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Dr. Melanie Otte has joined the Critical Care unit at Florida Veterinary Specialists (FVS) in Tampa. Critical care cases, sent from referring veterinarians and other emergency hospitals, are seen immediately at FVS. Generally, these cases need a specialized work up and expanded intensive care that only Florida Veterinary Specialists can provide. No other general practice or specialty practice in Tampa Bay has a dedicated Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.), staffed 24 hours a day by two critical care trained nurses.
Dr. Otte earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. She completed a rotating Small Animal Internship at Affiliated Veterinary Specialists in 1999. Dr. Otte completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Her clinical interests include renal and endocrine diseases and critical care.
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Florida Veterinary Specialists has also expanded its partnership with the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. David Lurie, a medical and radiation oncologist at the University of Florida, will be treating cancer patients at Florida Veterinary Specialists' Cancer Treatment Center in Tampa. Dr. Lurie will also continue his appointment at the University of Florida. Currently, patients presenting to the University of Florida with cancer, come to Florida Veterinary Specialists for radiation therapy.
Dr. Lurie received his Bachelor of Veterinary Science from the University of Pretoria in South Africa in 2000. He then completed an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery with an emphasis on Medical Oncology at the University of Illinois in 2001. He subsequently completed residencies in Medical and Radiation Oncology at the University of California, Davis in 2003 and 2005 respectfully. Dr. Lurie is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (oncology) and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology (radiation oncology).
Florida Veterinary Specialists state-of-the-art facility is designed and equipped to provide emergency, specialty and critical care for pets. Specialty services include: dermatology, neurology, internal medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, surgery, acupuncture and more. It’s located at 3000 Busch Lake Blvd. in Tampa. The emergency service is accessible 24 hours a day when a regular veterinarian is not available. FVS provides after-hours, weekend and holiday emergency services for many veterinary practices. Check out www.fvs.com for more.
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