Dr. Robert McCarthy graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1983, pursued internship and residency training at the University of Minnesota and was boarded by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1992. He has spent the last 30 years both in academic and private specialty referral practice. Dr. McCarthy is presently involved in all aspects of clinical veterinary surgery. He is extremely committed to elevating the level of surgical expertise of small animal practitioners and has lectured frequently both nationally and internationally on a wide variety of clinically relevant topics to this group.