Advanced Small Animal Laparoscopy

Dr. Oblak is a veterinary surgery oncologist, associate professor of soft tissue and oncologic surgery, and the animal health research chair in veterinary medical innovation in the Department of Clinical Studies at Ontario Veterinary College. She is an active member and chair of the research committee of the Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology and the co-director of the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation at the University of Guelph.

As a clinician-scientist focused on veterinary clinical trials, her research program centers on innovation and the incorporation of novel techniques and technology with translational potential. Her notable research interests include the incorporation of 3D printing into surgical planning for animals and humans and near-infrared fluorescence-guided surgery for sentinel lymph node mapping and intraoperative decision making.

Dr. Scharf is an assistant professor of small animal soft tissue and oncologic surgery at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She received a bachelor of science in earth systems from Stanford University and a DVM from Texas A&M University prior to completing a rotating internship at The Ohio State University and a surgery residency and master of science at the University of Florida. Her research interests include minimally invasive surgery, surgical oncology, and endocrine neoplasia, as well as the role of companion animals as models of environmental exposure.