Fernando N Amitrano
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Oro Valley Veterinary Medicine, Rm. 512
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- famitrano@arizona.edu
Biography
Born and raice in Cordoba Argentina. Obtained his Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree at Universidad Catolica de Cordoba in 2008. He practiced as an equine general practicioner, focus in race track and sport medicine for two years before performing his first equine surgery internship in Lexington KY. After, he completed two more large animals internship at University of Illinois and University of Minnesota. In 2019 he finished a large animal surgery residency at University of Winsconsin mandison. Before starting an educational carrer at University of Arizona School of Veterinary Medicine, he was a member of the surgery departemnt acting as a clinical instructor and lerturer in equine surgery at Charles Sturt University in Australia.
Degrees
- Surgery Residency Large Animal Surgery
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine
- Universidad Catolica de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina
Work Experience
- Charles Sturt University (2019 - 2022)
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (2016 - 2019)
- University of Minnesota (2014 - 2016)
- Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (2014)
- University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois (2012 - 2013)
- Hagyard Equine Medical Institute (2011 - 2012)
Interests
Teaching
Surgical skills developmentSurgical simulationsCritical thinking skills
Research
Develop new surgical techniques for common surgical procedures in large animalsEquine osteoarthritis and join biomarkerEquine musculoskeletal biomechanics
Courses
2022-23 Courses
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Anesthesia, Surgery, Clinical
VETM 814A (Spring 2023)
2021-22 Courses
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Anesthesia, Surgery, Clinical
VETM 814A (Spring 2022)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Shaw, K., Henry, T., Gasperi, D. D., Brounts, S. H., & Amitrano, F. N. (2022). Standing Intraoral Extraction of the Right Mandibular Third Molar Tooth in a Cow Utilizing Tooth Sectioning.. Journal of veterinary dentistry, 39(1), 71-77. doi:10.1177/08987564211065129More infoA 2-year-old Holstein heifer presented to a university teaching hospital with an apical tooth infection of the right mandibular third molar. A standing oral extraction technique was attempted for tooth removal; however, the molar could not be delivered intact. A tooth sectioning technique was performed, and the affected molar was successfully delivered. Three months postextraction, the heifer had fully recovered, and the extraction site had healed. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description of a tooth extraction in a cow using a tooth sectioning technique. This case describes an alternative technique for tooth removal in cattle with an apical tooth infection. The clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of this case may be helpful to clinicians when they approach similar cases in the future.
