Training/Education:
B.S. (Biology) - Virginia Tech
B.S. (Animal Science) - Virginia Tech
DVM - VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Rotating Surgery/Medicine Internship - Mississippi State University
Surgical Internship - Dallas Veterinary Surgery Center
Residency in Small Animal Surgery - All-Care Animal Referral Center, Fountain Valley, CA

Special Interests/Expertise:
Orthopedics

• Stifle (knee) Surgery: Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO), Extra-Capsular Repair, Tibial Tuberosity Advancement (TTA)
• Arthroscopy, Angular Limb Deformity, Tendon repair/reconstruction
• Fracture Repair/Reconstruction

Soft Tissue

• Hepatobilliary surgery, Splenic disease, Small Intestinal and Colonic surgery
• Urogenital and Endocrine Disease
• Surgical Oncology

Research/Lectures/Publications: Jeff has been involved in research of elbow dysplasia, capital-physeal fracture repair, and Achilles tendon reconstruction. He has given numerous lectures to veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians including stifle (knee) surgery, fracture repair, elbow dysplasia, wound management, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and many others. He has provided instruction to veterinary students and technicians in surgical assisting, gastric dilatation and volvulus, and bandaging techniques. He is also a co-inventor of the VID Universal Plate used in TPLO surgeries and fracture repair.

Pets: The Norton household is very close to being classified as a zoo, at least by the inhabitants. There is one very active Pitbull, three cats, four crazy ferrets, seven sugar gliders, two rats, a ball python, and a large fish tank currently holding a large Oscar and an equally large catfish with more pets to surely be added under protest of Dr. Norton himself....

Personal Facts: Jeff is a native of Virginia. He was born here in Fairfax and grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is happy to have returned to Virginia following his many stops across the country for training. He has been a member of the VCA SouthPaws Specialists and Emergency Center team since 2008.