About Us
The Society of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery (SVSTS) was founded in 2002 with the inaugural meeting held in Keystone, Colorado. The SVSTS holds an annual meeting for members to share research and ideas to further the field and promote collaboration among soft tissue veterinary surgeons.
Between meetings, the SVSTS listserv facilitates discussion and exchange on cases, concepts, equipment etc. and is available to current members.
2023 SVSTS Executive Board
The SVSTS Executive Board can be reached at: SVSTSurgery@gmail.com
President:
2021-present
Janet Grimes, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS-SA
Associate Professor, University of Georgia
Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
Athens, Georgia
jgrimes@uga.edu
President-elect:
2021-present
Penny Regier, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Gainesville, Florida
Secretary/
Treasurer:
2003-present
Cheryl Hedlund, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS
Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Iowa State University
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Ames, Iowa
Technology Officer:
2021-present
Brian Petrovsky, DVM, Diplomate ACVS-SA
Arizona Canine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Scottsdale, Arizona
Past Presidents
Thank you to all of those who have served this wonderful professional community.2018 - 2020
Elizabeth Swanson, DVM, MS, DACVS
Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi
2017 - 2018
Michelle Waschak DVM, DACVS
Small Animal Surgeon
VCA Animal Specialty Center of Columbia, SC
2016 - 2017
Deanna Worley DVM, DACVS
Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
2014 - 2015
Boel Fransson DVM, PhD, DACVS
Assistant Professor, Washington State University
Pullman, WA
2012 - 2013
Joe Hauptman DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor, Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
2010 - 2012
Eric Monnet DVM, PhD, DACVS
Professor, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO