Speakers

Jennifer is a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph.  She completed an internship and an emergency and critical care residency at the Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 1996. She completed a surgical residency in 2004 studying at several private practices in the USA. Jennifer has been director of emergency and intensive care services at a number of large private referral practices in Canada and the United States. She is currently working as an independent consultant and emergency and critical care specialist. She has published over 50 articles and book chapters, is actively involved in research, and is a member of seven professional veterinary organizations around the world. Jennifer enjoys teaching and is actively involved in training residents as well as lecturing and teaching workshops to nurses and doctors.

Dr. Jessica Vallone received both her DVM and MS degrees from Mississippi State University, pursued a small animal rotating internship at VCA Veterinary Referral Associates, and spent 3 years as an emergency veterinarian before completing her diagnostic imaging residency at Texas A&M University.  She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the diagnostic imaging service at Texas A&M University.  

Dr. Jessica Ward  obtained her DVM degree from North Carolina State University in 2011.  After a small animal rotating internship at the Ohio State University, she returned to NC State for her residency in Cardiology. Dr. Ward completed her residency and became ACVIM board-certified in Cardiology in 2015. She was subsequently hired as an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Ward has authored a number of manuscripts and scientific proceedings, and is an editor of the Cardiovascular Diseases section of the 6th edition of Nelson & Couto's "Small Animal Internal Medicine."  Her research interests include the use of lung ultrasound for the emergency diagnosis of congestive heart failure, the cardiovascular effects of glucocorticoids, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.  Dr. Ward has also given invited lectures in the United States and China, and recently received the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine Award for Early Achievement in Teaching. 

Joana qualified from Porto University in 2009. Following a year in clinical practice she joined the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, Cambridge as Junior Clinical Training Scholar. After a few years working at Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital in London she underwent her residency training in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the Royal Veterinary College. Here she gained her Master of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 and obtained specialist recognition from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) and from the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM) in Small Animal Internal Medicine. She is currently studying for her PhD at the Royal Veterinary College. 

Dr. Westropp is the director of the G. V. Ling Urinary Stone Analysis Laboratory. She did her undergraduate work at The Ohio State University and stayed at Ohio State to complete her veterinary degree in 1997. She then moved NYC for a one year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center and returned to Ohio for her internal medicine residency and PhD. She was board certified in veterinary medicine in 2001 and completed her PhD in 2004. She is currently an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Her primary research focus is lower urinary tract disorders in dogs and cats. 

Dr. John Ciribassi is a native of Jersey City, NJ. He attended Southern Illinois University and received his undergraduate degree and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Illinois in 1984. He works for the Chicagoland Veterinary Behavior Consultants (CVBC) and Dr. Fiia Jokela. He received his board specialization from the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists in 2006. When not working he enjoys off road motorcycle riding, camping and seeing as much of the world that he can.

Jonathan qualified from the University of Edinburgh R(D)SVS in 1997. After four years in small animal first opinion practice he went to work at Croft Veterinary Referrals in the north east of England. While there he obtained his Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2003 and completed his ECVS residency in 2007. He became an ECVS diplomate in 2009.

He currently works at Swift Referrals and accepts referrals in soft tissue, orthopaedic and spinal surgery.

Julie Byron received her DVM from The Ohio State University in 1998, then completed a rotating internship at VCA West LA Animal Hospital.  She completed her residency at The Ohio State University and has been a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine since 2004.  She was a faculty member at University of Illinois Colege of Veterinary Medicine from 2005 – 2011 before returning to OSU.  She is a Professor – Clinical of Internal Medicine with research and clinical interests in lower urinary tract disorders of dogs and cats and kidney disease.

Dr. Karen Tobias is a professor and ACVS board-certified surgeon at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her DVM from University of Illinois and completed an internship at Purdue University and surgery residency and Master’s Degree at Ohio State University. Dr. Tobias has published over 100 scientific articles and book chapters.  She is the author of the Manual of Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Wiley/Blackwell, 2010; 2017); co-editor of Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (Elsevier/Saunders, 2012; 2017); and co-author of Atlas of Ear Diseases of the Dog and Cat (Wiley/Blackwell, 2013).

Dr. Skorupski is a native of southern California, but she attended Texas A&M University for both her undergraduate and veterinary education.  She completed two rotating internships; one in private practice in southern California and one at the Ohio State University. She completed her medical oncology residency at the University of Pennsylvania and became board certified in 2005.  Dr. Skorupski has been a faculty member at the University of California, Davis since 2006, when she happily moved closer to home, family, and warm weather.  She is passionate about providing excellent student and resident teaching and utilizing clinical cases to broaden our understanding of cancer biology and treatment. Some of her many research interests include histiocytic sarcoma, feline oral squamous cell carcinoma, and canine osteosarcoma.

