IVC EVIDENSIA REFERRALS THEATRE

BSc (hons) RVN VPM CertVNECC

BVSc MANZCVS (dentistry and Oral Surgery) MRCVS. DipEVDC RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dentistry, EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Veterinary Dentistry

BVMed Sci BVM BVS GPCert(ExAP) MRCVS ECZM(avian) Resident

Penny completed her degree in Veterinary Nursing and Practice Management in 2015 from Harper Adams University. She spent three years working in a first opinion mixed practice, before relocating to Derbyshire to become an Internal Medicine Referral Nurse; where she has been for the last four years. Soon after starting at Pride Veterinary Centre, she gained a certificate in Emergency and Critical Care, and is currently undertaking a certificate in Transfusion Medicine. Her clinical interests are endocrinology and transfusion medicine. She is passionate about mental wellbeing and the empowerment of veterinary nurses by advancing their skills and knowledge.

I graduated from the University of Pretoria in South Africa in 1984 and have worked in the UK for the last 23 years. I am a diplomate of the European Veterinary Dental College and a RCVS recognised specialist since 2018. I see only referred dentistry and oral surgery and have a special interest in oral pain perception and expression in animal patients. I enjoy all dentistry and oral surgery and have a special interest in oral and dental care of wild animals in captivity.

Dominic qualified in 2015 from the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. Since qualifying he has worked in small animal and exotics clinics, gaining experience with small animal, exotic companion and zoo species, before moving solely into exotics work in 201. Dominic completed an 18-month exotic species internship before starting an ECZM avian residency at Great Western Exotics in January 2021. Dominic holds the General Practitioner Certificate in Exotic Animal Practice with the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies and is currently in the process of completing his Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Zoological Medicine) with the University of Edinburgh. Dom has presented at an international level and is currently leading research projects in CPR medicine in avian species, as well as air-sac cannulation in psittacine species and wingtip oedema in birds of prey. Dom’s clinical interests include emergency and critical care medicine of exotics species and exotic species oncology, as well as supporting general practitioners to provide improved accessibility of exotic species care.

BVetMed DVC MRCVS

BMVS PhD DipECVS CertSAS SFHEA MRCVS

Soft Tissue Surgeon

BVSc MSc CertSAS MRCVS

Referral Surgeon

Stephen is Hospital Director and a founder member of Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. He is a RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology. He sits on the Clinical Board for IVC Evidensia (UK) and is National Cardiology Lead (UK) for the IVC Evidensia Referral Division. A graduate of the Royal Veterinary College (1991), he worked in mixed and small animal practice for a number of years, gaining CertVC (1997) and Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology in 2012.

Donald graduated from Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1994 and has spent most of his career working in small animal Soft Tissue surgery within referral centres. He has been head of Soft Tissue at both Glasgow and Edinburgh Veterinary Schools. He became a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2004 and a RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2014. In 2021, Donald joined VetsNOW Referral (Glasgow) as a Soft Tissue Surgeon. Donald is interested in all aspect of soft tissue surgery including emergency soft tissue surgery, oncosurgery, reconstructive surgery and portosystemic shunt surgery. He also has interests in laparoscopic (key hole) surgery and in interventional radiology.

Graduated from Liverpool in 2001, and received Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2009. I have worked in surgical referrals at Abington Park since 2008, where my main interests are joint surgery and management of osteoarthritis, and in 2019 I finished my MSc in Musculoskeletal science at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. I am a member of the IVC Clinical board, the Scientific Panel of the VoA, and the advisory board for X-pertise in OA.

BSc BVSc CertAVP(GSAS) DSAS(Orth) MRCVS

Phil graduated from the University of Bristol in 2005. He worked in rural mixed practice prior to completing a surgical internship in 2009 and a residency in orthopaedics in 2013, both at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. He received the RCVS certificated in advanced veterinary practice (general small animal practice) in 2013 and the RCVS diploma in small animal orthopaedics in 2018. He has been the head surgeon at Cornwall Veterinary Referrals since 2020. His interests include trauma management, angular limb deformity and joint disease.

