Jeffrey J. Runge, DVM, DACVS, is an internationally recognized
board-certified surgeon who holds the honor of being an American College of Veterinary Surgery (ACVS) Founding Fellow in minimally invasive surgery.
He has extensive expertise in soft-tissue and orthopaedic surgery and is widely respected for his clinical expertise and scientific research in veterinary minimally invasive surgery.
He attended veterinary school at Ross University and the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 2005. He went on to complete a small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, the PennHIP Orthopedic Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and a surgical residency, also at the University of Pennsylvania (where he won first place for the Clinical ACVS Resident Research Award).
From 2010 to 2018, he was a lecturer in surgery and then an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. During that time, he headed the minimally invasive surgery program and served as chief of surgery from 2016 to 2018.
Dr. Runge was a pioneer in single-port laparoscopic surgery in pets and has modernized the techniques of numerous thoracoscopic and laparoscopic procedures in dogs and cats. He uses minimally invasive surgical techniques to treat diseases of the lungs, heart, lymphatic system, liver, gallbladder, kidney, adrenal, stomach, intestines and bladder, as well as in reproductive tract procedures for male and female pets.
Outside the OR, he has published over 50 manuscripts, authored 15-plus book chapters, taught more than 20 surgery courses, and lectured on minimally invasive surgery on three continents. He has won seven outstanding faculty teaching awards at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also president-elect of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society.
Recent Publications
Dr. Jeffrey Runge joined Guardian Veterinary Specialists in January of 2019 and since that time he has maintained his ability to produce and publish new scientific research for the veterinary profession whilst maintaining a busy clinical caseload!
The chylothorax publication was written in collaboration with leading human surgeons on a technique that Dr. Runge developed using near-Infrared imaging for mapping of the lymphatic system.
Please enjoy the listings and links to abstract summaries below:
- Minimally invasive splenectomy is associated with a low perioperative complication rate and short operative time in cats.
Computed tomographic lymphangiography following percutaneous intrahepatic injection of iopamidol in cats. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.22.08.0147. 2023 Jan 12.
Evaluation of scar revision after inadequate primary excision of cutaneous mast cell tumors in 85 dogs (2000-2013). PMID: 33666268
Feasibility of laparoscopic liver lobectomy in dogs. PMID: 33576085
More Publications
- Hybrid single-port laparoscopic cisterna chyli ablation for the adjunct treatment of chylothorax disease in dogs. Morris KP, Singh A, Holt DE, Stefanovski D, Singhal S, Bosco J, Capps M, McCallum M, Runge JJ. Veterinary Surgery. 2019 Jun;48(S1):O121-O129
- Optimization of surgical approach for thoracoscopic-assisted pulmonary surgery in dogs. Singh A, Scott J, Case JB, Mayhew PD, Runge JJ. Veterinary Surgery. 2019 Jun;48(S1):O99-O104
- Perioperative morbidity and mortality in dogs with invasive adrenal neoplasms treated by adrenalectomy and cavotomy. Mayhew PD, Boston SE, Zwingenberger AL, Giuffrida MA, Runge JJ, Holt DE, Raleigh JS, Singh A, Culp WTN, Case JB, Steffey MA, Balsa IM. Veterinary Surgery. 2019 Jul;48(5):742-750.
- Evaluation of minimally invasive small intestinal exploration and targeted abdominal organ biopsy with the use of a wound retraction device in dogs: 27 cases (2010-2017). Shamir SK, Singh A, Mayhew PD, Runge JJ, Case JB, Steffey MA, Balsa IM, Culp WTN,Giuffrida MA, Kilkenny JJ, Zur Linden A. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2019 Jul 1;255(1):78-84
- Determination of optimal location for thoracoscopic-assisted pulmonary surgery for lung lobectomy in cats Jacqueline E Scott, Ameet Singh, J Brad Case, Philipp D Mayhew, Jeffrey J Runge American Journal of Veterinary Research 2019 Nov;80(11):1050-1054. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.80.11.1050.
- Single-Port Laparoscopic Treatment and Outcome of Dogs with Ovarian Remnant Syndrome: 13 Cases (2010-2018) Aaron Percival, Ameet Singh, Cathy Gartley, Ingrid Balsa, J Brad Case, Philipp D Mayhew, Michelle Oblak, Brigitte A Brisson, Jeffrey J Runge, Alexander Valverde, R Alex Zur Linden, Matthieu Gatineau Journal of American Animal Hospital Association Mar/Apr 2020;56(2):114-119. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6923. Epub 2020 Jan 21.
- A survey of criteria used to evaluate applications for small animal surgery residency positions Jeremy T Fleming, Michelle A Giuffrida, William T N Culp, Jeffrey J Runge. Veterinary Surgery 2020 Apr;49(3):540-549. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13345. Epub 2019 Nov 21.
- Paramedian incisional complications after prophylactic laparoscopy-assisted gastropexy in 411 dogs Jessica K Baron, Sue A Casale, Eric Monnet, Philipp D Mayhew , Jeffrey J Runge, Christelle M Follette, Kevin Phipps, Margaret E Powell, Alicja I Reczynska, Nathan T Squire, Bruce A Barton, John Berg. Veterinary Surgery 2020 Jun;49 Suppl 1:O148-O155. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13348. Epub 2019 Dec 8
- Retrospective multicentric study comparing durations of surgery and anesthesia and likelihoods of short- and long-term complications between cats positioned in sternal or dorsal recumbency for perineal urethrostomy Alicia K Nye, Jill K Luther, F A Mann, Kelley Thieman Mankin, Heidi Phillips, Kelsey J Goode, Pamela Schwartz, Nathan T Squire, Jeffrey J Runge, Elizabeth A Swanson, Danielle R Dugat. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2020 Jul 15;257(2):176-182. doi: 10.2460/javma.257.2.176.
