Jaume Fatjó Ríos studied veterinary medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​graduated from the European College of Veterinary Behavioral Medicine and has a postgraduate degree from the Clinical Ethology Service of the University of New York. Associate Professor of Ethology (UAB - Autonomous University of Barcelona).

Dr. Simon Platt received his veterinary degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1992, following which he undertook an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph and a 2 year period in private practice in the England. Dr. Platt completed a residency in neurology and neurosurgery in 1998 at the University of Florida and afterwards spent 2 years as an assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Georgia. In 2000, Dr. Platt returned to the UK where he was Head of the Neurology/Neurosurgery service at the Animal Health Trust until 2006, from which time he has been at the Dept. of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Georgia where is currently a Professor.  Dr. Platt received the AAVC National resident of the year award in 1998, the BSAVA Blaine award for outstanding contributions to small animal medicine and surgery in 2005, the UGA Clinical Research Award in 2010, the David Tyler Award for Innovative Teaching in 2012 and 2017, College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Award in 2013 and 2018 and the University of Georgia Creative Teaching award 2018. Dr. Platt was made a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2018. Dr. Platt has authored or co-authored over 200 journal articles and 50 book chapters and is the co-editor of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology and the Manual of Small Animal Neurological Emergencies. Dr. Platt is Past-President of the ACVIM Neurology Specialty and Founder member of the South Eastern Veterinary Neurology (SEVEN) group in the USA. Currently, Simon serves as Editor in Chief of the NAVC journal Today’s Veterinary Practice.

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Évora in 2005. Between 2006 and 2011, she completed 18 months of Internship in Medicine and Surgery of Companion Animals, followed by 3 years of European Residency in Veterinary Ophthalmology, at the Hospital Clinic Veterinari of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in Spain. During that time, he completed two postgraduate studies in Veterinary Ophthalmology, one from UAB and the other from University of North Carolina in the USA, having also participated as a teacher in the subject and in the graduate courses in Veterinary Ophthalmology held at UAB. In April 2012 she received the title of Recognized Specialist by the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ECVO). Between 2012 and 2014 he was head of ophthalmology at Vets Now Referrals hospital in Kent, England and between 2014 and 2017 worked part time at Optivet Referrals Hospital in Havant, England. Currently engaged in activity as a veterinary ophthalmologist at the VetOeiras Central Veterinary Hospital of the Cascais Line and at the Medical Institute Veterinarian in Lisbon. He makes a traveling clinic for equine ophthalmology and collaborates with the Lisbon Zoo. She is an invited professor in the Ophthalmology classes of the Veterinary Medicine course at the University of Évora; author oral and written communications at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists; author of publications in Veterinary Ophthalmology and Equine Veterinary Education; co-author of the chapter “Ocular Emergencies” from the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA): Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency and Critical Care, 3rd Edition; and speaker at international courses and congresses related to veterinary ophthalmology. Since 2014, he has been a member of the reassessment committee for graduated veterinarians by the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists and referee of the journals Veterinary Ophthalmology and Equine Veterinary Education.

After graduating from the Tierärztliche Hochschule in Hannover (Germany), Tobias spent 3 years in a mixed animal practice and a small animal clinic in Germany before making the move to the UK and starting to work as an emergency vet in Central London.

Tobias joined Vets Now in 2003, working as a Senior Veterinary Surgeon in the Stoke-on-Trent, Edinburgh and Glasgow out-of-hours clinics.

Tobias completed a Vets Now Residency in Emergency and Critical Care at the University of Glasgow and became board certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2013. He achieved Diplomate status within the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2014 and became a RCVS recognised Specialist in 2015.

Tobias has lectured worldwide at different veterinary meetings, including the largest international emergency symposium (IVECCS, USA) and the largest european veterinary congress (BSAVA, UK).

Tobias has published various veterinary articles in English and German and is chairman of the British Association of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (BAVECC).