DEV, MVSc, Dip ECVIM-CA, Dip ACVIM, MRCVS

Marc graduated from the National Veterinary School of Toulouse in 2007. He then completed a small animal rotating internship at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (Canada), followed by a Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan (Canada). He has worked in small animal referral practices within France and Canada, completing a Master of Veterinary Science in 2012 at the University of Saskatchewan. He is a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine since 2012. Marc joined the Internal Medicine referral team at Pride Veterinary Centre in July 2013 and has particular interests in haematology, infectious and immune–mediated disease, gastroenterology and nephrology.

MA VetMB LLB CertVR CertMedLaw DipECVS FRCVS

DVM (1stHons)

MRCVS Residency-trained ECVN Veterinary Neurologist and Neurosurgeon

DVM DipECVN MRCVS Head of Neurology

RCVS Specialist in Neurology and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology

BVMS, DVA, Dipl. ECVAA, MRCA, FHEA, FRCVS

RCVS and EBVS® Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

BSc VetSci VTS Anesthesia & Analgesia RVN

RECOVER Initative BLS & ALS Rescuer

After John graduated from Cambridge Veterinary School he worked for six years in small animal practice before returning to Cambridge University as University Assistant Surgeon for four years. He then moved to Liverpool University as Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and became Head of the Division of Small Animal Studies. John became a Fellow of the RCVS in 1993 and Diplomate of the ECVS in 1997. Since1999 he has worked in private referral practice. He is active on the CPD lecture circuit and regularly speaks in the UK, Europe and the USA. In 2000 he was awarded the BSAVA Simon award for contributions to small animal surgery. John has authored chapters and edited manuals for BSAVA and most recently contributed to the second edition of Tobias and Johnston’s Textbook of Veterinary Surgery: Small Animals. John became an Honorary Professor at the University of Liverpool in 2012 and is currently National Surgical Lead for the referral division of IVCEvidensia.

Graduated (DVM) in 2014 from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) in Galicia, Spain. Then, I joined the Neuropathology department of the University Autonomous of Barcelona (UAB) for a 5 five-month collaboration under the supervision of Dr. Martí Pumarola i Battle. Afterwards, I completed a one-year small-animal rotating internship at the Teaching hospital of UAB. In 2017, after working for a year in a general small animal hospital (BalmesVet, Barcelona), I moved to the UK where I undertook the rotating internship at Pride Veterinary Centre. I completed their ECVN residency program in 2021 and, in 2022, I obtained the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology. I find really interesting the opportunity to learn and grow on all the different aspects of veterinary neurology. I enjoy neurosurgery and neuropathology and, I have a special interest in canine and feline cognitive dysfunction.

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. She was awarded her European Diploma in Veterinary Neurology in 2010. Raquel worked at Willows Veterinary Centre & Referral Service before joining SCVS in 2015.

Derek qualified from Glasgow University in 1988 and then spent 6 years working for the PDSA, before returning to Glasgow to undertake a Residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia. He holds both the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, and is an EBVS® and RCVS Recognised Specialist in the subject. He has also gained membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, one of only a handful of vets accorded this honour. Derek was granted a Personal Professorship in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia by the University of Glasgow in 2012, and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2017 for Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice. He currently works at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, where his main clinical interests relate to total intravenous anaesthesia, and ultrasound-guided loco-regional analgesia.

Graduated from RVC with BSc Vet Sci 2009. Became qualified VN in 2012 and RVN 2015. Obtained Veterinary Technician Specialist Certificate and status in 2019 in Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Recently obtained RECOVER Rescuer status. Currently working at Hamilton Specialist Referrals. I started in the position of Anaesthesia Nurse Practitioner in Oct 2021 but moved into the role of Clinical Training and Nurse Manager in Feb 2022. As per my speciality, my main passion is Anaesthesia and Analgesia in small animals. I have a keen drive to encourage learning and clinical development in other veterinary professions including both nurses and vets and I enjoy teaching the subject. I also have a strong interest in triaging and stabilising the emergent patients, together with the complexities of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. I am currently studying to obtain the Improve International ECC certificate to further my involvement with emergency and critical care medicine.