Ryan P. Cavanaugh, DVM, DACVS-SA, ACVS Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology

Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery, Assistant Dean for Clinical Placement

Dr. Cavanaugh attended veterinary school at Colorado State University and upon graduation in 2003, was selected for a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Cavanaugh then remained at the Animal Medical Center to complete a 3-year residency in small animal surgery and became board certified through the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) in 2008.

Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Cavanaugh pursued advanced surgical training by accepting a 1-year post-doctoral fellowship in surgical oncology at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2012, he was recognized by the ACVS as a Founding Fellow in Surgical Oncology. Dr. Cavanaugh worked as a specialist surgeon in private clinical practice for 10 years prior to joining the faculty at RUSVM in 2017.

Education

Zoology Pre-health Professional, Northern Arizona University (BSc)
Colorado State University (DVM)

Research

Clinical oncologic and surgical diseases
Nutritional intervention studies

Certifications

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (small animal)
American College of Veterinary Surgeons Founding Fellow, Surgical Oncology

Publication Highlights

Silkworth A, Cavanaugh RP, Bolfa P, Becker A. Cutaneous pyogranulomas associated with Nocardia jiangxiensis in a cat from the eastern Caribbean. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis 4:130, 2019
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed4040130

Amsellem PM, Cavanaugh RP, Chou P, Bacon NJ, et al. Apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma in cats: 30 cases (1994 – 2015); A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology Retrospective Study. Submitted to J Am Vet Med Assoc 254:716-722, 2019
DOI: 10.2460/javma.254.6.716

Corbin EE, Cavanaugh RP, Schwartz P, Zawadzki KI, Donovan T. Splenomegaly in small breed dogs: A retrospective study of 45 cases (2004-2011). J Am Vet Med Assoc 250:1148-1154, 2017
DOI: 10.2460/javma.250.10.1148

Montinaro V, Massari F, Vezzoni L, Liptak JM, Straw RC, Allen L, Cavanaugh RP, Berg J, et al. Clinical Evaluation of the Coccygeal Axial Pattern Flap: A multi institutional retrospective Study in 13 dogs. Vet Surg 44:642-647, 2014
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12305.x

Gardner H, Cavanaugh RP. Keratoacanthoma in the digit of a dog – What Is Your Diagnosis? J Am Vet Med Assoc 244:1031-1032, 2014
DOI: 10.2460/javma.244.9.1031

Covey JL, Farese JP, Bacon NJ, Schallberger S, Ansellem P, Cavanaugh RP, Milner RJ. Stereotactic radiosurgery and fracture fixation in 6 dogs with appendicular osteosarcoma. Vet Surg 43:174–181, 2014
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12082.x

Epple LM, Bemis LT, Cavanaugh RP, Skope A, et al. Prolonged remission of advanced bronchoalveolar adenocarcinoma in a dog treated with autologous, tumor derived chaperone-rich cell lysate (CRCL) vaccine. International Journal of Hyperthermia 29:390-398, 2013
DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.800997

Corbin E, Cavanaugh RP, Fick J, McAbee KP, et al. Foreign body reaction to a retained surgical sponge (gossypiboma) mimicking an implant associated sarcoma in a dog after a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 26:147-153, 2013
DOI: 10.3415/VCOT-11-12-0188

Cavanaugh RP. 2012. Alimentary tract – Gastric, liver and small intestinal tumors. In Veterinary Surgical Oncology, 1st edition, pp. 186-223. ST Kudnig and B Sequin, editors. Ames, IA: Wiley-Blackwell Publications.
DOI: 10.1002/9781118729038.ch7