Dr. Blacklock graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2005 and after 18 months in small animal general practice, completed a rotating internship at the Royal Veterinary College and a three-year ECVS approved residency program in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Bristol. Kelly joined the Animal Health Trust in 2011. She sits on the committee for the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons (AVSTS) and her particular interests include minimally invasive surgery, trauma management, and reconstructive/oncological surgery.

Dr. Waller is the department head for diagnostic imaging at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Under his direction, the university’s radiology program has helped UW to become the 5th best Veterinary Science program in the U.S., according to the U.S. News and World Report. He also acts as a diplomate for the ACVR in addition to publishing regularly in academic journals such as The Bovine Practitioner and Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound.

Kerry Simpson is a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Feline Medicine and a RCVS recognised specialist in Feline Medicine.  She runs the Feline Expert, a feline consultancy service specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of complex feline medical diseases.

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Dr. Kevin Stepaniuk graduated from Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. He completed a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine (1999). After several years in general and emergency practice in Western Washington, Dr. Stepaniuk completed his Dentistry and Oral Surgery specialty training in private practice. He received his Fellow in the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (2007) and Diplomate Status in the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) in 2008. He provided referral Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery services from 2005-2009 on the Kitsap Peninsula before moving east to become an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine from 2009-2014. He served as section chief in Dentistry and Oral Surgery, created and served as course coordinator for the small animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery Course, introduced and integrated intraoral radiology into the curriculum, led didactic and clinical teaching in addition to spending the majority of his effort on expanding and growing the clinical service for patients and referring veterinarians. In 2013, he received the Veterinary Clinical Science teaching award for his efforts. He has authored textbook chapters (i.e. Periodontology, Oral Trauma), scientific publications and journal articles (i.e. Dentistry and Anesthesia, Guided Tissue Regeneration, Oral Surgery), lectured and instructed nationally and internationally, and serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry as well as various other journals. He has served as a Director and is a Past-President of the American Veterinary Dental Society. Currently he is an officer on the board of directors for the AVDC.

Kieran is an American and European Diplomate and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology. He worked for 6 years in first opinion practice, during which time he completed a Certificate in cardiology, then undertook a residency and Masters degree at the Royal Veterinary College, London. He has given CPD to vets all over the world on cardiology, from Bulgaria to Singapore, and enjoys nothing more than chatting about cardiology to other vets. He is an experienced interventional surgeon, treating not only cardiovascular disease, but respiratory, urinary and oncological problems using minimally invasive, image-guided techniques.

Dr. Lucien Vallone received his DVM from Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.  Dr. Vallone completed his small animal internship in 2012 and his comparative ophthalmology residency in 2015, both at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.  He joined the department of small animal clinical sciences at Texas A&M University as an Assistant Professor in 2015 and helped to re-establish the comparative ophthalmology service within the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at Texas A&M University.  Dr. Vallone's clinical interests involve advanced imaging of the cornea and surgery of the cornea and lens.

​Marta graduated from Technical University of Lisbon in 2001. She started working in the diagnostic laboratories of the same university with a research scholarship, while working part time in small animal practice. In 2002 she became one of the clinical pathologists at the university up to 2007, when she completed a Masters in Medical microbiology and started working as a lecturer in clinical pathology and infectious diseases at the Lusofona University. In 2009 she moved to the UK to undertake a clinical pathology residency at the University of Bristol, where she now works as clinical pathologist in the Langford Veterinary Services. She is Fellow the Royal College of Pathologist currently working for her European Diploma. Her special interests lie in diagnosis of infectious diseases and all that pertains to a microscope (cytology and haematology) where she finds beauty everyday.

Dr Matthew Johnson is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a DVM from the University of Florida and gained his Masters of Veterinary Science from the University of Saskatchewan.

He did his Small Animal Surgical Residency at Western College of Veterinary Medicine and after became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009.

Milan Milovancev is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at Oregon State University's Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his DVM from the University of Minnesota in 2003, completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery and then a small animal surgical internship at the Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, CT during 2003 and 2004. He continued his advanced surgical training by completing a residency in small animal surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2005-2008 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009. Dr. Milovancev's research centers on surgical treatment of invasive tumors and he has authored over 45 peer-reviewed research articles along with multiple invited review articles and book chapters.

Dr. Munir Kureshi DVM

Even as a teenager, Dr. Kureshi knew he wanted to have a career that involved caring for animals. Pursuing his dream, he graduated from Bombay Veterinary College in 1987.

