Ivan Doran, BVSc Cert SAS DSAS (Soft Tissue) MRCVS
Soft Tissue Surgeon
Ivan graduated from the University of Bristol in 1997, after which he worked in mixed practice in Yorkshire, Hertfordshire and Australia. He obtained the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2002 and returned to Bristol to undertake a small animal surgical residency in 2004.
Ivan became an RCVS Diplomate in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery in 2008 and an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery in 2010.
Ivan has been a committee member and meeting organiser for the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons. Since completing his residency, Ivan has worked as a soft tissue surgeon in Cheshire and in France, before joining Langford Veterinary Services in November 2011.
He takes pleasure in all elements of soft tissue surgery.
Guillaume Chanoit, DVM Msc PhD DECVS DACVS MRCVS
Senior Lecturer, Soft Tissue Surgery School of Clinical Veterinary Sciences & Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol
Guillaume graduated form the Veterinary School of Toulouse; France where he attained his DVM degree (with Thesis) in 1998. Guillaume holds a Master of Sciences (MSc) degree in Microsurgery and completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology. He obtained board certification from the European and American Colleges of Veterinary Surgery.
His clinical focus is soft tissue surgery with emphasis to thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Guillaume has also developed a particular interest for the procedures done by interventional radiology (tracheal stents placement, and liver vascular abnormalities).
Among Guillaume´s major research interests (clinical and basic) are evaluation of surgical devices/procedures for cardiac and thoracic surgery and the study of protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury and oxidative stress. After several years on the faculty at the Veterinary School of Lyon, France and North Carolina State University, USA, Guillaume was appointed in November 2010 as Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery at the University of Bristol, School of Clinical Veterinary Sciences. He concurrently joined the Bristol Heart Institute where he is undertaking a significant portion of his research. Guillaume also serves as a reviewer for several international veterinary journals and as an Associate Editor for soft tissue surgery for the Journal of Small Animal Practice. He is also a member of the Small Animal examination committee of the European College of Veterinary Surgery.
Kevin Parsons, BVSc PhD CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery
Kevin graduated from the University of Bristol in 2000 and 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 is currently studying towards his European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery. Kevin is a Senior Lecturer in Surgery and will be working with both the orthopaedic and soft tissue teams at Langford. He is interested and enjoys all aspects of small animal surgery, particularly orthopaedics.
Ed Friend BVetMed CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS
Soft Tissue Surgeon
Ed graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London in 1996. He worked in a mixed practice in Wendover, Buckinghamshire for one year, before undertaking training positions at the RVC, University of Liverpool, and University of Cambridge.
He became a Diplomate of the ECVS and a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2003. He remained at Cambridge until 2004, and from that time until this year worked in private referral practice.
Ed has served as a committee member for the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery (2005 – 2007); he is an external examiner at the Royal Veterinary College (2008 to date) and is an examiner for the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (2008 to date).
He is interested in all aspects of soft tissue surgery, but in particular enjoys ENT surgery, thoracic surgery, trauma cases and wound management.
Peter Delisser BVSc(Hons) CertSAS MRCVS
Senior Clinical training Scholar in Small Animal Surgery
Peter was born in Brisbane, Australia and completed his veterinary studies at the University of Queensland. He graduated in 2002 and initially spent 2 years in mixed practice in rural Australia. He moved to the United Kingdom in 2005 and spent 18 months performing short locum positions and travelling throughout Europe. In 2007, he enrolled in the RCVS certificate in Small Animal Surgery. He then completed a small animal internship as House Officer at Davies Veterinary Specialists in Hertfordshire in 2008 and then proceeded to work as principal surgeon for a group of clinics in central London, until starting the surgical residency at Langford in July 2009. He passed the RCVS CertSAS examination in September 2010. Peter enjoys all aspects of small animal surgery, but particularly wound management, fracture repair and oncological surgery.
Anna DeBattisti, MRCVS
Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Surgery.
Anna graduated from the University of Bologna in Italy and completed an Internship in Small Animal Medicine at a referral practice in Italy, before moving to the UK in 2008. After one year spent working in first opinion practices in London, she completed a rotation Internship at Wey Referrals.
In March 2010 she joined the University of Bristol as Small Animal Surgery Resident.
Katie Hamilton BVSc MACVSc(SAS)MRCVS
Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Small Animal Surgery
Katie Hamilton has joined the team as a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Surgery. Katie graduated from the University of Bristol in 2004 and joined a small animal first opinion practice in Wiltshire for 3 years. She then completed a 12 month internship at a private referral centre in Surrey where she developed a strong interest in surgery. Following this she joined a small animal in practice in Surrey while preparing for the small animal surgery membership examinations for the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists.
She enjoys all aspects of her role but has a special interest in wound management and stifle disease.