Dr. Jennifer Wan

Surgeon
Surgery Department Chair

DVM, DVSc, DACVS

Dr. Wan’s professional focus includes soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, with a specific interest in minimally invasive procedures and wound management. In her personal time, she enjoys reading, pilates, and playing board games. She has two cats, Hawkeye and Littles, who she initially fostered as kittens but became too attached and ended up adopting them.

Board Certification: Diplomate, ACVS

Education

  • Bachelor of Science Honours (BScH), Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph ON (2007-2011)
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph ON (2011-2015)
  • Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Rotating Internship, Veterinary Emergency Clinic, Toronto ON (2015-2016)
  • Small Animal Surgery Internship, Veterinary Emergency Clinic, Toronto ON (2016-2017)
  • Small Animal Surgery Internship, Animal Surgical Center of Michigan (2017-2018)
  • Small Animal Surgery Residency, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph ON (2018-2022)
  • Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (2023)

Recent Publications

  1. Horwood C, Wan J, Zur Linden A, and MacIver MM. Treatment of a cystocele in a female dog 3 days after whelping. Can Vet J. 2022;63(12):1203-1207
  2. Wan J, Oblak ML, Ram A, McKenna C, Singh A, Nykamp S. Evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of a dual-modality nanoparticle contrast agent (Nanotrast-CF800) for image-guided sentinel lymph node mapping in the oral cavity of healthy dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2021;23. https://doi.org/10.3389.fvets.2021/721003
  3. Wan J, Oblak ML, Ram A, Singh A, Nykamp S. Determining agreement between preoperative computed tomography lymphography and near infrared fluorescence intraoperative imaging for sentinel lymph node mapping in dogs with oral tumors. Vet Comp Oncol. January 2020;1-9
  4. Hart E, Singh A, Peregrine A, Sanchez A, Hagen C RM, Wan J. Laparoscopic ureteronephrectomy for the treatment of giant kidney worm infection in two dogs. Can Vet J. 2020;61(11):1149-1154