulectomies. Vet Surg. May 2015;44(4):403-9. doi:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12123.x
4.Arzi B, Verstraete FJM, Garcia TC, Lee M, Kim SE, Stover SM. Kinematic analysis of mandibular motion before and after mandibulectomy and mandibular reconstruction in dogs. Am J Vet Res. Jul 2019;80(7):637-645. doi:10.2460/ajvr.80.7.637
5.Tsugawa AJ, Arzi B, Vapniarsky N, Verstraete FJM. A Retrospective Study on Mandibular Reconstruction Following Excision of Canine Acanthomatous Ameloblastoma. Front Vet Sci. 2022;9:900031. doi:10.3389/fvets.2022.900031
6.Winer JN, Verstraete FJM, Cissell DD, Lucero S, Athanasiou KA, Arzi B. The application of 3-dimensional printing for preoperative planning in oral and maxillofacial surgery in dogs and cats. Vet Surg. Oct 2017;46(7):942-951. doi:10.1111/vsu.12683
In this episode Dr. Oblak presents some background on sentinel LN staging in dogs and then directs the discussion.
A pub night debate between two well known investigators and clinicians in this field. Dr. Sarah Boston takes on Dr. Kathryn Pratschke in discussing recommended surgical doses in veterinary surgical oncology
This episode highlights Dr. Lynn Griffin who is on the faculty at CSU and spearheads the PET/CT imaging program
Our second pub night with Dr. Liptak this time taking us through the latest data from AGASACA.
This episode is a discussion with Dr. Nicole Ehrhart, Director of the Center of Healthy Aging and a Full Professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University. Feedback is most welcome at vssowebsite@outlook.com
This episode is a discussion with current surgical oncology fellows at the three major programs in the United States. These are CSU, UF and Ohio State. At the start of the episode, Dr. Nicole Ehrhart Chair of the Fellowship oversight committee, discusses the mission of the training program. For more information visit: https://www.acvs.org/fellowship_onc
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