Dr. Mike Pavletic is a 1974 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He has developed over 75 surgical techniques in the veterinary literature and is the author of the 5th of “Atlas of Small Animal Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery released last year. He is a former President of the ACVS and the receipt of several awards for his contributions to small animal surgery. He is currently the Director of Surgery at Boston’s Angell Animal Medical Center.