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- Dr. Florent David
- DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS & ECVS, Dipl. ACVSMR, ECVDI Assoc.
- Surgery, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, Diagnostic Imaging
Dr. Florent David is a Specialist in Equine Surgery, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Diagnostic Imaging. He graduated from the National Veterinary School of Lyon, France in 2001 and subsequently completed an Internship and a Residency program in Equine Surgery at the University of Montreal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada. During his Residency, he completed a master’s degree on cartilage cytokine expression and osteoarthritis in Dr. Sheila Laverty's laboratory. He then took up a one-year position as a Clinical Instructor in Equine Surgery and Lameness in the same institution.
Dr. David became a board-certified specialist with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2007. He was then appointed Lecturer and Chief of Service of the Large Animal Surgery Unit (2007-2014) at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland. He was granted recognition by the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging as Associate Member (Large Animals) and became board certified with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation in 2012.
In 2014, Dr. David joined Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center in Ringoes, New Jersey, USA where he worked as an Equine Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist for 2 years. In 2017, he returned to Europe as a senior Equine Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist at Bjerke Dyrehospital, in Oslo.
Since November 2017, Dr. David has joined EVMC as Senior Equine Surgeon. He has put his energy in establishing the hospital policies and services, and particularly the Surgery, Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Imaging departments.
Dr. David's clinical interest are minimally-invasive surgery (arthroscopy/tenoscopy and laparoscopy), fracture repair, emergency surgery, poor performance and lameness investigation, tendon and ligament repair, regenerative medicine, new therapeutic approach in joint disease, diagnostic ultrasonography, ultrasound-guided injections procedures and CT/MRI.
- Perineural cervical ultrasound-guided injections
- Dual-energy computed tomography in the diagnosis of musculosketal diseases
- Effect of polyacrylamid gels in the management of joint pain
- Minimal-invasive surgery
- New intestinal anastomosis techniques
- SAA measurement for the diagnostis of septic synovitis, new upper airway surgical techniques
Nov 2017 – At Present
Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist, Equine Diagnostic Imaging Specialist
Equine Veterinary Medical Center, Doha, Qatar
Apr 2016 - Sept 2017
Chief Equine Surgeon
Bjerke Dyrehospital- En Rikstotoklinikk, Oslo, Norway
Apr 2014 - Ap. 2016
Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist, Equine Diagnostic Imaging Specialist
Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, Ringoes, NJ, USA
April 2010
Visitor at the Equine Diagnostic Imaging Unit (contrast-CT, MRI)
New England Equine Medical & Surgical Center, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
Oct 2009
Invited Professor in Equine Surgery
Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe (QC), Canada
Aug 2007- Apr 2014
Senior Clinician, Chief of service and Lecture in Equine Surgery
UCD Veterinary Hospita,l School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Aug 2007
Private Consultancy in Equine Surgery Sports Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging
Referral work for various national and international equine practices
Aug 2007 -April 2014
Exotic and Zoo Animals, Veterinary Surgery Consultant
Irish Seal Sanctuary ( Garristown, Co. Dublin, Ireland) Dublin Zoo ( Phoenix Park, Dublin 8, Ireland )
2006 – 2007
Clinical Instructor in Equine Surgery, Emergency and Lameness
Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe (QC), Canada
March & April 2001
Clerkship in equine surgery, intensive care and diagnostic imaging (six weeks)
Clinique chirurgicale équine des Yvelines, Paris, France; Centre national du trotteur français, Grosbois, France
May 2012
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
Fort Collins, Co, USA
Sept 2011
Associate member of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
London, United Kingdom
May 2010
Instructional Symposium on Equine Laparoscopic Surgery
East Lansing, MI, USA
June 2009
Diagnostic Ultrasonography Course
CIRALE, Dozulé, France
March 2007
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons
San Diego, CA, USA
July 2007
Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Dublin, Ireland
2002-2007
Master of Veterinary Sciences
Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Canada
2003-2006
Equine Surgery Residency
Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Canada
May 2004 -May 2005
North American Veterinary Licensing Examination, AO-ASIF Advanced course in Equine Osteosynthesis Principles in Equine Osteosynthesis
Columbus, OH, USA
2003-2006
Equine Surgery Residency
Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Canada
October 2002
Doctor in Veterinary Medicine
Faculté de Médecine et Pharmacie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
2001-2002
Rotating Internship in equine medicine surgery and anesthesiology
Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Canada
1996-2000
Veterinary Medicine
École Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Marcy l’Étoile, France
1994-1996
Veterinary Medicine
Preparatory studies to National Veterinary School admission Lycée Cours Pascal, Lyon, France
A retrospective report (2003-2013) of the complications associated with the use of a one-man (head and tail) rope recovery system in horses following general anaesthesia
M. NiiMura del Barrio, F. David, L. Hugues, D. Clifford, H. Wilderjans, R. Bennett, Irish Veterinary Journal 2018 Feb;13:71-77.
Effect of arthroscopic lavage and repeated intra-articular administration of antibiotic on synovial nucleated cell count, total protein and percentage of neutrophils in adult horses and foals with septic arthritis
M. Cousty, C. Tricaud, J.D. Stack, F. David,, Veterinary Surgery 2017 Oct;46(7):1008-1016
Comparison of thoracic radiography and ultrasonography for detection of small-volume pneumothorax in the horse
J. Partlow, F. David,, L. Hunt, F. Relave, L. Blond, M. Pinilla, J-P. Lavoie, Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 2017 May;58(3):354-360
Intra- and interobserver reliability estimates for identification and grading of upper respiratory tract abnormalities recorded in horses at rest and during overground endoscop
C.L. McGivney, J. Sweeney, F. David,, JM O’Leary, E.W. Hill, L.M. Katz, Equine Veterinary Journal 2017, Jul; 49(4):433-437
Techniques and Indications for Intraoperative Ultrasound in Horses.
J.D. Stack, M. Cousty, R. Sanders, F. David,, Veterinary Surgery 2016 Oct;45(7):936-942
Comparison of two ultrasound-guided injection techniques targeting the sacroiliac joint region in equine cadavers.
J.D. Stack, C. Bergamino, R. Sanders, U. Fogarty, A. Puggioni, C. Kearney, F. David,, Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2016 Sep 20;29(5):386-93
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