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Senior Clinician in Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Clinical Lead Rehabilitation and Pain Management Service

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia
EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

After graduating in 2001 Gwen spent three years in small animal practice before commencing a residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia at the University of Bristol in 2004.

After completion she spent a year in clinical anaesthesia practice at the Queen's Veterinary Hospital, University of Cambridge, returning to Bristol as the team lead Clinical Anaesthetist for the newly formed Langford Veterinary Services (University of Bristol School of Veterinary Sciences teaching hospital) in 2009. She obtained the European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2012.
As the lead clinical Specialist of the Small Animal Rehabilitation and Pain Management Service at Langford Vets, Gwen now focuses her energies working alongside physiotherapists and collaborating with specialist colleagues in surgery, neurology and medicine. She has a particular interest in established and emerging non-pharmacological therapies for pain.

Other interests include comparative medicine, patient safety and clinical effectiveness. Gwen sits on council for the Comparative Medicine Network of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Emily graduated from the University of the West of England in 2010 with a degree in Physiotherapy. She worked in musculoskeletal and care of the elderly settings for a few years before specialising in Veterinary Physiotherapy. Emily completed her MSc with the University of Liverpool in 2015 where she carried out a research project investigating biomechanical changes that occur during particular balance exercises in dogs. In 2014 she took up a position in Fitzpatrick Referrals where she was primarily involved in developing the inpatient rehabilitation service.

Emily has a particular interest in neurorehabilitation and pain management and is looking forward to developing the rehabilitation services here at Langford.

Helen previously worked in the NHS as a physiotherapy technician before joining Langford Vets in 2018. She had always had a passion to work with animals and took on a role of the Animal Care Assistant working within the neurological, surgery and the intensive care unit settings. Her previous experience and ongoing love for rehabilitation enable her to bring both sets of her transferable skills to gain a position within the Rehab and Pain clinic in January 2023. Helen is currently a student hydrotherapist and is actively working on completing her level 3 hydrotherapy qualification.