Fellowships

Canine & Feline Orthopedics Fellowship

Fellowship training typically occurs after coming an ABVP® Diplomate. Fellow titles cannot be conferred until DABVP status is obtained.

Why was the CFO Fellowship created?

The advanced training in this Fellowship is important for several reasons:

  • Canine and feline orthopedic surgery is a technically demanding skillset that most veterinarians are not proficient in. ABVP® Canine/Feline and Feline Diplomates, given their species-oriented specialization, have demonstrated expertise in a number of areas.
  • CFO training will provide ABVP® Diplomates with the educational and technical skills to better handle numerous orthopedic conditions in terms of diagnosis, therapy, and post-therapy rehabilitation.

Current Requirements

  1. Completion of the initial ABVP® credentialing in one of the following ABVP® RVSs: Canine & Feline or Feline.
  2. Pay the $150 applicant fee.
  3. Have completed 4 hours hands-on orthopedic continuing education.

Current Fellowship Program Details

  1. Didactic and web-based presentations on topics pertaining to veterinary canine and feline orthopedics. Approximately three to four hours are covered each week of the Fellowship. For web-based presentations, RACE standards are used. Namely 5 questions at the end of 50-60 minutes of presentation/readings with a passing grade of 70%.
  2. Hands-on mentoring.
  3. Case documentation.
  4. Case presentations.
  5. Case summaries or reports creation.
  6. CE outside the webinars is mandated.
  7. Find the full curriculum.

To Successfully Complete this Fellowship

  1. Complete all requirements within 36 months of starting the Fellowship.
  2. Being DABVP in good standing by end of Fellowship.
  3. Pass any presentation quizzes with a grade of 70% or better.
  4. Pass case log review.
  5. Pass case summaries and/or reports.
  6. Pass case presentations.
  7. Pass the Final exam.

How to Apply

Interested individuals should complete this application, and include a letter of intent, a list of CE credits prior to starting this fellowship, their most current CV/resume.

Forward to:
CFO FellowshipAttn: Dr. Dan Cardosa, DABVP; Founding Fellow in CFOinfo@abvp.com

Founding Fellows

Daniel Cardosa, Jr., DVM, PhD, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice)
Michael Dutton, DVM, MS, DABVP (Avian Practice, Canine & Feline Practice, Exotic Companion Mammal Practice, Reptile & Amphibian Practice), CVPP, CertAqV
Jerrod Johnson, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice), CVPP
Jeff Mayo, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice), MANZCVSc (Surgery)
William McGee, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice)
Edward Song, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice), CVA
Noel Thomas, DVM, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice), DACT
Niklos Weber, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice, Canine & Feline Practice)