| Surgery Service The surgery practice operates Monday through Thursday from 8am-5pm. Upon referral to our facility by your regular veterinarian, an appointment with the department will be scheduled. Conditions for which your pet may be referred include: mass removals, fracture repair, ligament damage or intestinal blockage. Our surgeon performs thoracic, abdominal, neurologic, and orthopedic surgery.
About Our Surgeon Barbara A. Lightner, DVM, DACVS Dr. Barbara A. Lightner is a 1991 graduate of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a residency in small animal surgery at the Ohio State University in 1996. Dr. Lightner worked as a staff surgeon at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital in Akron, Ohio for two and a half years upon graduation from her residency program. In 1999 Dr. Lightner and Dr. Hilary K. Matthews formed Capital Veterinary Referral Center for the purpose of offering high quality care to small animal surgical and internal medicine patients in the central Ohio area. With the completion of the new 24-hour facility in 2002 the hospital expanded to include emergency cases. Dr. Lightner enjoys all aspects of surgical practice and has a special interest in trauma and emergency surgery. She has two cats, Gracie and Joey, at home. She also enjoys reading, participates in three-day eventing with her horse and races Standardbred horses. |
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