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Education / Experience

2021-Present Staff Surgeon - Charleston Veterinary Referral Center

2016-2021 Staff Surgeon - Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, Dallas, TX

2013-2016 Staff Surgeon - BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Louisville, KY

2007-2013 Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2004-2007 Residency - Small Animal Surgery - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

2003-2004 Internship in Small Animal Surgery - Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, Dallas, TX

2002-2003 Internship in Small Animal Medicine & Surgery - Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA

1998-2002 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA

1995-1997 Master of Science - Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington D.C.

1991-1995 Bachelor of Science - Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Scientific Research Presentations

2007 ACVS Veterinary Symposium  Chicago, IL   October, 2007 Ultraflex™ self-expanding nitinol stents for the treatment of tracheal collapse in 12 cases

Sura PA, Krahwinkel DJOral presentation Cholecystectomy for the treatment of gallbladder mucoceles in dogs: 25 cases (2003-2006)

Sura PA, Tobias KM Poster presentation 006 ACVS Veterinary Symposium Washington, DC   October, 2006 Two scintigraphic methods for the diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in dogs

Sura PA, Tobias KM, Morandi F, Daniel GB, Echandi RL Oral presentation

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center Dallas, TX August 2, 2017 Critical Review of Scientific Literature 2016 Music City Veterinary Conference Nashville, TN February 27, 2016 Urinary Tract Surgery Tips and Tricks Gastrointestinal Surgery Tips and Tricks Basics of Wound Management Approach to Wound Closure Perineal Surgery Principles of Cutaneous Oncologic Surgery Medical and Surgical Management of Tracheal Collapse 2015 ACVS Veterinary Symposium Nashville, TN October 24, 2015 Body Wall Hernias and Surgical Mesh Technician Program 2015 BluePearl Local Veterinary CE Louisville, KY October 21, 2015 Fracture Management: Medical and Surgical Considerations 2015 Hill’s Global Symposium Miami, FL April 27, 2015 Does Obesity Worsen Osteoarthritis? 2014 BluePearl Local Veterinary CE Louisville, KY July 23, 2014 Laryngeal Paralysis 2014 TwinSpired at Churchill Downs Louisville, KY June 22, 2014 Management of Osteoarthritis 2014 Greater Louisville Veterinary Medical Association Monthly Meeting February 24, 2014 Oncologic Surgery and Reconstruction 2013 ACVS Veterinary Symposium San Antonio, TX October 26, 2013 Complications of Tracheal Stenting 2013 5th Annual West Central Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association Meeting Dawson Springs, KY August 18, 2013 (2 hours) Emergency Surgical Techniques What’s New With GDV? 2013 BluePearl Local Veterinary CE Louisville, KY July 24, 2013 What’s New With Portosystemic Shunts? 2013 TwinSpired at Churchill Downs Louisville, KY June 23, 2013 Gastrointestinal Surgery Tips and Tricks 2013 North Carolina Academy of Small Animal Medicine, Annual Scientific Meeting Sanford, NC March 6, 2013 (7 hours) Anal Sac Disease Cystotomy Laryngeal Paralysis Oncologic Surgery Onychectomy Perineal Hernias Portosystemic Shunts 2012 Minimally Invasive Scoping Course, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN March 2012 2012 Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association Fort Worth, TX March 15, 2012 (2 hours) Evolution of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Portosystemic Shunts 2011 ACVS Veterinary Symposium Chicago, IL November, 2011 Use of Medicinal Maggots in Wound Healing 2011 North Carolina Academy of Small Animal Medicine, Annual Scientific Meeting Asheville, NC October 13-14, 2011 (8 hours) Diagnosis and Medical Management of Collapsing Trachea Surgical Management of Collapsing Trachea What’s New with GDV? Current Thoughts on Portosystemic Shunts Gastrointestinal Surgery Tips and Tricks Advances in Urinary Surgery Alternative Wound Therapies 2010 ACVS Veterinary Symposium Seattle, WA October, 2010 Cutting-Edge Panel on Portosystemic Shunts 2009 ACVS Veterinary Symposium Washington, DC October, 2009 Diagnosis and Management of Tracheal Collapse in Dogs 2009 Continuing Education Seminar, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN December 2, 2009 Management of the Difficult Wound Diagnosis and Management of Tracheal Collapse 2009 Lakeside Learning Center Knoxville, TN February 21, 2009 Suture Properties and Patterns, Suturing Wetlab

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

VM 854 - Respiratory System, 2007-2011         

VM 851 - Urinary System, 2009-2011         

VM 842 - Alimentary System, 2008-2011         

VM 835 - Principles and Practices of Surgery, 2007-2012 – Course coordinator in 2012

VM 887 - Feline Elective Soft Tissue Surgery,  2010     

VM887 -  Elective in Soft Tissue Surgery, 2008     

VM 841 - Veterinary Reproductive System, 2008

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS

 ACVS Judge for Resident Research Competition, 2011

 ACVS Abstract Reviewer for 2011 Symposium, 2011

 ACVS Abstract Reviewer for 2009 Symposium, 2009

 Reviewer

 Veterinary Surgery   2012-2013                                                                   

The Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 2009

PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED)

