Soft Tissue & ENT Surgery
Dr. Gert ter Haar DVM PhD DECVS MRCVS
European Veterinary Specialist in Surgery
Gert ter Haar is from the Netherlands and graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht in 1997 with a specialisation in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. He followed an internship at the Utrecht University with a Residency in Small Animal Surgery. In 2001 he became Assistant Professor in Veterinary Surgery at the University, dealing mainly with Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and upper airway diseases.
In July 2002 he became a Diplomate of the ECVS and in 2003 was appointed Head of the Department of ENT at the University of Utrecht. In 2009 Gert became President of the International Veterinary ENT Association (IVENTA). He has just completed a PhD on age-related hearing loss in dogs during which he lectured internationally. Gert works part-time at the University of Utrecht and at NKR Veterinary Specialists.
Yvan Fourie BVSc MRCVS
view profile >Kerkhof, P.L., Roos, A., Ter Haar, G., Kocsis, S., Pijnenburg, H.L., Stokhof, A.A., 1998. Age variance of left ventricular diameters in dogs with cardiac disease. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 53 (1), B25-31.
Ter Haar, G., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., de Groot, H.N.M., van den Brom,W.E., 2002. Click and low-, middle, and high-frequency toneburst stimulation of the canine cochlea. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 16, 274-280.
Ter Haar, G., 2006. Inner Ear Dysfunction in Dogs and Cats; Conductive and Sensorineural Hearing Loss and Peripheral Vestibular Ataxia. European Journal of Companion Animal Practice 17, 127-135.
Maas, C.P., Ter Haar, G., Van der Gaag, I., Kirpensteijn, J., 2007. Reclassification of small intestinal and cecal smooth muscle tumors in 72 dogs: clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical evaluation. Veterinary Surgery 36, 302-313.
Ter Haar, G., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., van den Brom, W.E., van Sluijs, F.J., Smoorenburg, G.F., 2008. Effects of aging on brainstem responses to toneburst auditory stimuli: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 22, 937-945.
Von Doernberg, M.C., Peeters, M.E., Ter Haar, G., Kirpensteijn, J., 2008. Lingual abscesses in three dogs. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 49, 413-416.
De Groot, J.C.M.J., Ter Haar, G., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., Van Sluijs, F.J., Smoorenburg, G.F., 2008. Histologische veranderingen in cochlea’s van honden met ouderdomsslechthorendheid. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor KNO-Heelkunde 4, 269.
Ter Haar, G., de Groot, J.C.M.J., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., van Sluijs, F.J., Smoorenburg, G.F., 2009. Effects of aging on inner ear morphology in dogs in relation to brainstem responses to toneburst auditory stimuli. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 23, 536-543.
Kraijer-Huver, I.M.G., Ter Haar, G., Djajadiningrat-Laanen, S.C., Boevé, M.H., 2009. Peri- and retrobulbar abscess caused by chronic otitis externa, media and interna. The Veterinary Record 15, 209-11.
Ter Haar, G., Mulder, J.J., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., van Sluijs, F.J., Smoorenburg, G.F., 2009. Vibrant Soundbridge middle ear implant: feasibility study in dogs using a lateral approach to the tympanic bulla. Veterinary Surgery (submitted).
Ter Haar, G., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., de Groot, J.C.M.J., van Sluijs, F.J., Smoorenburg, G.F. Review: Age-related and Noise-induced Hearing Loss in the Dog; Current Status and Future Directions in Diagnosis and Treatment. The Veterinary Journal (in preparation).
Ter Haar, G., Snik, A.F., Mulder, J.J., Venker-van Haagen, A.J., van Sluijs, F.J., Smoorenburg, G.F. Treatment of Age-related Hearing Loss in Dogs with Vibrant Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant: Early Clinical Trial Results. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (accepted with minor revisions).
Contributions to Books
Ter Haar, G., 2006. Basic principles of surgery of the external ear (auricle and ear canal). In: Kirpensteijn, J., Klein, W. (Eds.), The Cutting Edge, Roman House Publishers Ltd, Ripon, United Kingdom.
Ter Haar, G., Klein, W., 2006. Desinfectie en Sterilisatie. In: Kirpensteijn, J., Klein, W. (Eds.), Leren Opereren, Roman House Publishers Ltd, Ripon, United Kingdom.
Ter Haar, G., 2006. Desinfection and Sterilisation. In: Kirpensteijn, J., Klein, W. (Eds.), The Cutting Edge, Roman House Publishers Ltd, Ripon, United Kingdom.
Kirpensteijn, J., Ter Haar, G., 2010. Companion Animal Cosmetic Surgery, Manson Publishing Ltd, London, UK.
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