Canine Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy, 2nd Edition

“Overall, this book is an extensive text for anyone interested in pursuing canine rehabilitation and physical therapy or for those intending to refer dogs to such practitioners.” Reviewed by: Helen Davies, University of Melbourne on behalf of Australian Veterinary Journal, March 2015

Dr. Millis received his BS and DVM from Cornell University, MS from the University of Florida, and completed an internship and surgery residency at Michigan State University. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and a founding charter Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Dr. Millis is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he previously served as Chief of Surgery. He is currently the Director of the CARES Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine.

He is a co-editor of several influential textbooks:

• Textbook of Small Animal Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
• Essential Facts of Physiotherapy in Dogs and Cats
• Small Animal Physical Rehabilitation: Veterinary Clinics of North America-Small Animal Practice
• Multimodal Management of Canine Osteoarthritis

Dr. Millis is a primary faculty member of the University of Tennessee Certificate Program in Canine Rehabilitation, which received the Outstanding Non-Credit Program Award from the Association for Continuing Higher Education. This program is now taught on five continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

He is also the Past President of the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy.

His primary research interests include osteoarthritis, physical rehabilitation, and the modulation of fracture healing with growth factors. Dr. Millis has delivered over 900 presentations at state, national, and international meetings and has authored over 45 publications, 50 textbook chapters, and 100 abstracts/proceedings.