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TTA RAPID®
& Patella Luxation
TPLO
CBLO
CCWO
Fracture Treatment
3D HIP
Shelf Arthroplasty
Spinal Surgery
with C-LOX
Arthroscopy
Small Animal
TPLO avec Luxation de la Rotule
TPLO avec Luxation de la Rotule
26. September 2025
France - SKYLAB
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation
16. October 2025
USA - Wild West Vet Show Venue
Advanced Fracture Repair 2-Day Course
Advanced Fracture Repair 2-Day Course
22. October 2025 - 23. October 2025
UK - Central CPD
International Arthroscopy Course
International Arthroscopy Course
6. November 2025 - 7. November 2025
Belgium - ORSI Academy
TPLO mit Patella Luxation 2-tägiger Intensivkurs
TPLO mit Patella Luxation 2-tägiger Intensivkurs
7. November 2025 - 8. November 2025
Germany - Tiergesundheitszentrum List Hannover
2-Day Comprehensive TPLO Course
2-Day Comprehensive TPLO Course
15. November 2025 - 16. November 2025
USA - Bedford Hills, NY
3D HIP Workshop
3D HIP Workshop
28. November 2025 - 29. November 2025
Netherlands - Anatomiegebouw Utrecht
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation
10. December 2025
UK - Central CPD
Cranial Closing Wedge Surgery
Cranial Closing Wedge Surgery
10. December 2025
UK - Central CPD
Frakturbehandlung bei Hunden & Katzen
Frakturbehandlung bei Hunden & Katzen
15. January 2026
Germany - Leipziger Tierärztekongress
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WORKSHOPS

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TPLO avec Luxation de la Rotule

TPLO avec Luxation de la Rotule

26. September 2025
All Day
Intervenant: Dr. Alexandre Charbonneau
Langue: français
Formation pratique: Dry Lab
Frais d’inscription: 495 € (hors taxes) pour toute inscription avant le 31 juillet 595 € (hors taxes) à partir du 1er août
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation

TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation

16. October 2025
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wild West Vet Show Hands-On Lab
Faculty: Dr. Jeff Mayo
CE Credits: 7 RACE-approved CE Credits
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Dry Lab & Wet Lab
Course Fee: $ 1,400.00
Advanced Fracture Repair 2-Day Course

Advanced Fracture Repair 2-Day Course

22. October 2025 - 23. October 2025
All Day
Faculty: Dr. Hugo Schmökel
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Wet Lab & X-Ray Exercises
Course Fee: 25% off at £1046.25 + VAT
International Arthroscopy Course

International Arthroscopy Course

6. November 2025 - 7. November 2025
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Organizer: Ortho4Vets Academy
Info: Advanced 2-Day Program
TPLO mit Patella Luxation 2-tägiger Intensivkurs

TPLO mit Patella Luxation 2-tägiger Intensivkurs

7. November 2025 - 8. November 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Faculty: Dr. med. vet. Andreas Pfeil
CE Credits: to be advised (usually13 hours ATF)
Language: German
Hands-On Training: Dry & Wet Lab
Course Fee: €1190.00
2-Day Comprehensive TPLO Course

2-Day Comprehensive TPLO Course

15. November 2025 - 16. November 2025
All Day
Faculty: Dr. Anthony Kahn
CE Credits: to be advised
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Dry & Wet Lab
Course Fee: $ 2,200.00
3D HIP Workshop

3D HIP Workshop

28. November 2025 - 29. November 2025
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Faculty: Prof. Dr. Björn Meij
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Dry + Wet Lab
Course Fee: € 1.690 (excl. VAT)
Cranial Closing Wedge Surgery

Cranial Closing Wedge Surgery

10. December 2025
All Day
Faculty: Dr. Yves Samoy
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Wet Lab & X-Ray Exercises
Course Fee: £995 + VAT
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation

TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation

10. December 2025
All Day
Faculty: Dr. Yves Samoy
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Wet Lab & X-Ray Exercises
Course Fee: £995 + VAT
Frakturbehandlung bei Hunden & Katzen

Frakturbehandlung bei Hunden & Katzen

15. January 2026
All Day
Faculty: Dr. Andreas Pfeil
Language: German
Hands-On Training: Dry Lab
Course Fee: € 649 (zzgl. MwSt.)

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CCWO Course
Workshop in Antwerp during ECVS
Faculty: Dr. Ditte Skytte
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Dry Lab
Applications for Headless Compression Screws
Workshop in Antwerp during ECVS
Faculty: Dr. Yves Samoy
Language: English
Hands-On Training: Dry Lab
TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation
First ever workshop in our new building
Faculty: Dr. Jörg Wackes
CE Credits: to be advised
Language: German
Hands-On Training: Wet Lab
Course Fee: 495 EUR
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CCWO Course
2 Jul 25
Antwerp
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TTA RAPID® & Patella Luxation
12 Jul 25
Mühlheim an der Donau

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You may select any one of our courses, or even two or three, and schedule them one after the other.

