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SFVS FEATURED IN KPIX VIDEO FEED
San Francisco, California (March 5, 2008) — SFVS was recently featured in a news story by KPIX reporter Ken Bastida: "Why Are Dog Years Different Than Human Years?".
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SAN FRANCISCO’S ONLY MULTI-SPECIALTY VETERINARY HOSPITAL APPOINTS NEW MEDICAL DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco, California (February 4, 2008) — San Francisco Veterinary Specialists, San Francisco’s only dedicated multi-specialty veterinary hospital announced the appointment of Craig Maretzki VMD, MS, DACVIM to serve as medical director.
Dr. Maretzki will be responsible for medical quality assurance, medical education of interns and physician recruitment for the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week veterinary practice. Dr. Maretzki graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1990. He completed an internship at the University of Georgia and a small animal internal medicine residency at the University of California at Davis. Between 1995 and 1998, he was a post-graduate researcher in infectious diseases at Yale University and UC Davis. Dr. Maretzki served as a clinical consultant in both internal medicine and cardiology for a national clinical laboratory and cardiology consultation service for five years. Dr. Maretzki enjoys running and skiing when he is not practicing veterinary medicine.
SAN FRANCISCO VETERINARY SPECIALISTS (SFVS) OPENS NEW SERVICE TO ENHANCE POST-SURGICAL LIGAMENT REPAIR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco, California (January 21, 2008) — As reported in the Wall Street Journal (April 11, 2006), cruciate-ligament repairs are the most common surgical procedures for injured or diseased dogs. A relatively new technique, called tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, or TPLO, involves breaking and resetting the tibia, the long bone below the knee, in such a way as to obviate the need for a cruciate ligament.
Physical rehabilitation can facilitate the recovery process by reducing the resulting swelling and inflammation, as well controlling pain and improving land biomechanics according to SFVS surgeon Phillip Watt, BVSc, MACVSc, FACDVs.
The SFVS Canine Rehabilitation Service will be staffed by Kristen Hagler, BS, RVT, CCRP. The service will commence operation on January 31, 2008. For more information about the service or to refer a patient contact:
Kristen Hagler,
Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner
(415) 401-9200
Email: khagler@sfvs.net