Dr. Karanvir Singh Aulakh, BVSc & AH, MS, MS, CCRP, DACVS-SA Dr. Karanvir Singh Aulakh is a Board-Certified Veterinary Surgeon (Diplomate, ACVS-SA) and an accomplished academician, researcher, and clinician. He is an active member of numerous veterinary specialty organizations and has made significant contributions to veterinary surgery, research, and education. Dr. Aulakh earned his BVSc & AH (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He pursued advanced training in basic science research in microbiology and tumor immunology, completing an MS in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY. He subsequently completed the ECFVG certification program at Louisiana State University, receiving his professional certification through the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Following this, Dr. Aulakh completed a rotating internship, a surgical internship, and a small animal surgery residency at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA. During his residency, he also earned a second MS in Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences from Virginia Tech University. He went on to achieve board certification with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS). Dr. Aulakh served as a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine (LSU SVM), where he was also Chief of the Small Animal Surgery Service and Director of the ACVS-Approved Small Animal Surgery Residency Program for eight years. In these leadership roles, he was instrumental in advancing surgical education and fostering multi-institutional research collaborations with Virginia Tech, University of Missouri, Texas A&M University, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (Houston), and industry partners such as Exubrion Therapeutics (Buford, GA). His collaborative research has focused on developing innovative treatments for orthopedic conditions in small animals, particularly elbow osteoarthritis. He has been awarded approximately 30 research grants, authored more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles, published over 30 scientific abstracts, and delivered numerous podium presentations at national and international meetings. He is also an invited speaker and instructor at regional, national, and international veterinary surgery conferences. One of his most notable contributions was leading a multi-year clinical trial, “Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Intra-Articular Injection of Tin-117m (Synovetin OA) for the Treatment of Naturally Occurring Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs.” The results of this trial, published in Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, played a key role in the FDA recognition of Synovetin OA as a safe and effective device. Dr. Aulakh has also served as a reviewer of veterinary surgery textbooks, as well as for leading scientific journals, and has acted as a judge of scientific abstracts at professional meetings. His dedication to teaching and mentorship has been equally impactful—he has trained 16 surgery residents, 18 surgical interns, and over 70 rotating interns in small animal surgery and medicine, while also teaching numerous DVM and MS courses at multiple universities. His excellence in education has been recognized with the Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Award on multiple occasions. Clinically, Dr. Aulakh’s expertise spans orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and oncologic surgery. Beyond his academic career, he has also served as Head of the Small Animal Surgery Service at an emergency and specialty hospital, where he applied his advanced skills in high-demand clinical environments. Looking ahead, Dr. Aulakh is excited to pursue his long-term goal of entrepreneurship by establishing his own business, providing mobile veterinary surgery services to the community—an innovative step that will expand access to specialty surgical care for small animals. Peer Reviewed Refereed Publications: (*Resident, †Intern, #Veterinary student) Lattimer J, Fabiani M, Gaschen L, Aulakh KS, Selting, K., Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Intraarticular Administration of a 117mTin Radiocolloid (Synovetin OA™) for Treatment of Early and Intermediate Grade Osteoarthritis of the Elbow In a Dose Finding Study conducted in 44 Dogs; Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 2023 Mar;64(2):351-359. doi:10.1111/vru.13198. Epub 2022 Dec 12. #Kmieciak L, Aulakh KS (PI), Harper T, Mitchell M, Butler R, Aulakh HK. Comparison of two stifle exploratory methods using mini-arthrotomy for diagnosis of canine medial meniscal pathology: An ex vivo study. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol. 2022 May 17. doi:10.1055/s-0042-1748486. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35580616. Donecker JM, Latimer JC, Gaschen L, Aulakh KS (PI) (2021). Safety and Clinical Response Following a Repeat Intraarticular Injection of Tin-117m (117mSn) Colloid in Dogs with Elbow Osteoarthritis. Vet Med (Auckl). 