He served internships at Animal Medical Center, New York City's largest animal care facility, and at the University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Veterinary Medicine. He has also held several externships, which include the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and clinics in Chicago, Illinois and Boulder, Colorado.

After moving to the Bay Area, Dr. Kureshi worked at several animal hospitals and an avian clinic in Los Gatos before acquiring Cupertino Animal Hospital in 1994.As a leader in veterinary medicine, Dr. Kureshi is always looking at the latest advances in veterinary medicine to provide his patients with the safest and best care.

Dr. Kureshi was the first veterinarian in the Silicon Valley to offer an alternative to general surgery by bringing the benefits of laser surgery to his practice. This results in less pain, less bleeding, less swelling, and a quicker recovery for his patients. Additionally, he was the first veterinarian in the Silicon Valley to use video otoscopy which allows for more accurate diagnosis and treatment

Nick Jeffery qualified from University of Bristol in the UK and has worked in primary care practice, private referral practice, basic science laboratories and university veterinary schools in the UK and USA. Nick specializes in neurology and neurosurgery with diplomas from ECVS and ECVN and PhD in neuroscience and recently he has undergone specialist training in clinical trial design and analysis. In October 2016 Nick moved to join the neurology group at Texas A&M University. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Small Animal Practice.

After graduation, Nick Bexfield spent four years in practice before completing a residency in small animal medicine and oncology at the University of Cambridge. He gained both the RCVS and European Diplomas in Small Animal Medicine in 2006, and is a European Specialist. He remained at Cambridge as a medicine clinician for a further two years before undertaking a Wellcome Trust funded PhD. He was the Clinical Oncologist at Cambridge for a year, before moving to the University of Nottingham in December 2013 to become Clinical Associate Professor in Small Animal Medicine and Oncology. He is the BSAVA Congress Programme Committee vice-chair and also co-author of the BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice. He lectures widely in the UK and abroad in all areas of small animal internal medicine.
 

Dr. Padrid graduated from veterinary school at Cornell University in 1985. He completed a Residency in Small Animal Medicine at UC-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1988, and continued as a Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine at UC-Davis School of Medicine in 1990. From 1990-2000 Dr. Padrid served as an Associate Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Since 2000 Phil has additionally been Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine (adj) at the Ohio State University.

Dr. Padrid moved in 2007 to New Mexico to become the Regional Medical Director for the VCA hospitals in the southwest. He is currently the Medical Director for Specialty Services at VCA VCAHRC and he is the Regional Medical Director and Regional Vice President for VCA Specialty Hospitals in New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and San Diego. He lives in Corrales with his wife Roxi, their three pugs, a mastiff, a Siamese cat, and a horse.

I graduated from the veterinary school of Nantes in France and completed a small animal internship at Purdue and a small animal surgery residency at Colorado State University. I have completed a surgical oncology fellowship at University of Florida in 2010. I spent 6 years as a small animal surgeon at university of Prince Edward Island in Canada. I am currently associate professor of surgery at University of Minnesota. My main professional interests are soft tissue surgery, surgical oncology and total hip replacement.

After graduating in Veterinary Medicine with honors at the University of Ghent in 2001, Dr. Pieter Nelissen completed his internship in Small Animal Surgery, which reinforced his interest in this field. In 2003 he joined a small animal private practice, where he worked as a surgeon for 3 years. Dr. Nelissen gained his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery during this period.

In February 2007, he joined Dick White Referrals as an Intern, prior to commencing a three-year residency training in Small Animal Surgery in this institution. Dr. Nelissen was appointed as a consultant in small animal surgery in 2011 and he gained his diplomate status in 2012. Since then he has been working as a soft tissue surgeon and embraced a new role as a lecturer in several training programs, which consolidated his passion and skills as a continuing education speaker.

At the beginning of 2018, after 10 years as an important member of DW Referrals surgical team and several important professional achievements, Pieter became the head of soft tissue surgery at the referral hospital, Tierklinik Haar, in Munich, Germany, position that he occupies currently.

Pieter Nelissen is a world-renown speaker in the veterinary field. He has led several continuing education programs in Europe, the United States, and Japan with different CE providers. He is also a head speaker at Improve International, where he has held sessions on both certificate and advanced certificate courses.

Dr. Nelissen has also produced impressive work in the field of veterinary investigation. He is author and co-author of several articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, with a particular interest in small animal surgery, and of many book chapters in this area.

