ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The editor
TIMOTHY C. MCCARTHY, DVM, PHD, Diplomate Emeritus, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, is an ACVS Founding Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Small Animal Soft Tissue and Small Animal Orthopedics) and owner of VetMIST, providing Veterinary Minimally Invasive Surgery Training, based in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.