DIANE R. CRAIG, DVM, DIPLOMATE ACVS

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - University of California, Davis 1983
Internship - Cornell University, New York 1984
Residency - Cornell University, New York 1984

Dr. Craig's professional interests include canine performance and sports medicine, neurology, arthroscopy, endoscopy, and upper airway evaluation. She has a special interest in the diagnostic workup and care of challenging neurologic and neurosurgical cases. She performs such advanced procedures as total hip replacement, TPLO &TTA procedures for cruciate ligament injuries, circular external fixation for angular limb deformity, and complicated fracture repair.

She has three children, and enjoys collaborating in surgical procedures with her husband, equine surgeon, Dr. Richard Pankowski. In 2007, Dr. Craig was the President of the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association and a member of the House of Delegates for the California Veterinary Medical Association.

2007 SCVMA President (267 KB)

TONY J. CAMBRIDGE, BVMS, DACVS

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery - University of Glasgow, Scotland 1991
Internship - Washington State University 1997
Residency - Washington State University 2000

Dr. Cambridge was awarded diplomate status of both the American College (ACVS) and European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) in 2001. Originally from Scotland, he began his veterinary education in 1986, attending the University of Glasgow Veterinary School. Following graduation he worked in surgical referral practices in both England and New Zealand, and went on to complete a surgical residency and specialist training at Washington State University. It was there he served as a faculty member in the surgery department until 2001 at which time he relocated to California to join Veterinary Surgical Specialists.

Dr. Cambridge’s talents and skills are divided into two regions. In orthopedics he has gained considerable expertise in the fields of joint reconstruction including non-cemented total hip replacement, cruciate ligament injury treatment utilizing TPLO and TTA procedures and orthopedic trauma management. In soft tissue surgery, Dr. Cambridge has developed extensive experience in surgical oncology, including thoracic, abdominal and oral reconstructive procedures. He has a special interest in the surgical management of portosystemic shunts and minimally invasive laparoscopic and thorascopic surgical procedures. His research and publications were based in peri-operative pain management and neurosurgery.

PETER SEBESTYEN, DVM, DIPLOMATE ACVS

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - University of Veterinary Sciences, Budapest 1989
Internship - Sonora Veterinary Surgery and Oncology, Arizona 1995
Residency - North Carolina State University 2000

Dr. Sebestyen graduated from the University of Veterinary Sciences in Budapest, Hungary in 1989. Following his graduation, he underwent two years of post-graduate training in anatomical pathology. In 1991, he moved to British Columbia and joined a general small animal practice. While in clinical practice, he developed a strong interest in surgery and decided to pursue further academic training.

In 1995 he joined Sonora Veterinary Surgery and Oncology in Scottsdale, Arizona and completed a rotating small animal internship. He then enrolled in a 3-year residency program in small animal surgery at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Upon completion, he joined the faculty at NCSU as a clinical assistant professor from 2000-2001. He also held a research position at the Department of Anesthesia at Duke University Medical Center in Durham North Carolina where he participated in microvascular surgical research. Dr. Sebestyen became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2001. Prior to joining Veterinary Surgical Specialists in 2003, he had been in a small animal surgical referral practice in North Carolina.

During his residency and his academic and referral surgery positions he was selected as the resident of the year by the class of 2000 at North Carolina State. He was also awarded first place with his residency clinical research project by the American College of veterinary Surgeons.  His research interests include total hip replacement, spinal biomechanics and stifle stabilization methods.

Dr. Sebestyen has a wide range of clinical experience in veterinary surgery from academic and private practice settings. He has a special interest in minimally invasive joint surgery such as arthroscopic cranial cruciate ligament repair. His clinical interests in soft tissue surgery include surgical oncology, reconstructive surgery, and endocrine surgery.