After 17 years of intensive experience in veterinary practice and educational programs, Pieter Nelissen is now one of the most proficient veterinary surgeons. His particular field of expertise is Soft Tissue Surgery, with a particular focus on wound management, thoracic surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.

Dr. Burrow graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London in 1991 and after several years working in mixed practice she returned to the RVC in 1995 to complete a residency in small animal soft tissue surgery. Dr. Burrow worked at Liverpool University between 2001 and 2016 as Lecturer in soft tissue surgery before moving to North West Surgeons to expand her experience. She returned to Liverpool University in Jan 2018.

Dr. Pollard attended Washington State University for her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.  She then moved to New York for a 1-year internship at the Animal Medical Center.  Dr. Pollard moved to Davis, CA in 1997 to complete the 4-year residency in Diagnostic Imaging at the University of California, Davis.  She then completed a PhD in Comparative Pathology and is currently a Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at UC Davis.  Her areas of research focus primarily on quantitative imaging techniques using both contrast enhanced computed tomography and contrast enhanced ultrasound to evaluate tumor blood flow.  Additionally, she has a clinical interest in dynamic imaging techniques such as contrast fluoroscopy with a focus on swallowing disorders. Dr. Pollard is also a level 1 professional telemark ski instructor.

Randi graduated from the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany in 2001. Randi spent time in private practice before pursuing her Diagnostic Imaging residency at the University of Wiconsin-Madison, USA. She became board certified with the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and American College of Veterinary Radiology in 2008. Randi then pursued an alternative training program in Veterinary Radiation Oncology at the University of Wiconsin-Madison, USA and became board certified with the American College of Veterinary Radiology (Radiation Oncology) in 2012.
She held a clinical assitant professorship and was section head of the diagnostic imaging section at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wiconsin-Madison, USA before relocating to the RVC in London where she is leading the small animal diagnostic imaging section.
She is a member at large of the board of the ECVDI and member of the radiation oncology education and credentials committee establishing an add-on Training program in Radiation Oncology for Diplomates of the ECVDI and ECVIM colleges.

Raquel graduated in 2004 from Universidade de Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro in Vila Real, Portugal. Raquel subsequently moved to the UK where she completed an internship at the Animal Health Trust followed by a residency at Glasgow University Veterinary School.  Raquel was awarded her European Diploma in Veterinary Neurology in 2010. Raquel gained experience at a specialist referral centre in the Midlands before joining SCVS in 2015.

Dr. Robert “Jeff” Mayo was born in Virginia, and moved to Idaho in 1978. He attended college in Boise, and moved to North Carolina briefly, then returned to the northwest (Oregon) to attend veterinary school. Since graduation, he has made Lynnwood, Washington his home.

Dr. Mayo graduated from Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1994 with honors as well, he has a second Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University. Prior to veterinary school, Dr. Mayo was a respiratory therapist at Duke University Medical Center, and received his training in that field from Boise State University, graduating with a degree in 1986. He practiced many different facets of respiratory therapy until 1990, at which he entered veterinary school full time. Dr. Mayo holds 5 college degrees from three major Universities. Dr. Mayo has published over 30 titles in allied health science education.

Dr. Mayo purchased his first veterinary practice in 1995 in Lynnwood, Washington, and his second practice in 2000, also in Lynnwood. Dr. Mayo devoted much of his practice time to learning new procedures in rigid endoscopy, orthopedics, and radiosurgery. He began his mobile surgical practice, Mayo Veterinary Services, in early 2006. In 2007, Dr. Mayo began teaching orthopedic courses throughout the United States and abroad in small animals.

He passed the certification program administered by the Veterinary Laser Surgical Society in February 2005. This program certifies competency amongst veterinarians for proper use and understanding of lasers in small animal surgical applications.

In November of 2007, Dr. Mayo earned his Diplomate status in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, with certification in Canine and Feline Practice. For more information, go to their website, www.abvp.com.

From to 2008 to now, Dr. Mayo has flown and taught internationally in Japan, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Australia and several other countries. Dr. Mayo has trained hundreds if not over a thousand Veterinarians on laser surgery, radiosurgery, orthopedics and soft tissue surgery as well as regenerative medicine and alternative therapies.

Dr. Mayo has lectured at dozens of national and international veterinary conferences further sharing his knowledge to other veterinarians to better serve the patients and communities.

As of 2018, Dr. Mayo performs surgery, primarily orthopedics, in the western Washington area.

Dr. Mayo’s peak interests includes knee surgeries, fracture repairs, second opinions, radiosurgery, alternative sterilization and regenerative medicine.

