Dr. Kyla Ortved

Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, Jacques Jenny Endowed Term Chair of Orthopedic Surgery Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Kyla Ortved is an Assistant Professor of Large Animal Surgery at New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Guelph in 2006 and completed her large animal surgical residency training at Cornell University in 2010.

Dr. Ortved became board certified with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2011. Following her residency, she went on to obtain a PhD at Cornell in gene therapy for equine cartilage repair. In February 2016, Dr. Ortved became board certified with the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She joined the large animal surgery faculty at New Bolton Center in 2016 as an equine orthopedic surgeon. Her laboratory focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of equine osteoarthritis and developing gene and cell-based therapies to improve cartilage repair and prevent osteoarthritis.

Dr. Rick Mitchell

Richard Douglas Mitchell, DVM, MRCVS, DACVSMR, President, Fairfield Equine Associates, P.C., Newtown, Connecticut

Dr. Rick Mitchell grew up on his family’s working horse farm in North Carolina, and he participated in fox hunting and hunter/jumper competitions. He graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, then served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force Veterinary Corps for two years. He began private practice with his mentor, Dr. Howard Raven, in 1976.

Dr. Mitchell currently is part owner of Fairfield Equine Associates in Connecticut, where he practices equine medicine and surgery with an emphasis on lameness and imaging. He has been internationally certified in veterinary acupuncture and equine locomotor pathology. Dr. Mitchell has written nationally and internationally published articles and textbook chapters on equine health care, and he has spoken on sport horse medicine in numerous countries.

Dr. Mitchell has served on the board of directors for the United States Equestrian Federation, Connecticut Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners and the International Society of Equine Locomotor Pathology, where he was a founding member. He is currently a trustee for the American Horse Council and chairman of the Health and Regulatory Committee. Dr. Mitchell has been involved in national and international equine competitions as both a rider and veterinarian. As a rider, he won two national championships and one world championship in various disciplines. 2016 marked his sixth visit to the Olympic Games as an attending veterinarian for the U.S. Equestrian Team.