Dr. Kei Hayashi is a veterinary surgeon and an orthopedic scientist. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with BVMS/DVM/PhD degrees (1993-1997), and then obtained MS and PhD degrees at the University of Wisconsin (1997). He completed a small animal surgery residency at the University of Wisconsin (2003) and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS). He served as an assistant professor of small animal orthopedic surgery at the Michigan State University (2003-2005) then moved to UC Davis and was tenured in 2012. He began his appointment at Cornell in February 2013. He is particularly interested in sports medicine for small animals; advanced arthroscopy; total joint replacement; fracture management; and training the next generation of veterinarians.