About the surgeon
The Veterinary Surgeon Behind Los Angeles Bulldog Vet: Dr. Antonio Pedraza
Published 2026-09-01. Educational resource from Los Angeles Bulldog Vet.
The training and career of Dr. Antonio Pedraza: postgraduate surgical education in the United Kingdom and Madrid, years of advanced surgery across Los Angeles, and the founding of Sevilla Veterinary Hospital in Santa Monica.
- Dr. Antonio Pedraza holds the DVM, MVM, cert SAS and MRCVS qualifications, with postgraduate surgical training completed in the United Kingdom and a Master's degree earned in Madrid.
- Before opening Sevilla Veterinary Hospital, he spent years performing orthopedic, laparoscopic and complex soft-tissue procedures for hospitals across the greater Los Angeles area.
- Sevilla Veterinary Hospital in Santa Monica was designed by a surgeon, for surgery, and is where Los Angeles Bulldog Vet consultations and procedures take place.
- Training in complex soft-tissue surgery and endoscopy is directly relevant to airway evaluation and surgery in Bulldogs and French Bulldogs.
- His work has been featured by dvm360 and VoyageLA; both sources are linked in the references at the end of this article.
Owners researching airway surgery, cherry eye repair, or any procedure for a Bulldog usually ask the same first question: who is the person who would actually be treating my dog? This article answers that question directly, with the training, qualifications and career history behind Los Angeles Bulldog Vet.
Everything here is background. It is not a claim that any procedure is right for your dog — that determination is only made after examination, as described on the clinical approach page linked below.
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Credentials at a glance
Dr. Antonio Pedraza holds the following qualifications:
- DVM — Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- MVM — Master's degree in Small Animal Surgery and Traumatology, earned in Madrid, Spain
- cert SAS — Certificate in Small Animal Surgery
- MRCVS — Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (United Kingdom)
Postgraduate surgical training in the United Kingdom and Madrid
After earning his veterinary license, Dr. Pedraza moved to the United Kingdom to continue postgraduate training through the European School of Postgraduate Veterinary Studies (ESPVS) and the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA). That training concentrated on orthopedic, spinal and complex soft-tissue surgery, and he went on to complete extensive additional training in endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques.
He later earned a Master's degree in Small Animal Surgery and Traumatology in Madrid before relocating to Los Angeles.
Why that training matters for Bulldogs
BOAS surgery, elongated soft palate resection and stenotic nares correction are soft-tissue airway procedures in which anatomy is tight, margins are small and anesthesia carries breed-specific considerations. A surgeon trained in complex soft-tissue work — and comfortable with endoscopic evaluation of the airway — approaches those cases with a different depth of preparation. How that translates into an individual plan is described on the BOAS and airway consultation page.
Years of advanced surgery across Los Angeles
Before opening his own hospital, Dr. Pedraza worked for years as a mobile veterinary surgeon across the greater Los Angeles area. Local hospitals brought him in for procedures they did not perform in-house — orthopedic repairs, minimally invasive laparoscopy and advanced soft-tissue surgeries — so patients could stay with the veterinary teams they already knew instead of being sent far away.
In a February 2026 interview with VoyageLA, he attributed his progress to “humility paired with consistency.” That period also mattered for a practical reason: operating across many hospitals, on referred cases by definition, means difficult anatomy arrives constantly — and brachycephalic breeds are heavily represented in Los Angeles caseloads.
Sevilla Veterinary Hospital: designed by a surgeon, for surgery
That experience led to a clear goal: one facility purpose-built for advanced procedures. Sevilla Veterinary Hospital opened in Santa Monica as a referral-focused practice for advanced surgical care, with the layout of the operating rooms, the equipment and the way cases are scheduled all planned around surgery.
Los Angeles Bulldog Vet consultations and procedures take place at Sevilla Veterinary Hospital, 2116 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405. The clinical philosophy behind those consultations is described on the clinical approach page.
Community work and the January 2025 wildfires
The practice partners with rescue organizations on an ongoing basis and offers discounted fracture repairs and other necessary procedures so rescued animals can recover and become adoptable sooner.
During the January 2025 California wildfires, the hospital cared for pets affected by the fires — work Dr. Pedraza discussed on dvm360's The Vet Blast Podcast.
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Talking with Dr. Pedraza about your Bulldog
Every consultation starts the same way regardless of the surgeon's background: careful history, physical examination and an individualized evaluation before any procedure is recommended. If you would like to discuss your Bulldog's breathing, eyes or a procedure another veterinarian has recommended, you can request a consultation.
What to bring to a consultation
- Records from your primary veterinarian, including prior diagnoses and medications
- Recent lab work, imaging, or referral reports when available
- Short phone videos of breathing, sleep, eye changes, vomiting, or regurgitation if relevant
- A timeline of when signs started, what makes them worse, and what you have already tried
Examinations for Los Angeles Bulldog Vet patients take place at Santa Monica. You can request a consultation or use the referring-veterinarian pathway when another clinic is coordinating care.
Educational references
External sources are linked for further reading. We do not reproduce their text. Access date for link verification: 2026-07-24.
Educational information · About the surgeon. This page does not replace an examination, diagnosis or case-specific treatment plan from a veterinarian.
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