Dr. Nicole Buote received her BS in Biotechnology from WPI and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She then completed a rotating internship at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston and a surgical internship at the Dallas Veterinary Surgery Center. Dr. Buote then completed a surgery residency at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, achieving ACVS board certification in 2010. After residency, Dr. Buote worked in private practice for 11 years in southern California, as a staff surgeon and then the Chief of the surgery department. She joined Cornell University in 2020 as an Associate Professor of Soft Tissue Surgery in the Department of Clinical Sciences. She is the current President of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society and her research focuses on minimally invasive surgery for animals, specifically the introduction of surgical robotics and interventional radiologic techniques. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, the founder of the Association of Women Veterinary Surgeons and an ACVS Founding Fellow of Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Buote has written over 20 book chapters and over 60 articles on a variety of surgical topics.