Dr. Langenbach, owner and chief of surgery, is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons. She earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1992 from the University of Munich, College of Veterinary Medicine in Germany, and was awarded a scholarship to pursue a combined American and German education. She spent most of her third year of veterinary school at Kansas State University and part of her fourth year at Ohio State University, Cornell University, and Animal Medical Center of New York. After receiving her veterinary degree, she continued her studies with a one-year internship followed by a three-year residency program at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. During her residency, she completed a doctoral thesis with the University of Zurich, Switzerland, on Medical Patellar Luxation and Hip Dysplasia in Cats. With her residency finished, she accepted a lectureship position with the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1998, Dr. Langenbach achieved Diplomate status as a board-certified surgeon. Since her time at the university, she has published several articles, authored a book chapter, and has presented at many regional, national, and international meetings. She is currently collaborating with North Carolina State University on clinical studies. Her clinical interests include arthroscopy; canine and feline dysostosis; orthopedic disease, such as cranial cruciate disease; elbow and hip dysplasia; and oncologic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Marchionatti has been a senior lecturer of farm animal surgery at the University of Bern, Switzerland since 2019. She obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Turin in Italy in 2010. Following two years in large animal private practice, she completed an internship and a large animal surgery residency and obtained a master's of science degree in biomedicine from the University of Montreal, Canada. She held clinical instructor positions at the University of Montreal, Canada and at the University of Zurich, Switzerland after her residency program. She has been a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons since 2017.

DVM obtained from the University of Montréal in 2001. Internship in food animal medicine and surgery performed at the University of Montréal in 2001. Private practice in a dairy intensive area of Québec for 2 years. Residency in food animal surgery. Two years completed at The Ohio State University and one 1 year at Kansas State University. Master’s degree obtained in 2007 from The Ohio State University. Boarded from the American College of Veterinary Surgery in 2008. Since 2007, Professor in food animal medicine and surgery at the University of Montréal. Area of interest: orthopedic surgery and teat surgery.

Dr. Dickerson is a small animal soft tissue surgeon at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her rotating internship at Friendship Hospital for Animals and research fellowship and surgical residency at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.

Carrie Jacobs obtained her veterinary degree from Michigan State University in 2012. Following graduation, she completed a Large Animal Rotating Internship at the University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center in 2013. She then stayed at New Bolton Center to complete a three-year residency and a one-year fellowship in Large Animal Surgery. In September 2017, Dr. Jacobs returned to Michigan State University as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Large Animal Surgery. After 2 years at MSU, Dr. Jacobs had the opportunity to join the surgery group at NC State as a Clinical Assistant Professor with emphasis in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. She is also currently completing an alternate track residency in sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Dr. Nelson is an assistant professor of equine surgery at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital and Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU). Dr. Nelson graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a D.V.M. in 2009. He then completed an equine internship in surgery and medicine at Washington State University, followed by a residency in equine surgery and lameness at CSU. After surgical residency, Dr. Nelson completed a Ph.D. focused on articular cartilage imaging using computed tomography (CT). He is also a principal investigator in the Orthopaedic Research Center and Preclinical Surgical Research Laboratory, where he uses his equine surgical knowledge for detecting early orthopedic injury. This work benefits horses and contributes to knowledge translatable to humans with orthopedic disease. Dr. Nelson’s clinical and research interests are in minimally invasive orthopedic surgery, advanced diagnostic imaging (CT and MRI), and spine related disorders.

Dr. Reesink is an assistant professor of large animal surgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Cornell University.

She received her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, followed by a large animal surgical and critical care internship at the New Bolton Center from 2007-2008. After completing large animal surgical residency training at Cornell University from 2008-2011, Dr. Reesink achieved board certification by the ACVS in 2012. Dr. Reesink completed her PhD training from 2011-2015 and was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery at Cornell University in 2016 and was named the Harry M. Zweig Assistant Professor in Equine Health in 2019.

Dr. Reesink’s primary clinical interests are in veterinary orthopedic surgery, sports medicine and lameness. She has authored several scientific papers and book chapters on topics related to equine orthopedic surgery, fracture and joint disease. Dr. Reesink’s laboratory aims to identify mechanisms underlying the development of orthopedic disease and to pioneer innovative therapies for the treatment of joint injury and arthritis in veterinary and human patients.

Dr. Jeremiah Easley is a Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He currently directs the Preclinical Surgical Research Laboratory at Colorado State University, which specializes in large and small animal translational models for evaluation of new medical devices/therapies in orthopedic sports medicines and neurosurgery. Much of his research involves industry partnerships for regulatory submissions to the FDA or other governing bodies.

Graduated from Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002.

Surgical internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky.

Surgical residency at the University of Missouri and remained at the University of Missouri for an additional year as a faculty surgeon.

In 2007, became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Obtained a Masters of Science degree in 2007 while performing research in the University of Missouri Comparative Orthopedic Laboratory and the E. Paige Laurie Equine Lameness Endowment Program.

Currently a staff surgeon and partner at Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals in Salado, Texas.