Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Soft Tissue Surgery Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Mandy Wallace is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Georgia and Assistant Hospital Director for the UGA Small Animal Hospital. She is a board-certified veterinary surgeon and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, specializing in small animal soft tissue surgery.
Dr. Wallace completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at Colorado State University in 2011, followed by a PennHIP research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She later completed a combined Master of Science degree program and Small Animal Surgery residency at the University of Florida, becoming board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2017.
Education
- Residency in Small Animal Surgery, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 2012-2016
- M.S., Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Florida, summa cum laude, 2015
- PennHIP Orthopedic Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, 2011-2012
- Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2010-2011
- D.V.M., Mississippi State University, summa cum laude, 2010
- B.S., Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, summa cum laude, 2006
Professional Certifications
- Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal), 2017
Teaching
- Clinical Skills
- Gastrointestinal Diseases and Surgery
- Core Medicine and Surgery
- Professional Skills
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, 2013-2015
VEM 5402L, Introduction to Surgery of Domestic Animals- Provided instruction and assistance to second year veterinary students in laboratory sessions teaching topics in basic surgical technique and culminating in live animal ovariohysterectomies and castrations
- Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, 2012-2015
VEM5433, Advanced Small Animal Surgery- Provided instruction and assistance to fourth year veterinary students in laboratory sessions
teaching advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgical topics - Gave a lecture entitled “Surgical Management of Abdominal Trauma” each year
- Provided instruction and assistance to fourth year veterinary students in laboratory sessions
- Teaching Assistant, University of Florida, Fall 2012
VEM 5101, Veterinary Gross Anatomy- Provided instruction and assistance to first year veterinary students daily in small animal gross anatomy laboratory
Clinical Interests
- Soft Tissue Surgery
- Portosystemic Shunts
- Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery
- Septic Peritonitis
Research Interests
- Novel treatments for wound healing
- Portosystemic Shunts
- Septic Peritonitis
Publications
- Wallace ML, Ellison GW, Giglio R, Berry C, Batich C, Case JB, Kim SE. “Attenuation of an intraabdominal vein using a silicone/polyacrylic acid gradual venous occlusion device in dogs and cats: an invivo study.” Submitted to the American Journal of Veterinary Research (June 2015)
- Wallace ML, MacPhail C, Monnet E. “Incidence of Post-Operative Neurologic Complications in Pugs Following Portosystemic Shunt Surgery: 1998-2010.” Submitted to the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association (June 2015)
- Wallace ML, Case JB, Singh A, Ellison GW, Monnet E. “Single incision laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy for mucometra and pyometra in dogs.” Vet Surg. 2015 Jun 19. doi: 10.1111/vsu.12344 (Epub ahead of print)
- Wallace ML, Ellison GW, Batich C, Case JB, Kim SE. “In vitro development of a polyacrylic acid/silicone venous slow occlusion device for the attenuation of portosystemic shunts.” Accepted by the American Journal of Veterinary Research (May 2015)
- Case JB, Boscan PL, Monnet EL, Imhoff DJ, Wallace ML, Smeak DD. “Comparison of surgical variables and pain in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy, laparoscopic-assisted ovariohysterectomy, and laparoscopic ovariectomy”. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2015; 51: 1-7.
- Wallace M, Selmic L, Withrow SJ. “Diagnostic utility of abdominal ultrasonography for routine staging at diagnosis of skeletal osteosarcoma in dogs”. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2013; 49: 243-245.
- Wallace M, Lathan P, Brinkman-Ferguson E. “What is Your Diagnosis? Pulmonary B-Cell Lymphoma in the Canine Patient”. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012; 240: 1063-1065.