We can go with our standard training agenda to give your team the same valuable experience, or you may customize the content to suit the specific needs of your group.

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WEBINARS

ONLINE

WEBINAR

Fracture Treatment in Small Breeds: 

Experience of 100 Cases

  • Online
  • Watch the webinar replay for free!
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For free (Registration required)

English

45 minutes

Hugo Schmökel

Prof. Dr. med. vet., PhD, Dipl ECVS, MRCVS

Beginners

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ONLINE

WEBINAR

CrCL Ruptures in Small Breeds: 

Osteotomies or extra capsular repair

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CrCL Ruptures in Small Breeds: Should we use osteotomies instead of extra capsular repair?

For free (Registration required)

English

45 minutes

Hugo Schmökel

Prof. Dr. med. vet., PhD, Dipl ECVS, MRCVS

Beginners

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ONLINE CE COURSES

ONLINE

ONLINE CE COURSE

TTA RAPID®

Learn how to perform CCL Repair with TTA RAPID®

Dr. Yves Samoy shares with you his knowledge that he has gained since the beginning of TTA RAPID®. This online course is recorded with the same presentation materials used in the "live" wet-labs all around the globe. You may ask questions in the comments section of each chapter. Dr. Samoy will then receive an email with your question and follow-up with you that way.

This virtual course offers a long and detailed "real" surgery with live comments from Dr. Yves Samoy. 

ONLINE

ONLINE CE COURSE

Tiny TTA RAPID®

Learn how to fix CCL Ruptures in Tiny Animals with the Tiny  TTA RAPID® System

Dr. Hugo Schmökel shares with you all his knowledge about CCL Ruptures in Tiny Animals. It will be divided into a theoretical and a practical part. You may ask questions in the comments section of each chapter. Dr. Schmökel will then receive an email with your question.

The only difference between this online course and a wet-lab is the practical part. This course offers a long and detailed "real" surgery with the live comments from Dr. Hugo Schmökel. But you are required to practice on your own with cadavers. 

ONLINE

ONLINE CE COURSE

Rapid Luxation

Learn how to fix Patella Luxation  with the RAPID LUXATION System

Patella  Luxations can be challenging, especially using previous techniques. Luckily, we have developed a seamless, simple technique for addressing both patella luxations and cruciate ligament ruptures.

Dr. Hugo Schmökel shares with you all his knowledge about Patellar Luxations. The course is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. Any questions may be asked in the comments section of each chapter, which will then be received and responded to by Dr. Schmökel.

MEET OUR LECTURERS

We work with key opinion leaders and well-known names in the industry.  

Grab the chance to meet them in our workshops or online courses.

Sweden

Hugo Schmökel
DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVS, MRCVS

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European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery - graduated 1995.

Dr. Schmökel is an experienced and globally recognized expert. Before his current position as Chief Veterinary Officer at Evidensia Strömsholm, Sweden's largest veterinary clinic, he worked at several large clinics and universities.

Dr. Schmökel has written numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters and regularly gives lectures and seminars worldwide.

USA

Dr. Jeff Mayo
DVM, DABVP, MANZCVS

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Dr. Robert “Jeff” Mayo was born in Virginia, and moved to Idaho in 1978.

From to 2008 to now, Dr. Mayo has flown and taught internationally in Japan, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Australia and several other countries. Dr. Mayo has trained hundreds if not over a thousand Veterinarians on laser surgery, radiosurgery, orthopedics and soft tissue surgery as well as regenerative medicine and alternative therapies.

Dr. Mayo has lectured at dozens of national and international veterinary conferences further sharing his knowledge to other veterinarians to better serve the patients and communities.

Dr. Mayo’s peak interests includes knee surgeries, fracture repairs, second opinions, radiosurgery, alternative sterilization and regenerative medicine.

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Germany

Andreas Pfeil
Dr. med. vet.

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Specialist veterinarian for surgery (with WBE)
Specialist veterinarian for small animals and pets (with WBE)

Graduated Veterinary Medicine in 1998 at Leipzig and was research associate / PhD student at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Leipzig until 1999.

Dr. Pfeil went on to work as Assistant and Senior Physician at a Veterinary Clinic in Dresden until 2008 and then in Jena in 2009.

In 2014, he co-founded and opened his own clinic in Jena.

