Current Professional Activities

• Professor of Veterinary Cardiology. Currently Vice Principal for Learning, Teaching and Assessment at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London.

Past Professional Activities

• Past President of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 2013-2015

Special Interests

• Evidence-based medicine
• Clinical trials
• Studies of diagnostic accuracy
• General study design and analysis.

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

• 2015 JSAP achievement award – for outstanding contributions to the Journal of Small Animal Practice
• 2015 Petplan Charitable Trust Scientific award.
• 2009 the Petsavers award for the best clinical research paper in the Journal of Small Animal Practice.
• 2007 recipient of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) “Woodrow Award” for “outstanding contributions in the field of small animal veterinary medicine”.
• 2004 the Petsavers award for the best clinical research paper in the Journal of Small Animal Practice.

Current Research, Clinical Interests

• Natural history, progression, diagnosis and management of Myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs. (Interested in acquired canine and feline heart disease more generally.)

Relationships

• One wife, three adult daughters, two dogs, one cat.

Hobbies

• Cycling – sometimes over quite long distances.

What I like most about VIN

• The power of community and information-sharing in improving healthcare for animals and providing support to veterinarians.