Veterinary Emergency Center

Dr. Carlos Hodges is definitely an owner and surgeon at Valley Central Veterinary Referral? and Emergency Center and it has been taking care of pets within the Lehigh Valley area since 1996.

Dr. Hodges develops from a group of vets. His father is really a upon the market doctor in Philadelphia and that he works together with his brother, a veterinary internist. Dr. Hodges finished Tuskegee College, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. He completed a 1-year rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery from 1985-86. Dr. Hodges completed a 1-year fellowship in surgery in the College of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, finishing a study project in veterinary dentistry underneath the guidance of Dr. Colin Harvey. Dr. Hodges completed a surgical residency at Texas A&M College, College of Veterinary Medicine from 1987-90. His research was at chylothorax underneath the guidance of Dr. Terry Fossum. In 1990, Dr. Hodges recognized a scheduled appointment as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedics in the teaching hospital from the Texas Veterinary Clinic at Texas A&M College from 1990-96, dealing with Dr. Don Hulse. He continued to be for the reason that capacity with interests in soft tissue surgery, memory foam surgery, neurosurgery, and veterinary dentistry until June of 1996 as he started the surgical practice at Valley Central.

Dr. Hodges' surgical interests include but aren't restricted to soft tissue surgery, neurosurgery, and orthopedics. He's licensed within the Kyon TTA &lifier Total Stylish, and works TPLO and Tight Rope surgical procedures for that cruciate deficient stifle. Dr. Hodges can also be licensed within the Biomedtrix Total Knee Alternative. He works non-invasive memory foam (arthroscopy, ACL, &lifier fracture fixation), soft tissue surgery (gastropexy, ovariohysterectomy, bladder stone removal, etc), and thoracoscopy methods (lung biopsy, pericardectomy).

Dr. Hodges won the study area of the ACVS citizens competition in 1990. He is part of the AVMA, AAHA, PVMA, LVVMA, and serves around the board from the Valley Central Veterinary Emergency Hospital. Dr. Hodges became a member of the Novartis/Hillsides Osteo arthritis Speaker Advocate Panel this year. Dr. Hodges co-hosts your pet Physician Display on Funnel 69 WFMZ-TV Allentown, PA, with Kathy Craine. He is another frequent participant on MyFox Philadelphia 29 and WCAU-TV Philadelphia. Dr. Hodges has located a Wednesday's Promote Child segment backed by Freddie Mac from WCAU-TV Philadelphia. The segment won the PVMA's Media Award in 2004.