Dr. W. Brian Saunders received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Texas A&M University and completed a rotating internship at the University of Tennessee. He then returned to Texas A&M to complete a PhD in vascular biology.

He subsequently completed a small animal surgery residency at Texas A&M. Dr. Saunders is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and is also an ACVS founding fellow in both Minimally Invasive Surgery and Joint Replacement Surgery.

He is currently a Professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. He is the director of the Canine Comparative Orthopedics and Cellular Therapeutics Lab and holds the Linda and Dennis H. Clark ’68 Chair in Clinical Research. Dr. Saunders’ research interests focus on mesenchymal stem cells, tissue engineering for bone and cartilage injuries, and total joint replacement. Dr. Saunders’ clinical interests include arthroscopic joint surgery, minimally invasive fracture repair, angular limb deformities, and total joint replacement.