Liz Collar, DVM, PhD, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal), Assistant Professor of Equine Surgery. Dr. Collar, a native of Wisconsin, grew up riding hunter/jumpers, working with dressage horses, spending time on the draft horse circuit, cross training western performance horses, and working at the racetrack. She graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and then completed a surgical internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Kentucky. She then worked at the UC Davis J.D. Wheat Veterinary Orthopedic Research Laboratory. Dr. Collar completed a three-year residency in large animal surgery at Oregon State University as well as a PhD in Comparative Health Sciences. Her primary research interests include musculoskeletal injuries in race and performance horses. Dr. Collar loves all aspects of equine surgery, but has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery.