Specialists Doctors

Specialists Doctors

Dr Matthias le Chevoir

DVM, MANZCVS, DipECVN

Speciality

Specialist in Veterinary Neurology and Neurosurgery

Designation

Head of Department (Neurology)

Office

Beecroft Animal Specialist & Emergency Hospital

Experienced Neurologist with a demonstrated history of working in the veterinary industry. Skilled in Veterinary Medicine, Management, Leadership, Clinical Research, and Research. Strong healthcare services professional with a Docteur Vétérinaire focused in Veterinary Medicine from Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort.

Career Highlights

Dr Patrick’s repute as a veterinarian surgeon is unparalleled in Singapore. He was the first and remains the only Singapore-based diplomat at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was also fortunate to be mentored by Dr Arnold Lesser, a pioneering veterinary surgeon, who was credited as an early adopter of European fracture repair techniques now standard across the United States.

Dr Patrick’s surgical proficiency encompasses complex procedures, including joint surgeries, hip replacements, innovative angular limb correction techniques, so tissue surgeries, and neurosurgery. His research has been published in leading veterinary journals, including The Journal of Veterinary Surgery, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association and The Journal of Veterinary Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Dr Patrick’s repute as a veterinarian surgeon is unparalleled in Singapore. He was the first and remains the only Singapore-based diplomat at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was also fortunate to be mentored by Dr Arnold Lesser, a pioneering veterinary surgeon, who was credited as an early adopter of European fracture repair techniques now standard across the United States.

Dr Patrick’s surgical proficiency encompasses complex procedures, including joint surgeries, hip replacements, innovative angular limb correction techniques, so tissue surgeries, and neurosurgery. His research has been published in leading veterinary journals, including The Journal of Veterinary Surgery, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association and The Journal of Veterinary Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Dr Patrick’s repute as a veterinarian surgeon is unparalleled in Singapore. He was the first and remains the only Singapore-based diplomat at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was also fortunate to be mentored by Dr Arnold Lesser, a pioneering veterinary surgeon, who was credited as an early adopter of European fracture repair techniques now standard across the United States.

Dr Patrick’s surgical proficiency encompasses complex procedures, including joint surgeries, hip replacements, innovative angular limb correction techniques, so tissue surgeries, and neurosurgery. His research has been published in leading veterinary journals, including The Journal of Veterinary Surgery, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association and The Journal of Veterinary Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Dr Patrick’s repute as a veterinarian surgeon is unparalleled in Singapore. He was the first and remains the only Singapore-based diplomat at the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. He was also fortunate to be mentored by Dr Arnold Lesser, a pioneering veterinary surgeon, who was credited as an early adopter of European fracture repair techniques now standard across the United States.

Dr Patrick’s surgical proficiency encompasses complex procedures, including joint surgeries, hip replacements, innovative angular limb correction techniques, so tissue surgeries, and neurosurgery. His research has been published in leading veterinary journals, including The Journal of Veterinary Surgery, The Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association and The Journal of Veterinary Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

Fields of Interest
  • Spinal surgery
  • Neuromuscular weakness
  •  Brain surgery
  •  Canine and feline epilepsy with a holistic approach
  • Non-infectious inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (including Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Origin (MUO) and Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis (GME) conditions)
  • Serum anti-GM2 and anti-GalNAc-GD1a IgG antibodies are biomarkers for acute canine polyradiculoneuritis
Journal of Small Animal Medicine · Nov 17, 2021
  • Gentle abdominal stroking (‘belly rubbing’) of pigs by a human reduces EEG total power and increases EEG frequencies
Behavioural Brain Research · Nov 18, 2019
  • Nasal dermoid cyst with intracranial extension in a cat
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports · Feb 11, 2019
  • Ring and peg electrodes for minimally-Invasive and long-term sub-scalp EEG recordings.
Elsevier · Jul 5, 2017
  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Ki-67 Expression in Canine Gliomas.
Sage Journals · May 6, 2016
  • Electrophysiological features in dogs with peripheral nerve sheath tumors: 51 cases (1993-2010).
AVMA · Nov 1, 2012AVMA · Nov 1, 2012
  • Response from Dr. Martinez-Anton, et al. to Dr. Foster letter to editor regarding Investigation of the role of Campylobacter infection in suspected acute polyradiculoneuritis (APN) in dogs.
PMC · Oct 13, 2018
  • Survival time and relapse in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin treated with prednisolone and ciclosporin: a retrospective study
Australian Veterinary Journal · Aug 1, 2020
  • Investigation of the Role of Campylobacter Infection in Suspected Acute Polyradiculoneuritis in Dogs.
PMC · Jan 22, 2018
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 Expression in Canine Gliomas.
Elsevier · Oct 20, 2018
  • Cricopharyngeal dysphagia and phenobarbitone-responsive sialoadenosis in a Miniature Poodle.
Wiley · Jul 1, 2017
  • Lissencephaly in an adult Australian Kelpie.
Wiley · Apr 1, 2016
  • Longitudinal ambulatory measurements of gait abnormality in dystrophin-deficient dogs.
PMC · Apr 13, 2011
  • Concurrent idiopathic vestibular syndrome and facial nerve paralysis in a cat.
Wiley · Jul 1, 2015Wiley · Jul 1, 2015