Memberships:
ESVOT (European Society of Veterinary Orthopedics and Traumatology)
ESVONC (European Society of Veterinary Oncology)
ATF (Academy for Veterinary Training)

Germany

Jörg Wackes
Dr. med. vet.

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Specialist veterinarian for small animals and pets.

Dr. Jörg Wackes specializes in surgery, endoscopy and dentistry, and intensively engages in trainings at his home country Germany and abroad.

Memberships:
DVG German Veterinary Medical Society and the DGK-DVG specialist groups for small animal medicine and surgery
DGT-DVG German Society for Veterinary Dentistry
DGK-DVG AG Laser Medicine
DGK-DVG AG Wound Management

UTRECHT UNIVERSITY

Prof. Björn Meij
DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVS

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Björn Meij is a Dutch veterinarian, professor and European specialist (Diplomate ECVS) in small animal surgery since 1993.

Today, he is head of surgery at the Utrecht university where he leads a team of specialist surgeons and is ECVS resident coordinator.

Dr. Meij is well-known for his research within orthopaedics and neurosurgery.

ISRAEL

Matan Or
Dr. med. vet., PhD, DECVS, EBVS

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Dr. Or is a Board Certified Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgery. He is a graduate of the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He did his Small Animal Medicine and Surgery internship at the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, followed by a Small Animal surgical Fellowship at Michigan State University. Dr. Or did his Residency in Small Animal Surgery combined with a PhD at Ghent University (2012-2016), and has been the recipient of the ECVS research grant award. Dr. Or was an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery at Ghent University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (2016-2017) and an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Teaching Hospital (2017-2019). 

In 2019, Dr. Or returned to Israel and has since been consulting and practicing small animal surgery for referral practices in Israel. His research and clinical interests are in etiology of orthopedic disease, the evaluation of biomechanical properties of fracture stabilization and developing new methods for evaluation and treatment of fractures and joint pathology, orthopedic trauma, and treatment with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). 

Dr. Or has published numerous peer reviewed publications and abstracts, and spoke at international scientific meetings and several Universities around the world.

ghent university

Yves Samoy
Dr. med. vet., PhD, ECVSMR

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Yves Samoy graduated in 2003 cum laude at Ghent University, Belgium.
After graduation, he continued to work at Ghent University at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Morphology, Medical Imaging, Orthopaedics, Physiotherapy and Nutrition to improve his orthopedic skills.

From 2006 to June 2012 he was a full time assistant in the Orthopedic
department. During this period, he laid the basis of the physiotherapy and
rehabilitation unit at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. B. Van Ryssen he finished his PhD on Elbow
incongruity in the dog in 2011. Since July 2012 he is Doctoral Assistant in
the Orthopedic department and is involved in all kinds of orthopedic surgery including arthroscopy. He is also the developing surgeon behind the TTA Rapid technique. Since 2015 he is CCRP certified by Ghent University and in charge of the Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy Unit. 

In 2019 he became a diplomate of the European college of veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Yves Samoy is author or co-author of several orthopaedic publications in
international journals.

SWEDEN

Ditte Skytte
DVM, Dipl. ECVS

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European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Dr. Ditte Skytte graduated as a veterinarian in 2004 in Denmark and obtained her Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (CertSAS) in 2011. Since 2019, she has been recognized as a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS), specializing in small animal surgery.

Dr. Skytte has extensive experience in referral practice in Denmark and has worked in the surgical department at Copenhagen University, where she was involved in both clinical work and teaching veterinary students. She spent nine years at the referral hospital Strömsholm in Sweden, focusing primarily on orthopaedic cases and serving as a supervisor for ECVS residents.

Currently, Dr. Skytte works as an orthopaedic specialist at Södra Djursjukhuset, a renowned referral clinic in Sweden.

She is an active international lecturer, having delivered orthopaedic training courses in Denmark, Hungary, Italy, the USA, and Japan.

Dr. Skytte is also the author and co-author of several peer-reviewed publications in the field of veterinary orthopaedics.

USA

Elaine Holmes
DVM, DACVS (SA)

Read her biography


Dr. Elaine Holmes is a native of
Michigan and graduated MSU
CVM in 2007. She completed an
internship at Texas A&M and
surgery residency at University of
Pennsylvania. She became a
board certified surgeon in 2012.
She has held positions as a
Department Head, Internship
Director, and Medical Director of
a multi specialty and ER hospital
and has performed over 1,000
TPLOs.


Elaine is heavily involved in the
veterinary community. She is a
part of the AVMA wellbeing
education program. She has been
an invited speaker, locally,
nationally and internationally.


On a personal level, Dr. Holmes is
a mother of two and enjoys
cooking, hiking and travel.

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