Specialty Surgeries
By a Board Certified Surgeon
A boarded surgeon has taken specialty training and concentrates solely on surgical services. This is unlike most general practice veterinarians who perform wellness, urgent care, emergency and some surgical services day to day. Boarded Surgeons are called to perform more difficult procedures that require specialty training and/or a higher surgical skill level.
Surgeries Offered
Hip
Stifle (Knee)
Shoulder
Elbow
Carpus/Tarsus
Fractures
Other
- Luxation (open/closed)
- Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy (FHO)
- Denervation
- Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
- Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS)
- Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture (ACL Tear)
- Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
- Lateral Suture (MRIT)
- Patellar Luxation
- Deranged Stifle
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Luxation/Instability
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Infraspinatus Tendon Contracture
- Biceps Tendon Disease
- Luxation/Instability
- Fragmented Coronoid Process (FCP)
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Ununited Anconeal Process (UAP)
- Luxation/Instability
- Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
- Long bone/Metacarpal/Metatarsal
- Physeal
- Pelvis/Scapula
- Intra-articular (joint)
- Angular Limb Deformity Correction
- Arthrodesis
- Amputation (limb, digit, tail)
- Tendon/Ligament Repair/Reconstruction
- Oncologic (including bone and muscle biopsy)
- Implant Removal
Gastrointestinal
Urogenital
Skin/Reconstructive
Thoracic
Abdominal
Head and Neck
- Exploratory Laparotomy (biopsy)
- Gastrotomy/Gastrectomy
- Gastrointestinal Diversion/Reconstruction
- Gastric Dilitation/Volvulous (GDV)
- Enterotomy/Enterectomy
- Colotomy/Subtotal Colectomy
- Rectal Polyp
- Rectal Prolapse
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Portosytemic Shunt (PSS)
- Splenectomy
- Cholecystotomy/Cholecystectomy
- Biliary Diversion
- Perineal Herniorrhaphy
- Oncologic
- Cystotomy/Partial Cystectomy
- Nephrotomy/Nephrectomy
- Urinary Diversion
- Urethrotomy
- Ectopic Ureter
- Complicated Ovariohysterectomy (OHE)
- Caesarian section
- Pyometrectomy
- Episotomy (for vaginal stricture/tumor)
- Episioplasty (vulvar fold resection)
- Cryptorchidectomy
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatic Cyst Omentalization
- Oncologic
- Oncologic (including mastectomy)
- Wound Reconstruction including skin grafts/flaps
- Anal Sacculectomy
- Exploratory Thoracotomy
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus ligation (PDA)
- Persistent Right Aortic Arch ligation (PRAA)
- Pericardectomy/Subtotal Pericardectomy
- Lung Lobectomy
- Thoracic Wall Reconstruction
- Oncologic
- Exploratory Laparotomy (biopsy)
- Abdominal Wall Herniorrhaphy
- Diaphragmatic Herniorrhaphy
- Septic Abdomen
- Adrenalectomy
- Oncologic
- Mandible/Maxilla – fractures/complete or partial excision
- Laryngeal Paralysis (Cricoarytenoid Lateralization – CAL)
- Tracheal Collapse (external stent only)
- Thyroid-/Parathyroidectomy
- Esophagus (foreign body/mass)
- Cheiloplasty
- Cleft Palate repair
- Rhinotomy
- Brachycephalic Upper Airway Syndrome (BUAS) including soft palate resection, laryngeal sacculectomy, stenotic nares repair
- Oncologic
Meet Dr. Jeff Geels, DACVS

Education:
- University of Dallas – Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology 1992
- Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Summa Cum Laude 1996
- University of Minnesota – Rotating small animal internship, 1996-97
- Kansas State University – Masters Degree (MS), Clinical medicine 2000. Small animal surgical residency 1997-2000, Board certification as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (DACVS), 2001
Work:
- Central Texas Veterinary Specialty Hospital, Austin, TX – Associate surgeon, 2000-2004
- Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center, Las Vegas, NV – Founding partner and surgeon, 2004-2016
- Bend, OR – Self-employed, Mobile Veterinary Surgery, 2016 to present
Hobbies: Scuba diving, mountaineering, yoga, road cycling
Professional Interests: Fracture repair, Tracheal and Laryngeal surgery