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Veterinary Surgery Lab
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The lab runs the surgical service of the Animal Medical Center and studies joint diseases in dogs and cats.
AboutAbout the lab
Combining surgical practice and research
The Veterinary Surgery Lab teaches and conducts research in veterinary surgery, and is in charge of the surgery service at the Hokkaido University Animal Medical Center.
Outpatient clinics are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Tuesdays and Thursdays are surgery days. The lab holds a weekly clinical and research lab seminar and a monthly case conference.
Students in the lab take classes while assisting with clinical care as clinical training, and they also carry out research in veterinary surgery.
The lab also actively engages in collaborative research.
Key terms
- Osteoarthritis
- A disease in which the cartilage in a joint wears down, causing pain and making the joint difficult to move
- Cranial cruciate ligament
- A ligament inside the knee joint that connects the thigh bone (femur) and the shin bone (tibia). In dogs, it often ruptures
- Pentosan polysulfate
- A drug made by attaching sulfate groups to a plant-derived polysaccharide. It is used to treat joint diseases
ResearchResearch themes
In its clinical research, the lab works on screening tests for osteoarthritis in cats, the development of techniques for faster recovery after surgery for cranial cruciate ligament rupture in dogs, and the investigation of the clinical effects and mechanism of action of pentosan polysulfate.
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The members of the Veterinary Surgery Lab consist of faculty, doctoral and undergraduate students, research students, and administrative staff.As of 2025
- ProfessorMasahiro Okumura
- LecturerTakafumi Sunaga
- Assistant ProfessorRyo Owaki
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