Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Brigitte Brisson is a professor of soft tissue surgery in the Department of Clinical Studies at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), University of Guelph and an ACVS Founding Fellow in Minimally Invasive Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery. She graduated from the Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire at the University of Montreal in 1996. She performed a small animal rotating internship at the OVC followed by a Surgery residency with concurrent doctor of veterinary science (DVSc) in small animal surgery. She became board certified in small animal surgery (ACVS) in 2001 and has since been on faculty. Her clinical interest is in soft tissue surgery and neurosurgery with a specific interest for minimally invasive procedures such as laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and interventional vascular and stenting procedures. In the teaching hospital, she mentors veterinary students, interns and residents. Dr. Brisson’s research has focused on
imaging for intervertebral disease, recurrent intervertebral disc herniation and disc fenestration as well as and minimally invasive and interventional surgical procedures, including minimally invasive treatment of osteosarcoma. She has presented the results of her research in Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States and has been invited to give numerous CE presentations nationally and internationally. Dr. Brisson has co-authored more than 70 articles in refereed journals, authored several chapters in veterinary textbooks and is the co-editor of Wiley’s
Current Techniques in Canine and Feline Neurosurgery textbook and Advanced Techniques in Canine and Feline Neurosurgery.
Hepatobiliary Applications of Near Infrared Fluorescence
Seeing the Light: Fluorescence in MIS
Saturday, October 14, 2023
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM