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  • Dr Kevin Parsons

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    Dr Kevin Parsons

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    BVSc (Hons) PhD DipECVS FHEA FRCVS

    Clinical Area Lead - Surgery, Senior Clinician in Orthopaedic Surgery

    EBVS® European specialist in small Animal Surgery
    RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery

    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 then 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’s 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. More recently he has developed an interest in using regenerative therapies in the treatment of chronic lameness. 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.

    In September 2019 Kevin became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for his outstanding contribution to the veterinary profession.

    https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Kevin-Parsons-9bad904a-1d9b-4b78-9425-394c0ba90ed8/
  • Prof. Sorrel Langley-Hobbs

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    Prof. Sorrel Langley-Hobbs

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    MA BVetMed DSAS(Ortho) DipECVS FHEA FRCVS

    Chair in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery

    RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery

    Sorrel graduated from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London. She then spent three years in private practice where she gained her Certificate in Small Animal Orthopaedics. She then returned to the RVC where she undertook a three-year residency in Small Animal Orthopaedics.

    She gained her RCVS diploma in Small Animal Orthopaedics in 1997 and then spent six months as a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to take up a post as University Surgeon at Cambridge University Veterinary School. She gained her ECVS diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 1999 and became a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She was appointed Chair in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery in 2013 at the University of Bristol.

    She is interested in all aspects of small animal orthopaedic surgery with particular interests in fracture repair, cruciate disease and hip replacement. She also has a particular interest in feline orthopaedics and she has published widely in this field and is frequently invited to lecture on feline orthopaedics both in this country and abroad. She has co-edited a textbook on Feline Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Disease and a partner textbook on Feline Soft Tissue & General Surgery.

    Sorrel is heavily involved in undergraduate and post graduate veterinary surgery teaching. Clinical research interests include feline patella fractures and feline cruciate disease. In September 2019 Sorrel became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for her outstanding contribution to the veterinary profession.

    https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/Sorrel-Langley-Hobbs-8b93fd74-158b-4332-9111-4efc320dcaff/
  • Alex Belch

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    Alex Belch

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    BVMS MSc CertAVP(GSAS) DipECVS MRCVS

    Senior Clinician in Orthopaedic Surgery

    EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
    RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery

    Alex graduated from Glasgow Veterinary School in 2006. After completing a MSc he spent 3 years at a busy PDSA hospital in East London, before completing a surgical internship at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey. He returned to Glasgow University to complete a rotating internship in 2012. Alex became a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery 2018 following a three-year residency at Dick White Referrals in Cambridgeshire.

    Since joining Langford Vets in 2018 he has become certified to perform total hip replacements, which is his main area of interest. Alex became Secretary of the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association (BVOA) for a three-year term in 2022. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling around the South-West countryside and running.

  • Alexandros Bourbos

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    Alexandros Bourbos

    Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

    Senior Clinician in Small Animal Surgery

    Alex graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He moved to the UK and worked for a short period in general practice prior to completing a rotating internship in a referral hospital. Alex worked in a emergency clinic for the next two years after which he completed a surgical internship in a referral hospital in East Anglia. Alex moved in Italy to complete his surgical residency in a busy private referral hospital under the supervision of Dr Aldo Vezzoni.

    Alex is interested in all aspects of Small Animal Surgery.

  • Mariette Pilot

    Senior Clinician in Small Animal Surgery

    Mariette Pilot

    Senior Clinician in Small Animal Surgery

    DVM MRCVS

    Mariette graduated from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She worked as a companion animal veterinarian for four years in the Netherlands and New Zealand. After two internships in the United Kingdom, she joined Langford Vets in July 2019 as a surgery resident. She finished her residency in January 2023 and stayed at Langford Vets as a Staff Clinician in Small Animal Surgery.

    Mariette likes all aspects of soft tissue surgery, however, has a particular interest in feline conditions and surgery.

  • Alistair Mather

    Clinician in Small Animal Surgery

    Alistair Mather

    Clinician in Small Animal Surgery

    BVSc MRCVS

    Originally from New Zealand, Alastair graduated from Massey University in 2010 and spent the following 4 years in mixed practice in the South Island of New Zealand.  In 2014 he emigrated to the U.K., and after a few years of small animal general practice he decided to pursue surgical specialisation.  Prior to starting at Langford Vets, he undertook internships at both Anderson Abercromby Orthopaedic Referrals and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh.  

  • Elena Lozano Onrubia

    Junior Clinician in Orthopaedic Surgery

    Elena Lozano Onrubia

    Junior Clinician in Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Nick Gall

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    Nick Gall

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    BVetMed PGDip (VCP) FHEA MRCVS

  • Daniel Lomas

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    Daniel Lomas

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    BVM BVS MRCVS

  • Aaron Lutchman

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    Aaron Lutchman

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    BVSc MRCVS

    Aaron graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2016. He worked in small animal first opinion practice in both North Wales and London. Following this he went on to complete both a rotating and surgical internships before undertaking the residency in small animal surgery at Langford Vets. Aaron is interested in all aspects of surgery.

  • Kate Whybrow

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    Kate Whybrow

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

  • Catherine Tindale

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    Catherine Tindale

    Resident in Small Animal Surgery

    BVetMed MRCVS

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