Internal Medicine

A board certified veterinary internal medicine specialist is a licensed veterinarian who has obtained intensive, additional training in understanding how your pet's internal body systems function and in diagnosing and treating the many serious diseases that can affect the health of those systems. An internal medicine specialist has advanced training in the following disciplines:

  • Endocrinology 
  • Cardiology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology (study of the blood)
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Nephrology/Urology
  • Neurology
  • Respiratory Diseases
  • Oncology

While your general practitioner veterinarian can diagnose and treat many health problems, certain diseases and conditions require the care of a doctor who has had specialized, intensive training in internal medicine in order to provide the very best outcome for your pet.

*Within the discipline of veterinary internal medicine, there are also veterinarians who specialize further in Small Animal Medicine, Cardiology, Neurology, and Oncology.

  • Abdominocentesis
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  • Arthrocentesis
    Arthrocentesis is the sampling of joint fluid. This is typically done in dogs and cats with lameness secondary to joint disease. Most causes... More

  • Bronchoalveolar lavage BAL
    Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a diagnostic test that can be done during bronchoscopy to obtain a sample of the fluid and cells within the... More

  • Bronchoscopy
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  • Colonoscopy
    Veterinary Colonoscopy Colonoscopy is performed after a complete diagnostic work-up and therapeutic plan have failed to resolve... More

  • Cystoscopy
    Cystoscopy and Urethroscopy Urethroscopy is the endoscopic study of the urethra. Cystoscopy is the endoscopic study of the lining of... More

  • Diagnosis and medical management of liver shunts
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  • Endo or trans-tracheal washing
    Endotracheal wash or transtracheal wash is a procedure to evaluate lungs for infection (pneumonia), inflammation, or cancer. In smaller... More

  • Endoscopy foreign body removal (esophageal, airway, gastric)
    An endoscopy is a minimally invasive medical procedure that enables a doctor to examine the interior surfaces of an organ or tissue inside a... More

  • Esophageal stricture management, including ballooning
    Esophageal strictures can be caused due to foreign bodies, cancer, ingestion of caustic substances as well as acid reflux. Esophageal... More

  • Esophagoscopy
    Esophagoscopy is useful in the diagnosis of esophageal diseases, which includes esophagitis, esophageal foreign bodies, as well as in the... More

  • Gastroduodenoscopy
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  • Rhinoscopy
    Veterinary Rhinoscopy Rhinoscopy is the endoscopic study of the nasal passages. Rhinoscopy can be performed with both flexible and... More

  • Supplemental Feeding Tube Placement Management
    Feeding tubes can be placed as a temporary or more permanent aid in the feeding of pets that can't or won't eat due to a variety of... More

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