Bryden J. Stanley, BVMS, DVM, MVETSC, MACVSC, DACVS

Dr. Bryden J. Stanley currently is a soft tissue surgeon at Animal Surgical Center of Michigan. Previously she was an Associate Professor and Section Chief of Surgery in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. She graduated as a veterinarian from Murdoch University, in Australia in 1982. She was in practice for 2 years, then returned to Murdoch to become a surgical intern in 1985. She followed her internship with a position as Surgical Registrar at the University of Sydney. From 1987 to 1990, Dr. Stanley completed an ACVS Surgery Residency and Master's Degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Following residency, Dr. Stanley was on faculty at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and has also worked as a Scientific Communications Manager for Mars Petcare. Dr. Stanley came to Michigan State University in 1998, where she has played an active role in teaching, research and clinical surgery. Stanley's clinical interests are in all aspects of soft tissue surgery, particularly upper respiratory, wound management and cutaneous reconstructive techniques. Dr. Stanley was chief investigator of two research labs - upper respiratory and wound healing for which she runs numerous clinical trials. Her current upper respiratory studies are geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis polyneuropathy in Labrador retrievers and Newfoundlands, upper airway syndrome in Norwich terriers and the brachycephalic upper airway. She publishes frequently, has received many teaching awards and lectures widely at a national and international level.