Speakers

Adam graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London in 2007 and working initially in referral exotic animal practice, completed the RCVS Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice in Zoological Medicine. In 2011, Adam undertook an internship in wildlife medicine at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, USA. This was followed by a Masters of Wild Animal Health back in the UK at the RVC and Zoological Society of London, London Zoo. After a second internship in Zoological Medicine in 2013 at Bristol Zoo Gardens, Adam joined the veterinary department of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), Edinburgh Zoo as the first European College of Zoological Medicine Resident in Zoo Health Management in the UK. In 2018 Adam successfully passed the European and American College of Zoological Medicine Board Examinations, becoming a Recognised Specialist on both continents. Adam currently combines his passion for wildlife and zoo medicine as an Associate Veterinarian for the RZSS, providing veterinary services to Edinburgh Zoo, Highland Wildlife Park, and numerous field conservation projects based in Scotland and abroad. He is a BIAZA Veterinary Advisors for the Native Species Working Group and the Zoo Health Management subspecialty Examination Committee Chair for the European College of Zoological Medicine.

Alan is a Partner of the St David’s Poultry Team Ltd based in Exeter. This is a National Practice with bases in the UK and Ireland. Alan has focussed his veterinary career within the game bird sector for the last fourteen years. His approach is very holistic with attention to controlling disease through improved management rather than solely focussing on treatment strategies.

Alasdair Hotston Moore is Head of Referral Surgery at Bath Veterinary Referrals.

He qualified from Cambridge in 1990. Following graduation, he joined Bristol Vet School, first as Intern in Small Animal Medicine and subsequently as CSTF Resident in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery. He was Lecturer and latterly Senior Clinical Fellow in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery at Langford from 1997 until leaving in 2009.

Alasdair accepts cases in all areas of Soft Tissue Surgery. He speaks on his subject area nationally and internationally and has published widely in academic and professional journals.

Alessandra graduated from the University of Perugia (Italy) in 2003, after which she worked in general veterinary practice in Italy for three years. During this period Alessandra really enjoyed the challenge of facing a variety of cases every day, but soon became keen on anaesthesia and felt that she wanted to specialise in the subject.

Alessandra decided to visit Anaesthesia departments in a number of veterinary institutions, mostly in North America. Alessandra then undertook an Anaesthesia Internship at the Royal Veterinary College in London followed by a three s Residency in Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the Royal Veterinary College during which she gained her RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia. Alessandra then joined Willows Veterinary Referrals in 2011 and became a Diplomate of the European College of Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2012.

Alessandra is particularly interested in the anaesthesia of the critically ill patient and of the patient with cardiac disease. She enjoys working as part of the team of highly qualified and dedicated specialists at Willows and helping to keep the veterinary and clinical support staff up to date with the latest anaesthetic and intensive care techniques.

Alessandra is the daughter of a dog breeder and a diplomat. She grew up mostly in Italy, but also lived in Australia and Switzerland and always with several dogs and cats.

In her spare time, Alessandra loves to spend time with her ‘boys’ Sheldon and Hector, her two miniature wired haired dachshunds. Lately Alessandra has the new passion for running but mainly ‘social running’ with her friends. Although Alessandra misses the Italian sun and food, her family and Italian friends, she feels as though she has gained a second family at Willows!

I have recently immigrated to Singapore to join VES Hospital after a career which has so far seen me practice in California and New York, USA; Zanzibar, in East Africa, and various London-based clinics. I was born in Geneva, Switzerland, where I studied at the International School of Geneva in my formative years prior to completing my higher education in the United kingdom. This began with a transition at the tender age of 12 to an international boarding school from which I later graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) in 2010 (with Honours). I then completed a one-year internship in a 24 hour Hampstead (London, UK) practice and a further 2 years at another Central London Hospital: Clerkenwell Animal Hospital (often sole charge overnight), sparking my interest in ECC. Between 2013 and 2014, I was an ECC intern at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Following this, I went on to complete a highly competitive three-year residency position in Emergency & Critical Care with the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. From here I returned as Clinical Director to Clerkenwell Animal Hospital (London) for 8 months (prior to its corporate takeover by Medivet) where I then moved to London Veterinary Specialists for just over a year. I was always keen to work in a 'warm' country, hence the transition to Asia at that stage!

Alison graduated from Writtle College in 2005 with a BSc (hons) in Equine Science and qualified as a small animal VN in 2009 whilst working in mixed practice in Bristol. In 2010 she moved to Langford Vets to work as a surgical nurse. During this time she has achieved the Dip AVN (small animal). For a few years she worked as a clinical teaching nurse for the University of Bristol, teaching practicals and lectures to undergraduate VNs in the Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary degree course. She moved back into clinical nursing in 2018, returning to the theatre team, becoming Head Theatre Nurse in 2019.

