Personalized Care
Every patient receives a customised treatment plan designed around their specific condition, lifestyle, and long-term wellbeing.
Advanced Techniques
We utilise modern surgical methods, advanced imaging, and innovative technology to support the highest standards of care.
Specialist Expertise
Our team brings years of advanced surgical training and extensive clinical experience to every case.
Collaborative Approach
We work closely with referring veterinarians and pet owners to ensure seamless communication and continuity of care.
Bay West Veterinary Surgery
Bay West is an independent, specialty service provider offering surgical consultations and board certified-quality procedures at select primary, secondary, and emergency hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Personalized Care
Every patient receives a customized treatment plan designed around their specific history, condition, and expectations.
Advanced Techniques
We use the most up-to-date surgical methods and innovative technology to support the highest standards of care, in a location already familiar to owners and their pets.
Specialist Expertise
Our team brings decades of advanced surgical training and extensive clinical experience to every case.
Collaborative Approach
We work closely with referring veterinarians AND the pet owners to ensure seamless communication and continuity of care, from consultation through recovery.
Why Bay West?
Dr. Filipowicz created Bay West Veterinary Surgery to fill the need for a service where everyone’s main priority is always the patient. The power of his approach comes from a simple but progressive idea: regardless of the number of patients, owners, or referring veterinarians, treat each as if none other exists.
✓ Unstressed, unhurried consultations to discuss all surgical and non-surgical option
✓ Whole patient evaluation
✓ Care tailored to the pet owner’s goals
✓ Board-Certified Surgery Specialist-led surgical care
✓ Strong collaboration with referring veterinarians
✓ Ongoing access and follow-up support for both the referring clinic and pet owner
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Soft Tissue Surgery
Advanced surgical treatment for abdominal, thoracic, oncological, and reconstructive conditions.
Orthopoedic surgery
Management of fractures, cruciate ligament disease, patellar luxation, and complex orthopaedic injuries.
Minimally invasive suroon
Laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures designed to reduce discomfort and support recovery.
Pain management
Specialised treatment options for spinal disorders and neurological conditions.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Our team brings years of advanced surgical training and extensive clinical experience to every case.
Orthopoedic surgery
Our team brings years of advanced surgical training and extensive clinical experience to every case.
Minimally invasive suroon
Our team brings years of advanced surgical training and extensive clinical experience to every case.
Pain management
Our team brings years of advanced surgical training and extensive clinical experience to every case.
Do I need a board-certified surgeon?
Just like human physicians, a veterinary specialist is someone who has completed extensive training in a narrow field of medicine. Board-certified surgeons have undergone advanced training consisting of a one-year internship and a three year residency beyond veterinary school. During the residency there are specific training and caseload requirements that must be met. In addition to these requirements, applicants must perform research that is published in a scientific journal and then pass a rigorous examination.
If surgery that requires or benefits from advanced training and experience is indicated, Dr. Filipowicz and his team will provide the instrumentation and expertise at a location already familiar to you and your pet.
However, not all surgeries should be performed on mobile. For these types of case, Dr. Filipowicz will help facilitate referral to ensure the patient’s best outcome.
Soft Tissue Surgery
Advanced surgical treatment for abdominal, thoracic, oncological, and reconstructive conditions.
Orthopedic Surgery
Management of fractures, cruciate ligament disease, patellar luxation, and complex orthopedic injuries.
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures designed to reduce discomfort and support recovery.
Pain management
Specialized treatment options for soft tissue, orthopedic, and neurological cases.
MEET DEAN FILIPOWICZ
Dr. Filipowicz earned his veterinary degree from the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, then completed an internship and small animal surgical residency at Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Following his residency, Dean returned to California where he worked for several years at a specialty hospital in the East Bay before creating the surgical branch of Veterinary Specialty Services in Fresno. Building on these experiences, Dr. Filipowicz formed West Coast Veterinary Surgical, a mobile surgical practice that grew to provide surgical services for all emergency clinics and most large practices on the peninsula.
In 2014, Dr. Filipowicz merged two emergency clinics with his practice to create a new specialty veterinary group. As the hospital/medical director, he worked with nine other specialists and their teams to prioritize patient care while designing and building the facilities and processes which would allow the eventual sale to a national organization. Dean has since been enjoying the greater face-to-face time with his patients, clients, and referring veterinarians that Bay West affords him.
Dr. Filipowicz enjoys all aspects of orthopedic, sports medicine, and oncologic surgery, with special interests in fracture management, reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and advanced multi-modal pain control.
His master's research investigated an emerging type of orthopedic fixation which has since become the gold standard in human and veterinary orthopedics. He is published in several veterinary journals, has co-authored book chapters, and has spoken at a number of conventions and symposiums.
When not working with primary vets in the SF Bay Area, Dr. Filipowicz leads another group whose mission is to reduce friction in pet care. This company provides unique, innovative products and services to do so.
Get in Touch
Have questions about our surgical services or referral process? We'd be happy to assist you. Accessible, accomodating, available. Please call, text, or email.
For emergencies, please contact your nearest veterinary emergency hospital.
If you're located outside the Bay Area, email us for more information. If we're unable to answer your call, please leave a voicemail or send a text, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.