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This 3-D reconstruction CT image of a Labrador showed the full extent of his mandibular bone cancer. This technology is routinely available at Capital Veterinary Specialists.
Specialty Center
CAPITAL VETERINARY SPECIALISTS
WHAT DOES CAPITAL VETERINARY SPECIALISTS OFFER? We are a full time, 24-hour Veterinary Specialty Center that partners with your primary care veterinarian to provide access to critical care monitoring and advanced diagnostics and therapeutics previously unavailable in Tallahassee. These include MRI and CT imaging, laparoscopy, echocardiography, arthroscopy, metronomic and intracavitary chemotherapy, endoscopy, cystoscopy, bronchoscopy and ultrasound guided biopsies, making invasive diagnostics such as exploratory surgery a thing of the past. We are available on a referral basis for pets with complex medical, surgical, cardiac or oncological disease.
Advanced surgical procedures for orthopedic injuries (ACL repair and fractures), cancer, heart and lung disease, urinary tract disease and gastrointestinal disease are performed daily at Capital Veterinary Specialists.
DR. MARK C. WALKER Board Certified Internal Medicine Specialist Mark is a native of New Zealand, and his specialty training was performed at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Mark has published over 16 peer-reviewed articles and eight book chapters. He is Tallahassee’s only clinician Board Certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. This College certifies specialists in Veterinary Internal Medicine, Oncology, Cardiology and Neurology. The Capital Veterinary Specialists Internal Medicine Service diagnoses and treats pets with complex medical, oncological and cardiac disease.
DR. KEVIN A. DRYGAS Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon Kevin is a native of Florida; he received both his undergraduate and veterinary school training at the University of Florida. Following veterinary school, he completed a specialty surgery and medicine internship coupled with a three-year surgical residency. Kevin has published research in the areas of canine rehabilitation, ACL surgery and limb-sparing surgery. His advanced training allows for minimally-invasive surgical techniques that can decrease recovery time and improve long-term success following surgical intervention. He is dedicated to his patients and their owners.
Dr. Walker is assessing a feline patient for noninvasive aspiration of a biliary cyst. Ultrasound, computerized tomography and MRI allow accurate noninvasive collection of tissue and cell samples for analysis.
CAPITAL VETERINARY SPECIALISTS
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