Alison is an RCVS and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, having gained the ECVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2005. She works part time in private referral practice for Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists near Winchester, Hampshire and spends the rest of her time as a CPD Lecturer. She is Associate Editor for JSAP and secretary for AVSTS, both of which are voluntary roles.

Alix qualified from the University of Glasgow in 2002 and then spent two years in small animal practice in south Wales. After finishing a rotating internship at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket she returned to the Vet School in Glasgow in 2005 to do a residency in Internal Medicine. She obtained her RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Medicine in 2007 and her European Diploma in Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2011. She also has a Masters in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Glasgow for her work in hearing testing in companion animals. She has worked as a referral clinician in both Internal Medicine and Oncology and joined the University of Glasgow Internal medicine service as a clinician/teacher in 2013. She enjoys all aspects of internal medicine and in particular the investigation of swallowing disorders and kidney diseases.

Dr Amelia Allen is an emergency Veterinarian at the Animal Emergency Service in Australia. Amelia is driven by her passion for helping sick animals to get better and finds her fascination in the science behind vet medicine to be a key driver in her dedication to her career. Her pathway to emergency medicine was a result of her thirst to learn more.

Amelia has some memorable stories from the emergency room. Her most unusual case to come through was a cat whose misadventure involved swallowing $2 AUD coin. Amelia loves her job and is often amazed at an animal’s ability to recover. She recalls one patient that was close to death – suffering from severe shock and electrolyte abnormalities. Within a few hours under the care of AES staff, the patient was up and about and walking – for Amelia it was an incredible recovery to witness.

Amy studied at and graduated from the University of Pretoria in 2013 as a Veterinary Surgeon. After a short stint in first opinion practice, she developed a strong interest in Diagnostic Imaging. Amy completed a general rotating internship and worked in the Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Department of the University of Pretoria. In 2016 she moved to the United Kingdom and began a residency in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Liverpool.

After completing her residency in 2019, Amy began working in private referral practice and is currently working at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in the West Midlands. She successfully passed the European Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in January 2020.

When not at work, Amy loves spending time outdoors walking her dog and travelling around the country.

Amy qualified in 2008 and after some time in referral nursing, she returned to a head nurse/ clinical team leader role in a busy first opinion practice in Bristol. She is currently a Lecturer in Veterinary Practice (Anaesthesia), at Bristol University, Langford. She enjoys all aspects of nursing, but has a special interest in anaesthesia and analgesia, having completed the NCert(A&CC), followed by the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Veterinary Nursing through the Royal Veterinary College. Amy holds a Master’s Degree in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia through Edinburgh University and is currently studying towards a second Master’s degree in the Clinical Management of Pain, again through Edinburgh University. Amy Holds a teaching qualification (Associate fellowship in higher education) and is also currently studying towards a post graduate certificate in academic practice.

An graduated from the University of Ghent (Belgium) in 2004. In 2005 she obtained a certificate (CEAV) in small animal internal medicine in France. After a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the National Veterinary School of Alfort in France, An returned to the University of Ghent to complete a residency in veterinary neurology. Finally, she joined the QVSH in 2009 and successfully passed the examination for the diploma of the College of Veterinary Neurology in 2011.

Ana Jacinto graduated from the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, in Vila Real, Portugal. She then spent several years working in general practice in Portugal before undertaking an internship at Cambridge University. This was followed by a residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Edinburgh where Ana continued to work as a locum lecturer. She worked in the internal medicine service in a busy referral veterinary hospital in Paris, France and in a large referral centre in Hertfordshire, England, before joining the IDEXX team as an internal medicine consultant. Ana is a European Diplomate in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine (DipECVIM-CA) and has the RCVS Specialist title in Small Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine).

Ana is Head of the Veterinary Oncology Service and is particularly interested in biologic behaviour and therapy of lymphoma and advanced carcinomas and sarcomas. She is particularly interested in development of new therapies against cancer (such as metronomic therapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and new cytotoxic drugs) and investigation of biologic markers that can be prognostic for cancer. Ana is also interested in assessment of quality of life in patients with cancer and in providing training to undergraduates and general practitioners in oncology with the goal of increasing the veterinary care of pets with cancer in the country.

RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

After graduating from Liverpool in 2009, Andrew spent two years in mixed practice in the Midlands and Ireland. Then spent two and a half years in first opinion small animal practice. Andrew passed his BSAVA PGcert small animal surgery in 2014. After completing a one-year internship then a three year residency here at SCVS, he passed his ECVS exams in 2018 making him a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery.

Andrew qualified from Bristol University in 2002 and spent 4 years in mixed practice in Devon. He then spent 5 years at Edinburgh University, completing a rotating internship, a research fellowship, and a residency in cardiopulmonary medicine. He was awarded the RCVS certificate in Veterinary Cardiology in 2007, and the ECVIM-CA diploma in Cardiology in 2012. Having spent three years working in Industry, he is now one of two European Specialists in Small Animal Cardiology at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists near Winchester.

