Optimizing Total Hip Replacement: Pre-, Intra-, and Postoperative Challenges

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. Marcellin-Little is a French-born veterinarian board-certified in surgery and in sports medicine/rehabilitation. He teaches orthopedics at the University of California, Davis. Clinically, he has a particular interest in joint replacement and the management of limb deformities. The main focus of his research is the use of bioengineering resources to better understand and manage specific orthopedic problems and the study of chronic disability. He has been a surgeon in academia for 28 years. He has been actively involved in using and studying digital engineering and 3D printing for the last 20 years.

Dr. Peck grew up in South Florida. He attended the University of Florida for his undergraduate education. Dr. Peck went to veterinary school at Tufts University and graduated in 1992. In 1996, he completed a Surgical Residency at Iowa State University and then became a clinical instructor at the University of Missouri. Dr. Peck was a staff surgeon at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in Maitland, Florida, for 23 years and has also served as the surgical residency program director at AVS. He has been at Veterinary Care and Specialty Group for the last 2.5 years and is the residency program director at that practice. He has been very involved in the ACVS as President and Chair of the Board. Joint replacement surgery has been his primary area of research and is the subject of numerous published articles and a textbook. He is a Founding Fellow in Joint Replacement Surgery and continues as an instructor for THR courses. As a Major in the U.S. Army Reserve, he transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve in 2021.