Training And Instruction In Small Animal Endoscopy And Endoscopic Surgery

About Dr. Sobel: Dave Sobel graduated from Tufts Veterinary School after beginning his veterinary career at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He was residency trained in human endosurgery at the New England Medical Center in Boston and was on the internal medicine staff of the Dover Veterinary Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire. He is a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of the UK, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, and the Royal Society of Medicine as well as the AVMA, the NHVMA, and Vermont VMA.
In addition to providing on-site clinical services to small animal practitioners in New Hampshire and Vermont, Dr. Sobel has been consulting and lecturing world wide on the topics of endoscopy, endosurgery, as well as laser surgery and laser endosurgery. He has presented and lectured at the annual meeting of the ACVIM, the Wild West Veterinary Conference, University of Florida, University of Sydney Veterinary School, Australia, the Royal Veterinary College, London, and the University of Bristol Veterinary School, England, and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association. He is also a clinical consultant to several small animal practices here in the US and in the UK as well as an advisor to several corporate concerns involved in veterinary endoscopy. He has trained numerous veterinary practices in small animal endoscopy and endosurgery both here and abroad.

Our Services: Dr. Sobel is pleased to provide on-site training to veterinarians wishing to begin or advance their skills in all areas of small animal endoscopy. The procedures that can be introduced include flexible GI endoscopy, tracheobronchoscopy, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, urethrocystoscopy, rhinosinusoscopy, arthroscopy, as well as laser surgery and laser endosurgery. Training typically consists of didactic as well as either clinical or wet lab training. Syllabi are custom designed to meet the needs, interests, and equipment of each practice and practitioner. Detailed written lecture notes are provided, and on-going remote consultation services made available to all members of the practice. Instruction in setup, care, and maintenance of equipment is provided. No previous experience is required in any particular area of endoscopy, but all levels of skill can be accommodated.

Terms/Contacts: Fees for each practice are determined on a case by case basis. Dr. Sobel can be reached for further information at the phone numbers, email, or address below. For further information, see http://www.metrovet.com.

David S. Sobel
65 Greensboro Rd
Hanover, NH 03755

Phone: 603-643-2926
Fax: 603-613-0695
Email: endovet@valley.net