Andy graduated from the University of Bristol in 2009 and subsequently spent 18 months working in a busy first opinion practice in Nottingham. Following that, he relocated to Bournemouth to undertake a rotating internship at SCVS in 2011. Andy returned to the University of Bristol in 2012 to complete a residency programme in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in September 2015.

Andrew Perry graduated from Liverpool University, UK, in 2000 and worked in mixed and small animal practice until 2011 when he began an alternate pathway residency in dentistry and oral surgery at Eastcott Referrals, Swindon, UK . Andrew became a Diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College in 2018.
Andrew’s clinical and research interests are focused toward oral surgery, particularly reconstruction techniques and oncologic surgery. Andrew, additionally, co-supervises a full time residency program based at Eastcott Referrals.

Dr. Gonzalez is a graduate of Cornell University and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tuskegee University. Following an internship, he completed a residency in Emergency & Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gonzalez worked in a busy specialty-emergency hospital in Los Angeles before joining CUVS in 2018. He is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.

Dr. Gonzalez has expertise in both emergency care and in managing critical patients. His special clinical interests are focused on pulmonary medicine and trauma. He believes strongly in practicing the highest level of medicine, going above and beyond for his patients. His warm approachability and authentic connections with his patients’ families ensures that these families are engaged in the care of their pets every step of the way.

Balazs trained in Budapest (DVM and internship), Missouri (Fulbright scholarship) and Kansas (ACVP) and currently is a senior lecturer in clinical pathology at the Royal Veterinary College. He is responsible for the clinical service and the residency training programme. He is active in undergraduate, graduate (both vet med and vet nursing), and continuing education.

Barbara graduated with an integrated Master’s in Veterinary Medicine from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal in 2009. After graduation, she worked for a year in a small animal practice in Portugal. In 2011 Barbara moved to the United Kingdom to undertake a one-year rotating internship at a referral practice in Swindon followed by three years working in general practice. In 2015, she began a four-year senior clinical training scholarship in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital. During her residency, Barbara obtained the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Diagnostic Imaging in 2017 and a Master’s degree investigating canine oesophageal disease in 2019. After completing the residency Barbara moved to the northeast of England to work in a multidisciplinary small animal referral practice and gained a Diploma in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging in February 2020.

Becky is a graduate of Mississippi State University. She did her small animal rotating internship at the University of Tennessee and residency in comparative ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since finishing her residency in 2019, she has been teaching as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Mississippi State University. She is board certified and is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.

Becky is particularly interested in ocular manifestations of systemic disease, and really enjoys corneal and cataract surgery. She really loves teaching and engaging with students as well as referring veterinarians.

Board-certified small animal veterinary internist, with diverse research and clinical areas of interest such as hematological disorder (including immune mediated diseases, as well as thrombosis and hemostasis), nephrology and urology and finally interventional radiology/endoscopy. Fully proficient in a wide range of procedures including interventional endoscopy. Recently completed a master class in endourology at the AMC.

Bob is the Clinical Director of the Oak Beck Veterinary Hospital in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. His special interest is dentistry and he has concentrated on this field for over 25 years. He was a founder member of the British Veterinary Dental Association. He is a RCVS Council member and Past President of the Hospital Association, but is best known as the creator of Pet Smile Month with over 1600 practices taking part.

Carlos graduated from the University Autonomous of Barcelona (UAB) (Spain) in 2008. In 2010, he completed a general rotating internship at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital of the UAB. In 2011, Carlos moved to UK, where he completed a one-year Neurology internship at the Animal Health Trust. In 2012 he started a three-year ECVN-approved residency in Neurology/Neurosurgery at the Small Animal teaching Hospital of the UAB. After completing his residency, Carlos moved to Valencia, where he works as Clinician in Neurology/Neurosurgery in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital of the Catholic University of Valencia (Spain). He is an associated professor of the Medicine and Surgery Department of that University. In October 2018 Carlos successfully passed the examination for the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN).

Dr. Céline Pouzot-Nevoret is the head of the SIAMU, the ICU of the Veterinary School of Lyon. She graduated from this School in 2002 and joint the SIAMU’s team one year later. After completing a PhD on acute respiratory distress syndrome, she became an associate professor in Emergency and Critical Care.

She is a European board-certified specialist (Dip. ECVECC) since 2018.

She is actively involved in French and European ECC societies, as she is actually the past-president of the European Emergency and Critical Care society (EVECCS) and the Vice-President of the French ECC society (GEUR).

Her main field of interest are the management of respiratory distress patient with high flow oxygen therapy and mechanical ventilation.