Advanced veterinary expertise you can trust to maximize fitness and performance.
We understand that seeing your pet experience unusual symptoms or act out of the ordinary can be stressful. Fortunately, our veterinary sports medicine and rehabilitation team is made up of experts in restoring mobility, alleviating pain and improving the fitness of animals of all ages and activity levels.
Our commitment is not just to deliver life-changing medical care; it’s to enhance the well-being of your pet and be with you every step of the way.
If your pet has a condition that limits their mobility, fitness or comfort, you’ll have an entire sports medicine and rehabilitation team helping to improve your pet’s quality of life so you can get back to what matters most – spending precious moments together.
Your pet will receive unparalleled medical care during their time at the hospital (and they’ll be spoiled with love and attention, too).
Your pet can’t tell us what’s wrong, so we use sophisticated diagnostics and imaging tools to uncover the source of the problem.
Just as no two patients are the same, neither are their treatment plans. Our sports medicine and rehabilitation team has experience with a range of advanced procedures and minimally invasive care options to get your pet on the path to wellness, including:
Experience makes all the difference.
Our sports medicine and rehabilitation team is made up of veterinarians, vet technicians and assistants, and support staff with rigorous training and experience in specialty medicine. The team works hand in hand to provide the comprehensive, compassionate care your pet needs and deserves. Because we’re a multidisciplinary hospital, the team can consult the expertise of other specialty departments, too.
Dr. Peter Lotsikas specializes in sports-related injuries and getting performance and working dogs back to full function. His clinical focus is on minimally invasive surgery and total joint replacement. He is certified to perform Biomedtrix hip replacements, TightRope CCL and TPLO procedures for cruciate repair, sliding humeral osteotomy and CUE joint resurfacing procedures for elbow dysplasia. When appropriate, he incorporates orthobiologics.
Whether an elite athlete or an aging companion, Dr. Lotsikas focuses on getting to know each patient to ensure the best possible outcome for their particular needs and goals. He takes immense pride in tailoring his surgical and medical recommendations to meet the needs of his diverse patient population.
Dr. Lotsikas is a veterinary surgical consultant for Arthrex Vet Systems and a national instructor in arthroscopy and minimally invasive knee stabilization. He is credited with developing the technique guide for the TightRope system for stabilization of traumatic hip luxation, now used worldwide. He serves on the medical education advisory board for Zoetis and is a Zoetis ELITE speaker on pain, anesthesia and sedation.
He has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journals, co-authored a chapter in the textbook Mechanisms of Disease in Small Animal Surgery and served as section chief and author for the orthopedic disorders of the hind limb chapter in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Lotsikas is a scientific reviewer for Veterinary Surgery Journal and Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association and previously reviewed for the Veterinary Orthopedic Society and American College of Veterinary Surgeons symposiums. He is active in continuing education and has presented at major veterinary surgery meetings across the United States. As a frequently requested author, he writes about sports-related injuries in canine athletes for publications including Clean Run Magazine, Pointing Dog Journal, Retriever Journal and Just Labs Magazine.
Dr. Lotsikas and his wife, Dr. Faith Lotsikas, share three young daughters and a small farm in Maryland. His personal interests include fishing, hunting, golfing and farming.
Before veterinary school, Dr. John Schwartz researched cartilage, tendon and fracture repair using novel therapies such as stem cells and platelet-rich plasma at Colorado State University. He is PennHIP certified, enabling him to use a specialized radiographic technique to assess hip laxity and aid in the early diagnosis of canine hip dysplasia.
Dr. Schwartz’s clinical interests include:
Central to his practice, Dr. Schwartz values non-surgical approaches to maintaining mobility and comfort in geriatric patients. He also incorporates rehabilitation strategies for neurologic mobility conditions associated with intervertebral disc disease and lumbosacral disorders.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Schwartz is an avid cyclist and enjoys spending time outdoors with his dog, Darcy, who has been by his side throughout every stage of his veterinary career.
We want you to be prepared for your pet’s first visit to the rehabilitation team, so you have one less thing to worry about. Our entire BluePearl team will be with you every step of the way.
Take the first step to getting your pet back to their best self – call us to speak with the sports medicine and rehabilitation team and make an appointment.
Prioritize your pet’s health with the experts in specialty medicine.