Bryden Stanley graduated as a veterinarian in 1982 from Murdoch University, Australia. Following her internship, she completed a surgery residency and Master’s degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Stanley was a faculty surgeon at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland before coming to Michigan State university in 1998. She was a soft tissue surgery professor at MSU and was Section Chief of Surgery before retiring from MSU in 2021. She has now joined the team at Animal Surgical Center of Michigan and is loving it. Although she loves all aspects of soft tissue surgery, Stanley’s clinical research interests are upper respiratory, wound management, and cutaneous reconstructive techniques. She publishes frequently, has received many teaching awards, and lectures widely at a national and international level. Stanley is an ACVS board-certified surgeon and served a term as Regent of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons. In descending order, her family comprises 6 chickens, 4 dogs, 3 children, 2 conures, 1 cat, and 1 husband [citation][3].