David qualified from Cambridge vet school back in 1988 knowing he wanted to focus on veterinary ophthalmology.  He worked at the Animal Health Trust and Royal Veterinary College gaining a PhD in ocular immunology and Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology followed by a Fellowship of the Royal College by thesis on ocular abnormalities in farmed halibut (well someone had to do it!) and a VetMD on age-related cataract across different species.  He is also passionate about animal welfare and is a diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Medicine.  He teaches at Cambridge Vet School running the ophthalmology clinic there and has in an honorary senior lecturer in ethics and welfare at the RVC.  He is currently completing a (third!) doctoral thesis on teaching ethics to vet students.  In his spare time, he helps run the youth group in his local church and walks to keep up his 10,000 steps a day!

Ian is a practising Veterinary surgeon and co-owner of the Mount Veterinary Practice in Fleetwood. He has a Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology, is head of the European Scientific Counsel of Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) UK & Ireland and guideline director for ESCCAP Europe. Ian has over 100 published peer-reviewed articles and papers and is an editorial board member for the Companion animal and Vet CPD journals. He continues to carry out research in practice including work on intestinal nematodes and ticks.

Ian is a practising Veterinary surgeon and co-owner of the Mount Veterinary Practice in Fleetwood. He has a Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology, is head of the European Scientific Counsel of Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) UK & Ireland and guideline director for ESCCAP Europe. Ian has over 100 published peer-reviewed articles and papers and is an editorial board member for the Companion animal and Vet CPD journals. He continues to carry out research in practice including work on intestinal nematodes and ticks.

David qualified from Cambridge vet school back in 1988 knowing he wanted to focus on veterinary ophthalmology.  He worked at the Animal Health Trust and Royal Veterinary College gaining a PhD in ocular immunology and Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology followed by a Fellowship of the Royal College by thesis on ocular abnormalities in farmed halibut (well someone had to do it!) and a VetMD on age-related cataract across different species.  He is also passionate about animal welfare and is a diplomate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behaviour Medicine.  He teaches at Cambridge Vet School running the ophthalmology clinic there and has in an honorary senior lecturer in ethics and welfare at the RVC.  He is currently completing a (third!) doctoral thesis on teaching ethics to vet students.  In his spare time, he helps run the youth group in his local church and walks to keep up his 10,000 steps a day!

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 Dick White Referrals in Six Mile Bottom, just outside Cambridge, and also as a consultant at Bayswater Referral Clinic in west London. He is an 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).

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 Dick White Referrals in Six Mile Bottom, just outside Cambridge, and also as a consultant at Bayswater Referral Clinic in west London. He is an 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).

BSc(Hons) MA VetMB PhD CertVC CertAVP(SAM) CertAVP(ECC) PgCert(VPrS) MRCVS

RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Emergency & Critical Care and Veterinary Cardiology

Referral Clinician in Internal Medicine, Emergency & Critical Care and Cardiology, Head of ECC

David qualified from Cambridge in 2003 having already completed a degree in Physiology and a PhD in Neuroscience. After graduation, he was a clinical scholar at Edinburgh Vet School seeing referral cases in cardiology and small animal medicine. He spent the next eight years in general practice during which time he gained the RCVS certificates in Cardiology and Small Animal Medicine and developed a referral service in both of these areas.

David became Principal Vet at Vets-Now Aberdeen in 2014 and subsequently gained his certificate in Emergency & Critical Care (ECC) and Veterinary Professional Studies. From 2014 – 2018, he divided his time between running the ECC service at Aberdeen, leading the referral service in Cardiology at Chestergates Referrals in Chester (as well as contributing to the Medicine Referral Service and seeing ECC cases) and provided a Medicine referral service at Albavet in Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy in Scotland. He also spent time at Lumbry Park Referrals as a medicine clinician during this time.

David started work at Eastcott Referrals in 2018 as Medicine referral clinician and also saw cardiology and ECC cases. He set up the ECC service and ICU at Eastcott which opened in February 2020. He is currently Head of the ECC Service at Eastcott while continuing to see Medicine and Cardiology cases.

David is interested in all areas of ECC and Medicine. He has a particular interest in diagnostic imaging, especially in its use for emergency and critical care cases. He also lectures widely and gives CPD courses in this area. He was formerly the Programme Co-ordinator and examiner for the BSAVA postgraduate certificate in ECC. He is currently an examiner for the BSAVA certificate exams in medicine and an RCVS Assessor for ECC. He is also a member of the team developing the new BSAVA certificate in diagnostic imaging.

David lives in Scotland and has three young children and a cat. In what time remains, he enjoys mountain biking, photography, travel, and the great expanse of the Scottish landscape.

Fergus graduated as a vet in 1981, from the RDSVS. He spent over 35 years in companion animal practice, based on a high standard of client care and compassionate clinical expertise. This was underpinned by the strong ethos that “Every animal entrusted to our care is treated as if it was our own”.

