Keri Thomas

• BA (Biology), Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota
• AAS (Veterinary Technology), Bel-Rea Institute of Veterinary Technology, Denver, Colorado
• DVM, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
• Internship, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Southwest Equine Medical and Surgical Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
• Residency, Large Animal Surgery, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• MSc, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons – Large Animal (ACVS-LA)

Dr. Keri Thomas hails from North Dakota. She completed her DVM degree at Iowa State University in 2011. She then completed an equine medicine and surgery internship at Southwest Equine Medical and Surgical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona before coming to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine to complete a large animal surgery residency.

After completion of her residency, Dr. Thomas spent two years filling in sabbatical positions, until she was fortunate enough to obtain a tenure track position as an assistant professor in large animal surgery within the large animal clinical sciences department.  Since then, she has successfully completed board certification in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Dr. Thomas has a wide range of interests in large animal surgery, but always has a special place in her heart for the food animals she grew up with. She can be found doing reproductive related surgeries on an elk from the Saskatoon Forestry Farm, routine orthopedic repairs in horses and cattle, complex wound management and lameness/performance exams in horses.

Whatever species it may be, with the intent of coming up with a diagnosis, she tackles each case with the same thorough approach as the next. Her goal is to provide clients with as much information as she can, so she can work with her clients to come up with a treatment plan that is the most beneficial for all involved. She firmly believes that all clients should be informed about the best course of treatment for their animals with the understanding that not all cases can be treated the same for various reasons.

• Yoshimura, S., Barber, S.M., Tucker, M.L., Bracamonte, J.L., Mund, S.J.K., Thomas, K.L.  2020.  Sinocutaneous fistula repair with a masseter muscle transposition flap combined with wound matrix and cancellous bone graft in a horse: A new technique.  Veterinary Surgery, 49(4): 818-824.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13352

• Bracamonte, J.L., Devick, I., Thomas, K.L., Hendrick, S.  2018.  Comparison of hand-sewn and oversewn stapled jejunojejunal anastomoses in horses.  Canadian Veterinary Journal, 59(1): 67-73.

• Thomas, K.L., Carmalt, J.L., Burnett, W.D., Arjmand, H., Johnston, J.D.  2018.  In vitro mechanical evaluation of three transfixation pin-cast constructs applied to equine forelimbs.  American Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(12): 1287-1297.  https://www.doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.79.12.1277

• Bracamonte, J.L., Thomas, K.L.  2017.  Laparoscopic cryptorchidectomy with a vessel-sealing device in dorsal recumbent horses: 43 cases.  Veterinary Surgery, 46(4): 559-565.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vsu.12624

• Thomas, J.K., Janz, D.M.  2016.  Embryo microinjection of selenomethionine reduces hatchability and modifies oxidant responsive gene expression in zebrafish.  Scientific Reports, 6: 26520.  https://www.doi.org/10.1038/srep26520

• Thomas, K.L., Wilson, D.G., Bracamonte, J.L., Carmalt, J.L., Luby, C.D.  2016.  Quality of adhesions after sutured paramedian vs. laparoscopic toggle abomasopexy in an ovine model.  Veterinary Surgery, 45(4): 488-493.  https://www.doi.org/10.1111/vsu.12468