South Maui Animal Clinic is a 2 doctor practice in Maui Hawaii. We practice in a remote area of the USA and are required to be generalist. We provide preventative medicine, emergency medicine, avian and exotic medicine. We do many surgical procedures here from mass removal, exploratory laparotomies, brachiocephalic procedures, orthopedic procedures (fracture repairs, TPLO, CBLO, TTT/trochleoplasty), Lap Spays/gastropexy/assisted cystoscopy. We have a flexible endoscope as well. We also provide avian, exotic and small mammal preventative and ER services. We also work locally with NOAA and the local aquarium, the Maui Ocean Center to provide medical and surgical (typically flipper amputations) for the resident sea turtle population in all of Hawaii.
2 Veterinarians
Practice manager
2 Certified Veterinary Technicians
5 support staff
2 receptionist
Full sterile surgery with heated table and bair hugger. LED lighting, plethora of up to date surgical equipment. DeSoutter drill/saw, Storz monopolar and bipolar cautery and vessel sealing device. Storz laparoscopic tower for laparoscopic and flexible endoscopic procedures.
2 anesthetic carts with full monitoring (CO2, Pulse Ox, Oscillometric BP, ECG), Iso and Sevo
Xray - Digital Sedecal
Ultrasound - GE Logic G5 - used for abdominal, vascular, obstetrics, echocardiogram exams
Full pharmacy
Abaxis In house labs - with CBC/Chem/Clotting Times/Istat - including avian/reptiles rotors
Neonate incubator with heating and O2 - used for critical care patients. Heated kennels.
Students are expected to show up for 4 days a week for regular business hours (9-6). They will get a 30 min lunch. They are allowed to shadow the doctors, discuss cases, develop SOAPs, collect samples etc. As the students become trusted, we will allow the students to talk with clients, gather history and perform initial exam. Dr's will go over exam finding. Students are allowed to scrub into surgeries and assist in surgical cases. Students, if confident, will be allowed to perform castration and spays with Dr supervision. If students prefer, they can come in on additional days. Students are required to study around subjects and answer questions daily about pathophysiology of disease, therapeutics and pharmacology. Students are encouraged to make an informal case report and present to Dr on final week.