Dr. Christopher Wood was born in London, England, moving to Sydney, Australia in 2009. Chris graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine with Distinction, after his recognition on the Dean’s Honours list in each year of his degree, and was one of only five recipients nationwide of the Australian Small Animal Veterinary Association Award for Clinical Proficiency.

 

During his final clinical year, Chris was selected to attend the West Arnhem Land Dog Health Program amongst remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory of Australia, as well as being selected as an Australian delegate for the International Symposium on Wildlife Utilization in South Africa, based out of the University of Pretoria and Kruger National Park.

 

En route to achieving his goal of becoming an American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Certified Veterinary Surgeon (Small Animal), Chris completed:

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• a one-year Small Animal Rotating Internship,

• an extended, 19-month Small Animal Specialty Surgical Internship 

• and a three-year Small Animal Surgical Residency, including additional education in 

  • Advanced Techniques in Small Animal Fracture Management  and 

  • Small Animal Thoracoscopy and Advanced Small Animal Laparoscopy.

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