Fergus has been offering a referral service in pain management for pets across Scotland since 2010, aiming to improve pets’ quality of life and to help them live happy, healthy lives. He has a particular interest in the osteoarthritis-related pain and in 2014 was awarded the MSc (Clinical Management of Pain) from the University of Edinburgh.

Kevin graduated from the University of Bristol in 2000. He then worked in small animal and mixed practice in Devon and Cornwall for three years. He undertook a small animal internship, PhD (in the field of locomotor biomechanics) and a three-year residency in small animal surgery at the Royal Veterinary College, London. Kevin attained his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2009 and his European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2011. Kevin moved back to Bristol in 2010, initially as a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and more recently working for Langford Veterinary Services as an orthopaedic clinician within the University of Bristol small animal teaching hospital.

His clinical interests include all aspects of veterinary orthopaedics however he particularly enjoys the management of complex fractures, stifle surgery and total joint replacements. He has authored and co-authored scientific papers on a variety of subjects relating to small animal surgery and regularly speaks at national and international CPD events.

Will graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2010 and then completed an internship in a busy referral hospital in Berkshire. He subsequently worked in both first opinion and referral practices before starting a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the University of Bristol. During his residency he completed an RCVS Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, completing his residency in 2017. Will passed his specialist diploma exams in 2019 and is currently working towards a Masters degree via research.

Dr. Heidi Radke is a European and Royal College Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics)

Dr. Radke has studied and worked at a variety of universities in Munich, Zurich, Georgia, Texas and Bern before joining Cambridge University in 2006, where she is currently a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery.
She runs a busy referral, resident and student teaching clinic in small animal orthopedics at the University’s Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital.

Her clinical responsibilities include all aspects of orthopedics in dogs and cats. She is particularly interested in joint surgery including minimally invasive techniques like arthroscopy and management of complicated trauma and angular limb deformity cases.

Her research interests include decision making in canine elbow dysplasia and assessment of outcomes after small animal orthopedic procedures.

Dr. Heidi Radke is a European and Royal College Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopedics)

Dr. Radke has studied and worked at a variety of universities in Munich, Zurich, Georgia, Texas and Bern before joining Cambridge University in 2006, where she is currently a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery.
She runs a busy referral, resident and student teaching clinic in small animal orthopedics at the University’s Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital.

Her clinical responsibilities include all aspects of orthopedics in dogs and cats. She is particularly interested in joint surgery including minimally invasive techniques like arthroscopy and management of complicated trauma and angular limb deformity cases.

Her research interests include decision making in canine elbow dysplasia and assessment of outcomes after small animal orthopedic procedures.

Kevin graduated from the University of Bristol in 2000. He then worked in small animal and mixed practice in Devon and Cornwall for three years. He undertook a small animal internship, PhD (in the field of locomotor biomechanics) and a three-year residency in small animal surgery at the Royal Veterinary College, London. Kevin attained his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2009 and his European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2011. Kevin moved back to Bristol in 2010, initially as a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and more recently working for Langford Veterinary Services as an orthopaedic clinician within the University of Bristol small animal teaching hospital.

His clinical interests include all aspects of veterinary orthopaedics however he particularly enjoys the management of complex fractures, stifle surgery and total joint replacements. He has authored and co-authored scientific papers on a variety of subjects relating to small animal surgery and regularly speaks at national and international CPD events.

Sebastien graduated from the Veterinary School of Toulouse, France in 2001. he same year he presented a veterinary thesis on ‘Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins in
the Dog’, which received an award for ‘best thesis of the year’ from the French Companion Animal Veterinary Association and the University of Medicine Paul
Sabatier of Toulouse. The following year he performed an internship at Fregis small animal hospital in Paris followed by a three-year residency in Neurology
and Neurosurgery in the same hospital from 2002 to 2005. During his residency, he focused his research on cerebrospinal fluid analysis and inflammatory non-
infectious diseases of the central nervous system. Sebastien was awarded the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology in 2006 and the
following year he was recognised as an RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology.

Sebastien is a past associate editor for the neurology of the Journal of Small Animal Practice and a past member of both the Education and Examination Committee
of the European College of Veterinary Neurology. Sebastien is part of the editorial board of Neurology and Neurosurgery for Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
Sebastien is currently head of the neurology-neurosurgery service at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service (UK), one of the largest veterinary neurology service in Europe.

He has a special interest in advanced neuro-imaging and advanced spinal surgery with the use of 3D printing which has been pioneered at Willows with the support of Bill Oxley (Vet3D). Sebastien has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters, also being a regular speaker at national and international CPD courses and conferences.

