Posts by Telmo

The DWR Academy opened in 2016 in response to the recognised shortage of qualified veterinary nurses and nursing assistants in the UK. This summer saw the first graduates from the Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistant Course and we have just received the second intake of students for the 3-year Level 3 Diploma in…

We were very pleased to learn that, following a period of serving on the Examinations Committee, our Head of Soft Tissue Surgery Jackie Demetriou was elected to the Board of Regents for the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. The Board is the executive body of ECVS. It directs and votes on all future policies. It…

Congratulations to Jess Florey, the most recent clinician to join our Internal Medicine Team, who has passed her ACVIM Diploma examination and subsequently obtained her ECVIM Diploma, becoming an American and European Board-Certified Specialist. Jess graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies before completing a Residency Training Program at the Royal Veterinary College.…

On 17th October we are running an evening seminar on osteoarthritis, in conjunction with Elanco. Topics will include pathophysiology and treatment of the disease, management of chronic pain and the role of physiotherapy. A light supper will be served from 6.30; talks and discussion will commence at 7.15. There is no charge for this event…

Massive congratulations go to Rachel Miller and Darren Barnes, Specialists in Internal Medicine and Surgery respectively, who were married in August. Many of their colleagues attended the wedding in glorious sunshine. Both Rachel and Darren completed their Residency training programmes at DWR and stayed on as Consultants.

Shanti Esmieu is the newest Resident to join DWR. She graduated from the Université de Liège in 2012 and, after an internship, worked as a general practitioner in France. In November 2016, she completed an Internship at DWR and is looking forward to her 3-year Residency in Diagnostic Imaging, and to pursuing her ambition of…

Fourteen years ago, when Dick and Christine White decided to set up a small animal veterinary referral practice, they had no idea that it would grow to its current size. This practice is currently celebrating the major milestone of employing over 250 people. Professor White established the practice with his wife Christine working as Receptionist,…

The EPIC study (Boswood et al 2016 JVIM 30(6):1765-1779) has documented a benefit from the use of pimobendan in the pre-clinical period of myxomatous mitral valve disease in small breed dogs ≥6 years of age with cardiac remodelling. In these dogs, an echocardiogram carried out by a veterinary cardiologist can help in ascertaining whether the…

As well as running an increasingly busy Ophthalmology Department, James Oliver and Ben Blacklock are responsible for the supervision of 4 Residents training to become Specialists. As an essential part of their programme, they must learn to examine the equine eye. Horses are in fairly short supply at DWR Veterinary Specialists and so we enlisted…