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Natalie J Worden

Natalie J Worden, DVM, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery

Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Email: nworden@ufl.edu

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Accomplishments

  1. Chief Resident

    University of Florida Small Animal Hospital

  2. Best Small Animal Scientific Abstract Presentation

    Veterinary Orthopedic Society

  3. Excellence in Masters Studies

    University of Florida

  4. First Place Clinical Presentation Award: Small Animal Residents’ Forum

    American College of Veterinary Surgeons

  5. Gators in Action – Clinician Award

    University of Florida Small Animal Hospital

  6. 3 Minute Thesis Competition – Master’s Candidate Winner

    College of Veterinary Medicine Graduate Seminar

  7. Graduate Student Mentoring Award

    University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. VEM5745 – Small Animal Surgery Orthopedic Clerkship

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  2. VEM5433 – Sm Anim Surgery Lab

    College of Veterinary Medicine

  3. VEM5432 – Adv Small Animal Surg

    College of Veterinary Medicine

Research Profile

Areas of Interest

  • 3D Printing and Biomaterials
  • Angular Limb Deformity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Lymph Node Mapping

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Evaluation of 3D‐printed patient‐specific guides to facilitate fluoroscopic‐assisted Kirschner wire stabilization of simulated capital physeal fractures in 3D‐printed dog femur models

    Journal
    Veterinary Surgery.
    Volume/Issue
    54(2):354-366
    [DOI]
    10.1111/vsu.14185.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Geometric, landmark-guided technique reduces tissue trauma, surgery time, and subjective difficulty for canine peripheral lymphadenectomies: an educational crossover study.

    Journal
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
    Volume/Issue
    261(11):1-9
    [DOI]
    10.2460/javma.23.04.0206.
    [PMID]
    37524352.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Radiographic Comparison of Virtual Surgical Corrective Options for Excessive Tibial Plateau Angle in the Dog.

    Journal
    Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T.
    Volume/Issue
    36(5):225-235
    [DOI]
    10.1055/s-0043-1768229.
    Publisher’s Site

  4. Superficial anatomic landmarks can be used to triangulate the location of canine peripheral lymphocentrums: superficial cervical, axillary, and superficial inguinal

    Journal
    Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
    Volume/Issue
    261(4):1-10
    [DOI]
    10.2460/javma.22.11.0518.
    [PMID]
    36701220.
    3 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Effect of Stem Positioning on Biomechanical Performance of a Novel Cementless Short-Stem Canine Total Hip Implant.

    Journal
    Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T.
    [DOI]
    10.1055/s-0041-1735290.
    Publisher’s Site

  6. Radiographic and Biomechanical Assessment of Three Implant Designs for Canine Cementless Total Hip Replacement

    Journal
    Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
    Volume/Issue
    33(6):417-427
    [DOI]
    10.1055/s-0040-1715476.
    Publisher’s Site

Presentations

  1. Comparison of surgical corrective options for excessive tibial plateau angle in the dog

    National / Other. [Symposium]. ACVS Virtual Surgery Summit,

  2. Guide for Canine Peripheral Lymphadenectomy

    National / Other. [Symposium]. 2022 ACVS Surgery Summit, Portland, OR

  3. Validating landmark-guided lymphadenectomies

    National / Other. [Symposium]. ACVS Surgery Summit 2023, Louisville, KY

  4. Evaluation of 3D-prined patient-specific guides to facilitate fluoroscopic-assisted Kirschner wire stabilization of simulated femoral capital physeal fractures in 3D-printed dog femur models

    International / Other. [Symposium]. VOS 2024 Conference, Lake Tahoe, CA

  5. Evaluation of 3D-prined patient-specific guides to facilitate fluoroscopic-assisted Kirschner wire stabilization of simulated femoral capital physeal fractures in 3D-printed dog femur models

    National / Invited. [Symposium]. Women in Veterinary Orthopedics Forum, Naples, FL

  6. NIRF Accuracy for SLN Detection in Canine MCT

    National / Other. [Symposium]. ACVS Surgery Summit 2024, Phoenix, AZ

  7. Evaluating Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Dogs with Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors: A Comparison of Preoperative CTL and Intraoperative NIRF Imaging

    International / Invited. [Symposium]. ECVS Annual Scientific Meeting, Antwerp, Belgium

Grants

  1. Evaluating accuracy for identification of sentinel lymph nodes in dogs with cutaneous MCT; a comparison between preoperative CT lymphography, intraoperative near-infrared fluorescence imaging, and the standard cytology of the locoregional lymph nodes

    Role:
    Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    AMER KENNEL CLUB CANINE HLTH FOU

  2. Accuracy of NIRF in detecting SLN for canine cutaneous MCT: A veterinary society of surgical oncology study

    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding:
    VETERINARY SOCIETY OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Education

  1. Masters in Veterinary Sciences

    University of Florida

  2. Residency in Small Animal Surgery

    University of Florida

  3. Small Animal Rotating Internship

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

  4. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

    Cornell University

  5. Bachelor of Science

    Case Western Reserve University

Contact Details

Emails:
Business:
nworden@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100116
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
2015 SW 16TH AVE
 GAINESVILLE FL 32608