I graduated from Liverpool Veterinary School in 1992 and worked in small animal practice before completing a PhD at the University of Liverpool. I began my surgical career with a residency at Liverpool before completing my specialist training in Orthopaedics at Glasgow University. I subsequently became a Lecturer, then a Senior Lecturer in Orthopaedics and the Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon at Bristol Veterinary School. In 2009, I joined Dick White Referrals, a multidiscipline specialist veterinary hospital in Suffolk, where I was Head of the Orthopaedic service and latterly I was Head of Surgery until September 2016.
I have chaired both the scientific committee of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association and the Programme committee for the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. I have also chaired the examination committee for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons diploma examination in Small Animal Orthopaedics. I have lectured at international, national and local veterinary meetings and congresses and educated veterinary practitioners and surgeons in training. I have trained 12 residents to specialist status themselves
I enjoy all aspects of small animal orthopaedics, but I have a particular interest in cranial cruciate ligament disease, elbow dysplasia, joint replacement and trauma management. I still enjoy the challenge of contributing to studies whilst keeping busy in the clinic.