2021 Dec 17;12:325-335. PMID: 34950571 *McCarthy D, Gines A, Aulakh KS, Granger A (2021). Evaluation of the accuracy of a custom 3D printed drill guide for drilling canine sacra for sacroiliac luxation stabilization, and comparison with traditional free hand technique. Vet Surg. 2022 Jan;51(1):182-190. doi:10.1111/vsu.13721. Epub 2021 Sep 25. PMID: 34562025. Donecker J, Fabiani M, Gaschen L, Aulakh KS (PI) (2021) Treatment response in dogs with naturally occurring grade 3 elbow osteoarthritis following intra-articular injection of 117mSn (tin) colloid. PLoS ONE 16(7): e0254613. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254613 Aulakh KS (PI), Lopez MJ, Hudson C, Gaschen L, Fabiani M, Beale B, Andrews F, Liu CC, Lattimer J. Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Intra-Articular Injection of Tin-117m (117mSn) Radiosynoviorthesis Agent for Management of Naturally Occurring Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Pilot Study. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports 2021:12 117–128. Tin-117m (Synovetin OA) is now an FDA recognized device based on safety and effectiveness. †Horsley KT, Olby NJ, Mitchell MA, Aulakh KS and Gines JA (2021) Effect of Sedation on the Neurological Examination of the Patellar and Withdrawal Reflexes in Healthy Dogs. Front. Vet. Sci. 8:664150. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.664150 *Dominic C, Lanz OI, Muro N, Sawyere D, Aulakh KS, Pancotto T, Seda D. Titanium-Alloy Anchoring System as a Suitable Method of Extracapsular Repair. Front Vet Sci. 2020 Dec 17;7:592742. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.592742. *Aulakh HK, Aulakh KS (PI), Ryan K, Liu CC, Acierno MJ (2020). Prospective study of stability of urine specimens stored with preservatives at room temperature or without preservative under refrigeration prior to urinalysis in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2020 Oct 1;257(7):726-733. doi: 10.2460/javma.257.7.726. †Clarke E, Aulakh KS (PI), Hudson C, Barnes K, Gines JA, Liu CC, Aulakh HK (2019). Effect of sedation or general anesthesia on elbow goniometry and thoracic limb circumference measurements in dogs with naturally occurring elbow osteoarthritis. Vet Surg. 2020 Oct;49(7):1428-1436. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13499. Epub 2020 Aug 11. Aulakh KS (PI), †Dongaonkar K, Barnes K, Gines Alberto, Bordelon J, Hulse D, Aulakh HK, Liu C (2020). Effect of orthopedic examination on lameness scores in dogs with elbow dysplasia. Vet Surg;49(3):455-462. Cremer J, da Cunha A, Aulakh KS, Liu CC, Acierno MJ (2020). Validation of the oscillometric blood pressure monitor Vet20 SunTech in anesthetized healthy cats. Vet Anaesth Analges, 47(3):309-314. *Cradic D, Aulakh KS (PI), #Hymel P, Barnes K, Gines JA, Rademacher N, Aulakh HK, Liu CC (2019). The use of morphometric measurements to predict meniscal size in skeletally mature dogs for meniscal transplantation. Vet Surg;49(1):172-179. Barnes K, Aulakh KS, Liu C (2019). Retrospective evaluation of prazosin and diazepam after thoracolumbar hemilaminectomy in dogs. Vet J;253:105377. Barnes K, †Faludi A, †Takawira C, Aulakh KS, Rademacher N, Lopez MJ (2019). Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves short term limb use after canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. Vet Surg;48(8):1382-1390. †Buirkle CL, Aulakh KS (PI), Gines JA, Rademacher N, Liu CC, Barnes K (2019). Effect of tibial rotation on the tibial plateau angle measurement in dogs: An ex vivo study. Vet Surg;48(3):408–416. Barnes K, Lanz O, Barry S, Aulakh KS (2018). Use of cancellous bone grafting to promote granulation tissue in a distal limb wound in a dog. J Small Anim Pract;60(7):450-453. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12855. Aulakh KS (PI), #Kielb JL, Hsiao SH, Barnes K, Aulakh HK (2018). Malignant soft tissue sarcoma at the site of corticosteroid injection in a dog. J Vet Science & An Husban; 6(1):1-6. Aulakh KS (PI), Harper TA, Lanz OI, D'Amico LL, Butler JR, McLaughlin R M, Werre SR (2013). Effect of tibial insertion site for lateral suture stabilization on the kinematics of the cranial cruciate ligament deficient-stifle during early, middle and late stance: an in vitro study. Vet Comp Ortho Traumatol; 26(3): 208-217. *D'Amico LL, Lanz OI, Aulakh KS, Butler JR, McLaughlin RM, Harper TA, Werre SR (2013). The effects of a novel lateral extracapsular suture system on the kinematics of the cranial cruciate deficient canine stifle. Vet Comp Ortho Traumatol; 26(4), 271-279. †Aulakh HK, Tyson R, Aulakh KS, Archipow W (2012). What is your diagnosis? J Amer Vet Med Assoc; 241(3), 319-321. †Aulakh HK, Aulakh KS, Troy GC (2012). Feline histoplasmosis: a retrospective study of 22 cases (1986-2009). J Amer Animl Hosp Assoc; 48(3), 182-187. Aulakh KS, Harper TA, *Horowitz FB, Tyson R (2011). What is your diagnosis? J Amer Vet Med Assoc; 238(6), 699-700. Aulakh KS (PI), Harper TA, Lanz OI, Daniel GB, Werre SR (2011). Effect of stifle angle on the magnitude of the tibial plateau angle measurement in dogs with intact and transected cranial cruciate ligament. A cadaveric study; Vet Comp Ortho Traumatol; 24(4), 272-8. Kilinc MO, Aulakh KS, *Nair RE, # Jones SA, Alard P, Kosiewicz MM, Egilmez NK (2006). Reversing tumor immune suppression with intratumoral IL-12: activation of tumorassociated T effector/memory cells, induction of T suppressor apoptosis, and infiltration of CD8+ T effectors. J Immunol; 177(10), 6962-6973. Supported by National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute Grant R01-CA100656-01A1.