About Eric
Dr. Eric Monnet graduated from veterinary school in Maisons-Alfort, France in 1985. He worked for four years in a private practice in Paris performing small animal medicine and surgery. In 1994, he completed a small animal surgery residency at Colorado State University and concurrently finished a Master of Science. In 1997, Dr. Monnet received his Ph.D. in clinical sciences studying cardiac efficiency in dogs. In 2003, he became a fellow of the American Heart Association. He is a founding fellow of the ACVS fellowship in minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Monnet is a professor in small animal surgery (general surgery) at Colorado State University. He has authored over 150 articles and 50 chapters in various surgical textbooks. He was the founding president of the Society for Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery from 2001-2003 and of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society from 2002-2004. He is the editor of Disease Mechanisms in Small Animal Surgery (3rd Edition). He is also the editor of the textbook Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (1st and 2nd Editions). He is the editor with Dr. Chris Orton of the textbook Small Animal Thoracic Surgery. He is the editor with Dr. Dan Smeak of the textbook Gastrointestinal Surgical Techniques in Small Animals.
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, 1988Master of Science, Colorado State University, 1994Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1997
Certifications
Diplomate
American College of Veterinary SurgeonsDiplomate
European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Publications
Wolfe MM, Bartner LR, Monnet E, et al: Integrated endoscopic thoracolumbar mini-hemilaminectomy and lateral corpectomy in cadaver dogs. Vet Surg. 2025.Monnet E: Three-dimensional versus two-dimensional laparoscopy: What is the evidence?
Vet Surg. 2025.Fink B, Marvel S, Monnet E: Roux-en-Y procedure to reconstruct the upper gastrointestinal tract in six dogs and five cats: A descriptive case series. Vet Surg. 2025;54:962-971.Chu M, Marvel S, Monnet E: A mattress suture with pledgets
can partially occlude intrahepatic shunts in 23 dogs: evaluation of long-term survival. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2025;263:208-215.Azuma K, Ohlendorf A, Shropshire S, et al: Laparoscopic-assisted fluoroscopic cholangiography is a feasible technique for visualizing
the biliary system in canine cadavers. Am J Vet Res. 2025:1-5.Monnet E: Laparoscopic correction of sliding hiatal hernia in eight dogs: Description of technique, complications, and short-term outcome. Veterinary surgery : VS 50:230-237, 2021.Tokunaga S, Ehrhart EJ, Monnet E: Histological and mechanical comparisons of arytenoid cartilage between 4 brachycephalic and 8 non-brachycephalic dogs: A pilot study. PLoS One 15:e0239223, 2020.Simon A, Monnet E: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Single Port Access System in 15 Dogs. Veterinary Surgery 49:O156-O162, 2020.Morgan KRS, Singh A, Giuffrida MA, et al: Outcome after surgical and conservative treatments of canine peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia: A multi-institutional study of 128 dogs. Veterinary surgery : VS 49:138-145, 2020.Mejia S, Duncan C, Iodence A, et al: Evaluation of completeness of resection of the glandular portion of the uterus with hysterectomy in dogs - A pilot study. Anim Reprod Sci 219:106527, 2020.Liu W, Nguyen-Truong M, Labus K, et al: Correlations between the right ventricular passive elasticity and organ function in adult ovine. Journal of Integrative Cardiology 6:1-6, 2020.Kradangnga K, Monnet E: Epicardial Posterior Papillary Muscle Repositioning with Mitral Annular Reduction for FIMR Treatment: Initial Ex Vivo Heart Model Study. Heart Surg Forum 23:E010-E017, 2020.Webb RJ, Monnet E: Influence of length of incision and number of suture lines on the biomechanical properties of incisional gastropexy. Veterinary surgery : VS 48:933-937, 2019.Simon A, Monnet E: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Single Port Access System in 15 Dogs. Veterinary surgery : VS, 2019.Monnet E: Laparoscopic entry techniques: What is the controversy? Veterinary Surgery, 2019.
Research Specialty
Adrenal tumorsHemodynamic parametersPV loopMinimally invasive surgery