Dr. François Saulnier is a European Board-Certified Specialist and an RCVS-recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. He has been registered as a Specialist Surgeon in Hong Kong for the past five years.
His surgical specialisation journey began more than 20 years ago. He graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in France in 2002 and subsequently completed a two-year general internship, followed by a surgical internship at the prestigious Maisons-Alfort Veterinary School in Paris. He was then accepted into a three-year residency programme in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Liège in Belgium.
Following this intensive specialist training, Dr. Saulnier was recruited as an Assistant Professor in Small Animal Surgery at the Atlantic Veterinary College (UPEI, Canada), where he prepared for the ECVS board examination. He later returned to the United Kingdom and obtained his European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2010, earning the title of European Specialist.
Dr. François began his Asian journey eight years ago in Singapore, where he contributed to founding the first specialist-only multidisciplinary veterinary hospital in the country. He later moved to Hong Kong, where he practised for five years in leading referral hospitals.
His mission is to provide Specialist-level care that is more affordable, closer to the primary veterinarian, while preserving continuity of care with the doctor owners already know and trust.
His clinical interests encompass all aspects of soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, as well as surgical oncology (tumour investigation and excision), wound reconstruction, hepatic surgery, and minimally invasive techniques (including urethral and tracheal stenting). His research has focused on novel spinal surgical approaches and the management of spinal compressions and tumours.
Dr. François regularly performs different procedures:
Orthopaedic procedures for traumatic injuries (fractures and luxations)
Advanced neurosurgical procedures (IVDD, spinal fractures, atlantoaxial instability)
A wide range of routine and complex soft tissue surgeries
Portosystemic Shunt Surgery (SHUNT)
Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass Surgery
中文翻译：
François Saulnier 医生是欧洲委员会认证专科兽医，同时也是英国皇家兽医外科学院（RCVS）认可的小动物外科专科医生。过去五年来，他一直在香港注册为外科专科医生。
他的外科专科发展之路始于二十多年前。2002年，他在法国获得兽医学博士学位，随后完成了两年综合实习，并在巴黎著名的 Maisons-Alfort 兽医学院完成外科实习。之后，他被录取进入比利时列日大学小动物外科三年住院医师培训项目。
在完成这一高强度的专科培训后，Saulnier 医生受聘于加拿大大西洋兽医学院（UPEI），担任小动物外科助理教授，并在那里准备 ECVS 专科委员会考试。此后，他返回英国，并于2010年获得欧洲小动物外科专科文凭，正式取得欧洲专科医生资格。
八年前，François 医生开启了他在亚洲的职业历程，首先来到新加坡，参与创建了该国家仅由专科医生组成的多学科兽医医院。随后，他移居香港，并在当地多家领先的转诊专科医院执业五年。
他的使命是提供专科级别、但更加可负担、更加贴近基层临床兽医的医疗服务，同时保留宠物主人与其原本熟悉和信任的主诊医生之间的诊疗连续性。
他的临床兴趣涵盖软组织外科和骨科外科的各个方面，以及外科肿瘤学（肿瘤检查与切除）、创面重建、肝脏外科和微创技术（包括尿道支架和气管支架置入）。他的研究重点包括新型脊柱外科术式，以及脊髓压迫和脊柱肿瘤的治疗管理。
François 医生经常开展以下手术与操作：
创伤性骨科手术（骨折与脱位）
高级神经外科手术（椎间盘疾病 IVDD、脊柱骨折、寰枢关节不稳）
各类常规及复杂软组织外科手术
门体分流手术（Portosystemic Shunt, SHUNT）
皮下输尿管旁路手术（Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass, SUB）
