Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery provides specialty care and consultation for surgically related diseases in small animals. Specialized surgical services are available in the following areas:

Orthopedics
Lameness evaluation
Fracture repair
Bone Plate Fixation
External Skeletal Fixators
Pin/Wire fixation
Circular Fixators for distraction osteogenesis (bone lengthening)
Joint surgery
Cruciate Ligament Repair : Extracapsular suture reconstruction
Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
OCD (Osteochondritis Dissecans)
Arthroscopic joint surgery (Shoulder OCD, Elbow dysplasia, OCD of the Knee, Biceps tendonitis
Arthrodesis (joint fusion)

Soft Tissue - General Surgery
Thoracic: Lung tumors, heart surgery (PDA, pericardial disease, heart-based tumors), mediastinal tumors, rib masses.
Abdominal: Gastrointestinal surgery, kidney diseases, portocaval shunts, bladder surgery, liver masses/biopsies, splenic tumors, adrenal tumors, hernias, elective gastropexies (stomach tacking), complicated urogenital surgery.
Perineal: Hernias, tumors, anal sac disease.
Head and Neck: Laryngeal paralysis, thyroid tumors, mandibular/maxillary tumors and fractures, ear canal surgery (including total ablation, Zepp, bulla osteotomy).

Neurosurgery
Myelography
Disc Disease-Hemilaminectomy, ventral slot decompression, dorsal laminectomy
Cervical spondylomyelopathy (Wobbler)
Spinal fractures
Brain surgery

All cases seen by the surgeons are referred by a general practitioner or Emergency Service. Information from the referring doctor regarding the patient's medical history, previous treatments, lab work and x-rays may be beneficial in the diagnosis and management of your pet's condition.
Upon release from the hospital, your veterinarian will be informed by phone or written report regarding the diagnosis and treatment provided for your pet. In this way, Pittsburgh Veterinary Surgery serves to enhance the breadth of care that is available to your pet without replacing your primary family veterinarian and his or her role in maintaining the health of your pet.

The act of referring your pet to a specialist shows your veterinarian's concern for the well-being of your pet. Please keep him or her informed about the progress of your pet's condition and continue to direct new problems or questions to their practice.