About Dermvet
“With over 30 years’ experience in treating dermatology cases, I’m dedicated to high standards of care for your client’s pets”
I qualified as vet in 1982 with a BVSc from Liverpool University and have been working in 100% companion animal practice since that time.
I was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Dermatology in 1994.
I have been have been actively involved in Dermatology for 34 years, initially in conjunction with first opinion work, but in the last 6 years I have done 100% Dermatology work in my own dedicated skin and ear clinic.
I am a member of both the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group and the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology. To stay current, I regularly attend Veterinary Dermatology courses and conferences both in the UK and abroad and am a member of the worldwide internet discussion group for veterinary dermatologists, Vetderm Listserv.
Since March 2015 I have been recognised as an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Dermatology.
I have a special interest in ear disease and I have taken an active interest in video otoscopy, treatment of Pseudomonas otitis and in ear surgery, having attended numerous video otoscopy and ear surgery courses and workshops and , unlike other dermatologists, offer Total Ear Canal Ablation (TECA) and Bulla osteotomy for the surgical management of end-stage ear disease. I have performed over 400 TECA-LBO procedures over the last 33 years with good audited post-op recovery results.
Having a Karl Storz Video Otoscope, which allows me to safely perform deep ear cleaning of my ear cases, has meant that many animals have been spared from having surgery and I consider it an essential tool for the treatment of the majority of cases of Pseudomonas Otitis in dogs and many other cases of otitis ins dogs and cats.
Since June 2000 I have been offering laser surgery for the removal of tumours and cystomatosis lesions inside the ears, initially using a diode laser. I purchased a Vetscalpel CO2 laser in 2024, which has made a huge difference in what treatments I can offer and I use it for removing BISC lesions and ceruminous cystomatosis lesions in cats, doing laser podoplasties in dogs with Chronic Pododermatitis and Interdigital Furunculosis (CPIF), removing ear tumours and other pathology from deep inside the ear canal (which has saved many animals from needing a TECA-LBO surgery) and many other conditions where laser surgery is an appropriate therapy. I am one of only a handful of dermatologists in the UK offering this service.
The skills that I have acquired allow me to offer a truly complete service for the treatment of companion animal ear disease.
