Hospital Story

Dr. Darveshi joined WSU in 2019 as a small animal surgery resident and has since transitioned into a faculty role split between the Emergent Surgery Service and the Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Service.

Nina Karn, a veterinary technician with our Small Animal Soft Tissue service, has been dedicated to caring for patients at WSU for the past 17 years.

Dr. Boel Fransson is the head of our Small Animal Surgery service and one of the nation’s leading experts in laparoscopic procedures, or minimally invasive surgeries.

Anna Blackburn recently joined our Small Animal Surgery team as a veterinary assistant, but she ultimately has her eyes set on becoming a veterinarian herself.

WSU veterinarians cure 8-year-old dog of Cushing’s disease by performing life-saving brain surgery.

Chris Dumas is a licensed veterinary technician with the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s small animal surgery team.

Due to a tumor on his pituitary gland, Momo the cat wouldn’t have stopped growing without a rare brain surgery at WSU.

Bailey’s heart stopped beating for 18 minutes but, defying the odds, the emergency and critical care teams at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital didn’t give up.

Young dog spends 10 days at Veterinary Teaching Hospital receiving life-saving treatment.

Cami Anderson and her family were able to celebrate the second birthday of their dog Holli thanks to life-saving brain surgery performed at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.