Two Veterinary Practices Under One Roof

The Veterinary Referral Hospital of York Region now shares the 9,500 square foot facility at 1210 Journey's End Circle in Newmarket, with the Veterinary Emergency Clinic of York Region. The Veterinary Referral Hospital of York Region currently includes a board-certified surgeon AND a dedicated anesthesiologist who will provide the highest standard of care available for your pet before, during and after a surgical procedure. Referring veterinarians can call Kara at the Veterinary Referral Hospital of York Region (905-8957004) to discuss a patient referral to Dr. Craig Miller.

Dr. Craig Miller, DVM MVSc Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Dr. Craig Miller received his DVM degree from Colorado State University. He practiced for several years in a two man small animal general practice in Eugene, Oregon before deciding to specialize in small animal surgery. He completed a 3 year surgical residency and Masters degree at the University of Saskatchewan. His Masters thesis was a pioneering project in arthroscopy of the canine stifle (knee). He was also the first to perform a clinical free tissue transfer by microvascular anastomosis in a dog and the first Slocum pelvic osteotomy for hip dysplasia in Canada. Following his residency Dr. Miller joined the Ontario Veterinary College as faculty in small animal surgery. He passed the 3 day specialty certifying exam of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons shortly thereafter. During his 12 year academic career he published over 100 research articles, book chapters and abstracts on topics ranging from kinematic analysis of dogs after pelvic osteotomy to free radical formation in skin flaps. He was an invited speaker throughout North, South and Central America as well as Europe and Asia and has been a return guest on the CBC Radio Canada. While at OVC he helped train over 1500 Ontario veterinarians in the science and art of surgery. Dr. Miller satisfies his persistent academic compulsions by serving on the editorial boards of two influential specialty journals: Veterinary Surgery and Veterinary Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Dr. Miller left OVC in 2000 to build a private surgical referral practice in the only multispecialty centre in southern Ontario. After 11 years he changed locations to create West Toronto Veterinary Surgery. He is excited about the new location and continues to provide high quality specialty surgery care. In his spare time Dr. Miller enjoys mountaineering and ice climbing in the western US and Canada. He is an avid cyclist, both road and mountain, skier and has recently rediscovered classical guitar (a much safer pursuit). When relaxing at home or on the Bruce Peninsula he spends time with Molly, his geriatric yellow lab, and Savannah, a six year old of indeterminate ancestry, whom his oldest son rescued from a San Diego shelter.

Dr. Stephanie Keating, DVM, DVSc, BoardEligible ACVAA

Some of the most important recent advances in the veterinary field are not in the areas of surgical technique but in the areas of anesthesia and pain management. Dr. Stephanie Keating has specialized in veterinary anesthesia and pain management. Her role is to closely evaluate each patient before surgery, create an individualized anesthetic protocol, and closely monitor surgical patients to ensure safe and effective anesthetic delivery. She also creates the best plan for perioperative and postoperative pain management to keep each patient comfortable. Innovations such as epidural analgesia, regional anesthesia and advanced monitoring techniques are routinely employed to maximize safety and minimize the pain associated with surgery. Dr. Keating studied life sciences at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, before her early admission into the Ontario Veterinary College where she completed her DVM degree and graduated with honours in 2009. After working as a veterinarian in private practice, Dr. Keating followed her long-standing passion for anesthesia and returned to the Ontario Veterinary College where she completed her residency and Doctor of Veterinary Science degree in anesthesiology in 2013. Her desire to advance the field of veterinary anesthesia had led her to develop methods to recognize pain in laboratory animals, serve as a reviewer for the journals Laboratory Animals and The Canadian Veterinary Journal, and has kept her involved with anesthesia research. In her spare time, Dr. Keating enjoys yoga, various fitness endeavours, and spending time with her family. She is also owned by two Italian greyhounds, Triscuit and Petrie, who happily take advantage of her affection.