Valery Scharf

Bio

Dr. Scharf earned a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems from Stanford University and her DVM degree from Texas A&M University prior to completing a rotating internship at The Ohio State University. She completed a surgical residency and earned her MS focusing on translational oncology at the University of Florida. Her research interests include minimally invasive surgery, spontaneous pneumothorax, surgical oncology and endocrine neoplasia, and the role of companion animals as models of environmental exposure. She also has a strong interest in teaching and developing new strategies for surgical education.

Area(s) of Expertise

SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL DISEASE MODELS, VETERINARY CANCER CARE
Development of novel minimally invasive surgical modalities.
Role of companion animals as models of environmental exposure and disease.
Thyroid neoplasia and dysfunction.
Etiology and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Surgical education.

Publications

• A narrative review of the impact of work hours and insufficient rest on job performance , VETERINARY SURGERY (2023)
• A narrative review of the physiology and health effects of burnout associated with veterinarian-pertinent occupational stressors , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2023)
• Clinical presentation and short-term outcomes of dogs ≥15 kg with extrahepatic portosystemic shunts , VETERINARY SURGERY (2023)
• Evaluation of thoracic duct ligation and unilateral subphrenic pericardiectomy via a left fourth intercostal approach in normal canine cadavers , VETERINARY SURGERY (2023)
• Feasibility of laparoscopic stapled partial cystectomy in canine cadavers , VETERINARY SURGERY (2023)
• Risk factors for intraoperative hemorrhage and perioperative complications and short- and long-term outcomes during surgical patent ductus arteriosus ligation in 417 dogs , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
• Surgical technique and complications associated with laparoscopic pleuroperitoneal diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy in a dog , VETERINARY RECORD CASE REPORTS (2023)
• Veterinarian burnout demographics and organizational impacts: a narrative review , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2023)
• Complications and outcomes of thoracoscopic-assisted lung lobectomy in dogs , VETERINARY SURGERY (2022)
• Distribution of histopathologic types of primary pulmonary neoplasia in dogs and outcome of affected dogs: 340 cases (2010-2019) , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2022)

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