Sebastien graduated from the Veterinary School of Toulouse, France in 2001. he same year he presented a veterinary thesis on ‘Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins in
the Dog’, which received an award for ‘best thesis of the year’ from the French Companion Animal Veterinary Association and the University of Medicine Paul
Sabatier of Toulouse. The following year he performed an internship at Fregis small animal hospital in Paris followed by a three-year residency in Neurology
and Neurosurgery in the same hospital from 2002 to 2005. During his residency, he focused his research on cerebrospinal fluid analysis and inflammatory non-
infectious diseases of the central nervous system. Sebastien was awarded the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Neurology in 2006 and the
following year he was recognised as an RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Neurology.

Sebastien is a past associate editor for the neurology of the Journal of Small Animal Practice and a past member of both the Education and Examination Committee
of the European College of Veterinary Neurology. Sebastien is part of the editorial board of Neurology and Neurosurgery for Frontiers in Veterinary Science.
Sebastien is currently head of the neurology-neurosurgery service at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service (UK), one of the largest veterinary neurology service in Europe.

He has a special interest in advanced neuro-imaging and advanced spinal surgery with the use of 3D printing which has been pioneered at Willows with the support of Bill Oxley (Vet3D). Sebastien has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters, also being a regular speaker at national and international CPD courses and conferences.

Will graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2010 and then completed an internship in a busy referral hospital in Berkshire. He subsequently worked in both first opinion and referral practices before starting a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the University of Bristol. During his residency he completed an RCVS Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, completing his residency in 2017. Will passed his specialist diploma exams in 2019 and is currently working towards a Masters degree via research.

Jon is from a veterinary family and spent several years in general practice. He’s worked at the RVC, Cambridge and Edinburgh vet schools as a clinical academic and is now a Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Nottingham. The majority of his clinical work is at Wear Referrals in the North East of England and he is active in postgraduate qualification training and examining. He likes nothing more than a good bit of surgery.

Will graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2010 and then completed an internship in a busy referral hospital in Berkshire. He subsequently worked in both first opinion and referral practices before starting a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia at the University of Bristol. During his residency he completed an RCVS Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, completing his residency in 2017. Will passed his specialist diploma exams in 2019 and is currently working towards a Masters degree via research.

Jon is from a veterinary family and spent several years in general practice. He’s worked at the RVC, Cambridge and Edinburgh vet schools as a clinical academic and is now a Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Nottingham. The majority of his clinical work is at Wear Referrals in the North East of England and he is active in postgraduate qualification training and examining. He likes nothing more than a good bit of surgery.

Jane has nearly 20 years’ experience in small animal soft tissue surgery and is a Royal College and European Specialist. She has also taught numerous veterinary students and general veterinary practitioners.  Over the last 10 years in addition to clinical work, she has focused on upper airway disease in dogs, particularly brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS). Whilst at the University of Cambridge, with Dr Nai-Chieh Liu, she devised a non-invasive method of assessing airway function and also introduced a clinical grading system for BOAS which is now available as The Kennel Club/ University of Cambridge Respiratory Function Grading (RFG) Scheme that was launched in 2019 to facilitate the breeding of healthy dogs in bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs. The study also led to the validation of some new surgical techniques (laser turbinectomy, laryngeal surgeries) for upper airway disease. Jane will be continuing the Cambridge research in 2021 by looking at some of the other brachycephalic breeds in addition to continuing clinical work at Hamilton Specialist Referrals.

Jon is from a veterinary family and spent several years in general practice. He’s worked at the RVC, Cambridge and Edinburgh vet schools as a clinical academic and is now a Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Nottingham. The majority of his clinical work is at Wear Referrals in the North East of England and he is active in postgraduate qualification training and examining. He likes nothing more than a good bit of surgery.

Jane has nearly 20 years’ experience in small animal soft tissue surgery and is a Royal College and European Specialist. She has also taught numerous veterinary students and general veterinary practitioners.  Over the last 10 years in addition to clinical work, she has focused on upper airway disease in dogs, particularly brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS). Whilst at the University of Cambridge, with Dr Nai-Chieh Liu, she devised a non-invasive method of assessing airway function and also introduced a clinical grading system for BOAS which is now available as The Kennel Club/ University of Cambridge Respiratory Function Grading (RFG) Scheme that was launched in 2019 to facilitate the breeding of healthy dogs in bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs. The study also led to the validation of some new surgical techniques (laser turbinectomy, laryngeal surgeries) for upper airway disease. Jane will be continuing the Cambridge research in 2021 by looking at some of the other brachycephalic breeds in addition to continuing clinical work at Hamilton Specialist Referrals.

Jon is from a veterinary family and spent several years in general practice. He’s worked at the RVC, Cambridge and Edinburgh vet schools as a clinical academic and is now a Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Nottingham. The majority of his clinical work is at Wear Referrals in the North East of England and he is active in postgraduate qualification training and examining. He likes nothing more than a good bit of surgery.