Romain Pariaut has been practicing veterinary cardiology since 2002. He received his DVM from the National School of Veterinary Medicine (ENVL) in Lyon, France. After a small animal rotating Internship, he continued as an Instructor in Emergency and Critical Care. He completed a residency in Veterinary Cardiology at Cornell in 2005. Before coming back to Cornell as an Associate Professor and Cardiology Section Chief in 2015, Dr. Pariaut was an Associate Professor and Service Chief of Cardiology at Louisiana State University. He has also been an Associate Editor of the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology for the last 10 years. He is currently working on developing a cardiac electrophysiology laboratory to diagnose and treat via radiofrequency catheter ablation of arrhythmias, and designing innovative cardiac devices in collaboration with students from the Nancy E and Peter C Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Pariaut is the author of 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 13 book chapters, and is a co-author of a textbook “Electrocardiography of the dog and the cat, 2nd edition” published in 2018. He is also a regular speaker at National and International Veterinary Conferences.

Rosario Cerundolo graduated from the Veterinary School, Naples (Italy) in 1987. In 1995 he started a Residency at the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK). In 1997 he gained the Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology; in 1998 the European Diploma in Veterinary Dermatology; in 2000 the RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology. Until 2009 he was Associate Professor in Veterinary Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently works at DickWhiteReferrals in Six Mile Bottom, just outside Cambridge, and also as a consultant at Bayswater Referral Clinic in west London. He is a Honorary Associate Professor of Veterinary Dermatology at the University of Nottingham. He has been the former President of the European College of Veterinary Dermatology, the Chair of the Scientific Organising Committee of two of the past Annual Congress of the ESVD-ECVD. He has been the treasurer of the WCVD7 (Vancouver July 2012) and the WCVD8 (Bordeaux June 2016).

His areas of interest are: Canine and feline dermatology

Dr. Raskin received her DVM from Purdue University, spent 6 years as a small animal practitioner and the next 32 years in academia. She received her PhD in pathology from Michigan State University and focused her research on hematolymphatic neoplasms. As an educator, Dr. Raskin taught clinical pathology at Michigan State University, University of Florida, and Purdue University. As a Professor Emerita she continues to provide locum assistance to private laboratories and veterinary institutions around the world since her retirement from Purdue University in 2014. She has written over 60 peer-reviewed publications, 36 textbook chapters, and delivered over 120 international presentations.

Dr. Raskin served as President of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology and received from this society their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Dr. Raskin is co-editor of Canine and Feline Cytology. A Color Atlas and Interpretation Guide, now in its third edition.

Sally Turner is a graduate of Cambridge University and spent 2 years in general practice, then did her ophthalmology training as a resident at the Animal Health Trust. Currently in private referral practice in London, Sally regularly lectures to vets and nurses and has written two books on veterinary ophthalmology. She is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Ophthalmology.

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Dr. Samantha Woods graduated with a Pharmacology degree from the University of Aberdeen in 1998 before receiving her Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Cambridge in 2003. After four years in mixed practice, she undertook an Internship at Dick White Referrals, followed by a Residency in Small Animal Surgery at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh during which she was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery. Dr. Woods became a European Specialist in 2015 and is currently a Soft Tissue Surgery and Orthopaedics lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. Sam enjoys all aspects of surgery but her major interests include wound management and reconstruction, and surgical oncology.

Following graduation from Edinburgh in 2007, Scott worked for the PDSA and Vets Now before starting his residency at the University of Edinburgh in 2012, obtaining his European Diploma in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2017. Scott has also completed a Master’s Degree looking in to the pathogenesis of canine liver disease.

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RCVS Recognised and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

Scott is the Surgical Specialist who heads the team at frank.. After graduating from Glasgow University Vet school in 2001 his first job was as a Temporary Veterinary Inspector during the Foot and Mouth Epidemic of that year. He then spent six years in general practice, both mixed and small animal, before moving to Croft Veterinary Hospital in Northumberland to work with Malcolm Ness and undertake an ECVS Residency. He completed his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2009, became a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2013 and an RCVS Recognised Specialist in 2014.

In 2013 Scott moved to North Downs Specialist Referrals, a large multidisciplinary referral hospital based in Surrey, before moving to Willows Referral Services in Solihull in 2015, which is one of the largest multidisciplinary referral hospitals in Europe.

Scott is actively involved in clinical research and CPD provision. He has published extensively in the veterinary literature and has lectured widely in the UK, Europe, USA and Australasia.

He left Willows in 2017 to pursue his dream of establishing his own surgical referral hospital with the aim of working in partnership with local vets to provide accessible veterinary specialist surgery to the pet owners of Yorkshire and beyond.