Honor Ame Walesby

Dr. Honor Ame Walesby, BS, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVS-SA – Surgeon and Owner

Dr. Walesby graduated from the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993 and began working as a mixed animal practitioner for Community Animal Hospital in Easton, MD. In 1996, she moved to Ames, IA and completed a three year residency in Equine Surgery and earned a Masters degree with honors in Surgery. Dr. Walesby was credentialed as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2000. She continued at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine as an instructor until 2001. She managed the after-hours and daytime surgical services which provided referral soft tissue and orthopedic services. Dr. Walesby trained 900+ veterinary students and two surgery residents, conducted research, and lectured.

In 2002, Dr. Walesby was recruited as an assistant Professor of Surgery by Louisianan State University School of Veterinary Medicine. While at LSU, she trained 500+ veterinary students, 10 interns, and 5 surgery residents. She operated a surgical service which provided referral soft tissue and orthopedic services, wrote grants, developed a cell culture line, and lectured both locally and nationally.

In 2005, Dr. Walesby transitioned to small animal surgery and moved home to Timonium, MD to raise her son Ethan near family. Since her arrival, she has worked at Timonium Animal Hospital, the Metropolitan Emergency Animal Clinic, and the Emergency Veterinary Clinic before starting full-time with the MVSS in 2008.

In 2015, Dr. Walesby was recognized for surgical excellence by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and became boarded in Small Animal Surgery. These credentials make Dr. Walesby part of an elite group of surgeons within the world that hold double-boarded status in both small and large animal surgery. Dr. Walesby brings her expertise in lameness, orthopedic and soft tissue surgery, ultrasound, wound care, skin grafting, and upper airway surgery with her from the academic and private practice arenas. Her broad and diverse experience brings a unique dimension to our surgery practice.

Dr. Walesby resides in Catonsville with her son, a Pug named Frank, two naked cats (Gorgeous Emiliano and Bare Nikkita) and one bearded dragon (Rosalita). She enjoys kayaking, collecting art, gardening and hiking.