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Dr. Chris Wood, DVM (Dist), DACVS-SA, board-certified small animal surgeon
Urgent or same-day case?

Do not wait for an email reply. Call the hospital directly.

Call 613-731-9911
For referring veterinary teams

Refer a patient for surgical assessment

Use this page to create an addressed email draft for Dr. Chris Wood at Alta Vista Specialty & Emergency Veterinary Centre. The website prepares the draft; your clinic reviews and sends it.

Start the referral email
  1. 1. Add two detailsPatient name and presenting complaint.
  2. 2. Choose an email appGoogle Mail, Outlook, or your default app.
  3. 3. Attach records and sendAdd available files in your email application.
Routine referral

Create the referral email

Enter the two required details below. Nothing is sent until your clinic reviews and sends the draft from its own email account.

The draft will be addressed to drwood@smallanimalsurgeon.com. You can open it in Google Mail, Outlook, your default mail application, or copy the complete email details.

After the draft opens

Attach what is available, then send

  • Medical record and current medication list
  • Relevant labwork, cytology, histopathology, or ultrasound reports
  • Photos, radiographs, or other imaging files

Records not ready? Send the referral now. The files can follow in another email using the same subject.

Privacy: this static page does not transmit or store these entries. Draft details are shared with Google Mail or Outlook only if you choose that provider.

Referral location

Hospital details

Alta Vista Specialty & Emergency Veterinary Centre
2220 Walkley Road, Ottawa, ON K1G 5L2

Hospital phone: 613-731-9911