surgeon
May 18 2009, Atul

One might say that the conventional training methods used by expert surgeons to train novices is the best training method, but a study at the Copenhagen University Hospital reveals a different story. A team of researchers from this University has...

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Michael Pavletic, DVM, rights performs surgery on cat called Jynxie to remove stones from the bladder, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at MSPCA’s Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. Intern Natasha Stanke assists at left. As a surgeon, Pavletic has cared for...