After graduating from the Tierärztliche Hochschule in Hannover (Germany), Tobias spent 3 years in a mixed animal practice and a small animal clinic in Germany before making the move to the UK and starting to work as an emergency vet in Central London.

Tobias joined Vets Now in 2003, working as a Senior Veterinary Surgeon in the Stoke-on-Trent, Edinburgh and Glasgow out-of-hours clinics.

Tobias completed a Vets Now Residency in Emergency and Critical Care at the University of Glasgow and became board certified as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2013. He achieved Diplomate status within the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2014 and became a RCVS recognised Specialist in 2015.

Tobias has lectured worldwide at different veterinary meetings, including the largest international emergency symposium (IVECCS, USA) and the largest european veterinary congress (BSAVA, UK).

Tobias has published various veterinary articles in English and German and is chairman of the British Association of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (BAVECC).

Mary graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2009. She worked in small animal practice, then completed an internship at a private practice in Hertfordshire, followed by a residency at the University of Liverpool. Mary has been working at North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey since 2014. Mary achieved her European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2015 and is an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine.

Mary graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2009. She worked in small animal practice, then completed an internship at a private practice in Hertfordshire, followed by a residency at the University of Liverpool. Mary has been working at North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey since 2014. Mary achieved her European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2015 and is an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine.

Mary graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 2009. She worked in small animal practice, then completed an internship at a private practice in Hertfordshire, followed by a residency at the University of Liverpool. Mary has been working at North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey since 2014. Mary achieved her European Diploma in Small Animal Medicine in 2015 and is an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Medicine.

Kathrin Busch studied and did her doctorate at the Medical Small Animal Clinic of the LMU, where she also did her internship. She then worked as an internist at a private clinic before starting her residency at the Medical Small Animal Clinic in 2014. Kathrin has made gastroenterology her main focus and, after successfully completing her final exam at the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, is now able to carry the title “Diplomate ECVIM-CA - European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine”.

Sam graduated from the Royal Vet College in 2002 and completed internships in private referral practice before starting a Feline Advisory Bureau Residency at Bristol University. She was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Medicine in 2006 and the European Diploma in Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2009.  In 2011 she became an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine and in 2019 was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. She was recently appointed to the RCVS Fellowship Credentials Panel. 

Sam is the Feline Specialist Advisor for ISFM, and the Head of the ISFM Academy of Feline Practitioners. She also works in clinical referral practice at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists in Hampshire, is editor of the BSAVA journal ‘Companion’ and is an examiner for the Membership of the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Feline Medicine).  She is an editorial board member for The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery and has authored 2 books and numerous book chapters as well as publishing a number of papers on both canine and feline internal medicine. 

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. 

Dr Irene Flickinger graduated from veterinary school in Vienna, Austria in 2006. During her Small Animal Rotating Internship at Dick White Referrals in Cambridgeshire, England, she developed a strong interest in oncology. She returned to Vienna in 2008 to study for her doctoral thesis. The following year she started her residency in medical oncology and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Companion Animal sub-specialty Oncology in 2016. After one year as senior clinician in medical oncology at the Vetsuisse faculty in Zurich, Irene joined the AniCura AOI Center in Zug, Switzerland, as head oncologist. Dr Irene Flickinger is interested in all aspects of small animal oncology, in particular lymphoma, leukemia and small molecule therapy. She is involved in studies on new treatment regimens, like personalized medicine for dogs with cancer and is excited to bring these new insights to VSH. Dr Irene Flickinger has many years of experience in treating dogs and cats with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, as well as electro-chemotherapy. For Dr Irene Flickinger, it is most important to treat each patient individually by customizing and combining different treatment modalities. She is currently working at the VSH of Hong Kong.

Education and Training 

• Master in Veterinary Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria 1999-2006
• Small Animal Rotating Internship, Dick White Referrals, England 2006-2007
• Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria 2008-2010;
• Residency in Medical Oncology, University of Vienna, Austria 2009-2015
• Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Companion Animal (Oncology) 2016

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.