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Legendary Equine Surgeon Dr. Charles W. Raker Dies, One Of Penn Vet New Bolton Center Founders, Jane Simone
Legendary Equine Surgeon Dr. Charles W. Raker Dies, One Of Penn Vet New Bolton Center Founders, Jane Simone
Charles W. Raker (1920 - 2014)
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A Biography Of And Interview With Charles W. Raker, Vmd, Sarah Khatibzadeh
A Biography Of And Interview With Charles W. Raker, Vmd, Sarah Khatibzadeh
Charles W. Raker (1920 - 2014)
Charles W. Raker was one of the leading equine surgeons of the second half of the 20th century. Raised in Daylesford, Pennsylvania, he received his VMD from the University of Pennsylvania (UP) in 1942. After several years in general practice, he joined the faculty of the UP as a surgeon involved with all large animal species. As one of the founding faculty of New Bolton Center, he gradually developed a strong clientele for cases involving general and orthopedic surgery of horses. Starting in the 1970s, he began to concentrate on upper respiratory surgery and became a preeminent leader in that …