Charisse Davidson, DVM, MS, DACVS- Small Animal

About Me

Charisse Davidson is a Board Certified Small Animal Surgeon. She grew up in California and earned her veterinary degree from the UC Davis in 1996 and a Master’s Degree in Ecology from UC Davis in 1998. After her Surgical intership at Animal Specialty and Emergency Center in Los Angeles, she completed her residency program at VetSurg, Inc. in 2004. During her residency, Dr. Davidson had the opportunity to work under some of the most accomplished surgeons in the United States in the fields of Orthopedics, Surgical Oncology and Surgical Neurology. She refined her skills in Surgical Oncology studying at both the Colorado State University Animal Cancer Center and at the Regional Veterinary Referral Center in Virginia. Dr. Davidson advanced her skills in Neurosurgery studying under Dr. Levasque at the Veterinary Neurology Center in Nevada. She also studied Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she focused on advanced techniques in pain control. While living in California, Dr. Davidson founded two specialty clinics in the Los Angeles area: CM Surgical Group, a boutique small animal surgical specialty hospital and Veterinary Specialists of the Valley, a state-of-the-art multiple specialty hospital with CT and MRI on site. In 2013, Dr. Davidson sold her interest in both hospitals to move to a smaller town in Texas with her family as she and her husband wanted to raise their children in a more family oriented community. In 2014, she founded Lone Star Mobile Surgical Sevices.

Instruction

Charisse's teaching focuses on the surgical training of veterinary students as well as topics pertaining to small animal medicine and surgery.

Research

Charisses's research interests include small animal pain management as well as developing novel orthopedic techniques applicable to small animal fracture repair. She is also passionate in improving methods of surgical training for veterinary students.

Service

At Lone Star Surgical Services, Dr. Davidson and her team provide small animal surgical services to local small animal practices in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. Charisse has been an active member of the Collin County Veterinary Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Association, and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) providing CE for veterinarians in the DFW metroplex as well as a lecturer at the ACVS yearly conferences.