Dr Adriaan Kitshoff BVSc (Hons.), MSc, Dipl ECVS (SA) Senior lecturer: Small Animal Surgery ORCID ID:  0000-0001-9657-740X

Summary CV

Dr. Adriaan Kitshoff joined the Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies in February 2020 after spending some time in specialist private practice. Dr. Kitshoff attained his European board certification in small animal surgery in 2016 and is currently working as a specialist surgeon in the Section of Small Animal Surgery at Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital.  Dr. Kitshoff’s primary duties are clinical case management and practical training of final year veterinary student and surgical residents. Dr. Kitshoff has 29 publications in peer reviewed journals.

Research Expertise/Interest

Dr. Kitshoff’s interests are clinical research in small animal surgery and is currently investigating abdominal pressure and local perfusion in dogs treated with negative pressure wound therapy for the open abdomen.