Dr. Lussier obtained his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Montreal in 1986. After three years in private practice and obtaining a Master of Science degree in Clinical Sciences (FVM UofM), he completed his Residency in Small Animal Surgery at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994 and obtained his board certification from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1997. After several years as a surgeon in private practice, he came back to academia at the University of Montreal as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in 1999 to become full Professor of Surgery in 2012. He is also involved in promoting surgical knowledge and expertise abroad with a yearly commitment to the AMVAC in Morocco. As a veterinary surgeon, his clinical expertise is vast (orthopedics, neurosurgery, soft tissue surgery) and his research interests include osteoarthritis (pain and function) and the surgical correction and evaluation of the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of the canine stifle. He has also developed an expertise in the development, the validation and the application of animal models. Dr Lussier has been honoured with 10 awards of excellence in teaching, clinical teaching and research