2013 Incisional wound healing in ball pythons (Python regius): A comparison of carbon dioxide laser, 4.0 MHz radiosurgery, and scalpel Hodshon R, Sura PA, Schumacher J, et al. American Journal of Veterinary Research 2013; 74(3):499-508. 2012 Use of nitinol stents for end-stage tracheal collapse in dogs Durant AM, Sura PA, Rohrbach B, et al. Veterinary Surgery 2012; 41(7):807-817. 2012 Laparoscopic-assisted ovariectomy of tigers (Panthera tigris) using the LigaSure™ device Steeil J, Sura PA, Whittemore J, Ramsay E. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2012; 43(3):566-572. 2012 What is your diagnosis? Extraskeletal osteosarcoma in a dog MacKenzie S, Hecht S, Sura PA, Craig LE. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2012; 240(7):817-818. 2012 Successful treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome in 2 dogs Kelmer E, Love LC, DeClue AE, et al. Canadian Veterinary Journal 2012; 53(2):167-173. 2012 The essential wound care series: Vacuum-assisted wound closure Hodshon BT, Sura PA, Tobias KM. NAVC Clinician’s Brief 2012; 10(6):62-67 2012 The essential wound care series: Basic wound care. Tobias KM, Sura PA, Browning D. NAVC Clinician’s Brief 2012; 10(3): 74-78. 2012 Magnetic resonance imaging of canine mast cell tumors Pokorny E, Hecht S, Sura PA, et al. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2012; 53(2):167-173. 2010 Surgical repair of an inguinal herniation of the urinary bladder in an intact female domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Grunkemeyer VL, Sura PA, Baron ML et.al. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 2010; 19(3):249-254 2010 Characterization of multiple acquired portosystemic shunts using transplenic portal scintigraphy Morandi F, Sura PA, Sharp D et.al. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 2010; 51(4):466-471 2008 Self-expanding nitinol stents for the treatment of tracheal collapse in 12 dogs Sura PA, Krahwinkel DJ. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 232(2):228-236 2007 Comparison of 99mTcO4- trans-splenic portal scintigraphy to per-rectal portal scintigraphy for the diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in dogs Sura PA, Tobias KM, Morandi F, Daniel GB, Echandi RL. Veterinary Surgery 36(10):654-660 PUBLICATIONS – (BOOK CHAPTERS AND BOOKS) Sura PA, Whittemore J. Normal Thoracoscopic Anatomy. Kumar MSA. Publication pending. 2013: Bartges J, Sura PA, Callens A. Mini-laparotomy assisted cystoscopy for urocystoliths. Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy XV, Elsevier Publishing – in press. 2011: Sura PA. Renal Trauma. Bartges J and Polzin D (eds), Nephrology and Urology of Small Animals, Blackwell Publishing, 591-595, 2011. 2011: Sura PA. Lower Urinary Tract Trauma. Bartges J and Polzin D (eds), Nephrology and Urology of Small Animals, Blackwell Publishing, 828-834, 2011. 2011: Sura PA. Trachea and Bronchi. Tobias KM and Johnston S (eds), Small Animal Surgical Practice, Blackwell Publishing, 1734-1751, 2011. PUBLICATIONS (ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS ): (other than those listed above) 2009: Durant A, Sura PA. Evaluation of veterinary nitinol stents, Vet Stent - Trachea®, for the palliation of tracheal collapse. ACVS Veterinary Symposium, October 2009, Washington, DC. 2009: Grunkemeyer VL, Sura PA, Baron ML, Souza MJ. Inguinal herniation of the urinary bladder in a female rabbit. AEMV, AAV, ARAV Joint Conference, August 2009, Milwaukee, WI. 2009: Durant A, Sura PA. Evaluation of veterinary nitinol stents, Vet Stent - Trachea®, for the palliation of tracheal collapse. Annual Meeting of the Society for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery, June 2009, Salem, MA. 2008: Morandi F, Sura PA, Sharp D, Daniel GB. Scintigraphic features of multiple acquired portosystemic shunts using transplenic portal scintigraphy. ACVR Annual Scientific Meeting, October 2008, San Antonio, TX.

RESEARCH AND OTHER EXTERNAL SUPPORT - Principal Investigator (or Co-Pi)

2006: Comparison of 99mTcO4- trans-splenic portal scintigraphy to per-rectal portal scintigraphy for the diagnosis of portosystemic shunts in dogs Sura PA, Tobias KM, Morandi F, Daniel GB American Kennel Club, Canine Health Foundation ACORN Program $12,960 Grant #607 Completed

RESEARCH AND OTHER EXTERNAL SUPPORT - Co-investigator

2011: Healing of skin incisions in the Ball Python (Python regius) created with a scalpel, electrosurgical unit and CO2 laser PI: Hodshon R Co-Investigator: Sura PA, Schumacher J 2011: Laparoscopic-assisted ovariectomy of tigers (Panthera tigris) using the LigaSure™ device PI: Steeil J Co-Investigator: Sura PA, Whittemore J, Ramsay E Clinical study with equipment donated by Covidien 2009: MRI evaluation of cutaneous mast cell tumors and regional lymph nodes in dogs PI: Pokorny E Co-Investigator: Hecht S, Sura PA, Matthews AR, LeBlanc A Supporting Agency: Companion Animal Fund, University of Tennessee College of Vet. Med. Grant Number: R181701045-9004402 Completed 2008: Evaluation of cryobiopsy instrumentation and cellsave blood collections in dogs with lymphoma PI: Phillips J Co-Investigator: LeBlanc A, Legendre A, Sura PA Supporting agency: NIH/NCI (COTC006) Completed