MEET THE ZOETIS LEARNING ACADEMY SPEAKERS - NOVEMBER 2019

Peter Dunkley MBA

Peter has been a Director at Zoetis for the last 2 years. With a strong background in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, he has worked at a Senior Level across multiple industries and disciplines ranging from Human Pharmaceuticals, NHS, Forensic Services & Consultancy. His focus over the last 2 years has been to drive innovation into supporting veterinary practices excel in both customer value and improving practice revenue. With the introduction and launch of VetPost, a monthly home delivery service, this is all about tying the customer more to their local vet practice, improving the health of pets and reaching the busy pet owners more effectively. In 2002 Peter gained an Masters in Business Administration from Kingston University.

Dr Evelyn Maniaki DVM CertAVP PgCertVPS MRCVS

Evelyn graduated from University of Thessaly, Greece in 2009 and worked in a busy small animal hospital in Athens before moving to the UK in 2013. She completed a clinical training scholarship in small animal medicine and surgery at Langford Vets, University of Bristol in 2016 and was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice and the Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Professional Studies in 2017. Evelyn has been appointed as the new Zoetis Feline Scholar in the University of Bristol where she will be investigating “The impact of feline degenerative joint disease on mobility and quality of life in cats” using data from the Bristol Cats Study for her MSc project.

John Innes BVSc PhD CertVR DSAS(Orth) FRCVS

John Innes is a RCVS Specialist in small animal orthopaedics and was formerly professor of small animal surgery at University of Liverpool (2001-2013). He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and several textbook chapters in the areas of osteoarthritis and orthopaedics. John was President of the European Society of Veterinary Orthopaedics (ESVOT) 2014-2016 and he was awarded Fellowship of RCVS in 2016 for ‘meritorious contributions to knowledge’. Professor Innes has recently been elected Chair of RCVS Fellowship Board. John has been Referrals Director for CVS since 2013 overseeing eight specialist-led hospitals.

Sophie Duguid BVMS MRCVS

Sophie obtained her Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Glasgow in 2007. Since graduation she has pursued a career in companion animal practice and has worked as a veterinary surgeon in a variety of settings, ranging from general first opinion practice to referral hospital work and subsequent emergency and critical care out of hours cover. Realising her passion for all things medicine brought Sophie to Zoetis UK Ltd in 2014 where she has further developed her interests, namely in the fields of internal as well as feline medicine, immunology and biochemistry. Sophie continues to work occasional weekends in first opinion practice as she lists the consult room as one of her favourite places.

Ian Wright BVMS MSc MRCVS

Ian is a practising Veterinary surgeon and co-owner of the Mount Veterinary Practice in Fleetwood. He has a Master’s degree in Veterinary Parasitology, is head of the European Scientific Counsel of Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) UK & Ireland and guideline director for ESCCAP Europe. Ian is regularly published in peer review journals, an editorial board member for the Companion animal journal as well as peer reviewing for journals such as JSAP, Companion animal and Veterinary Parasitology. He continues to carry out research in practice including work on intestinal nematodes and tick borne diseases.

Jenny Helm BVMS CertSAM DipECVIM-CA FHEA MRCVS

Jenny graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow in 2005; following this she undertook a small animal rotating internship at the Royal Veterinary College in London. She then spent a short spell in small animal practice before returning to Glasgow to undertake a residency in Oncology and Internal medicine. Jenny obtained her RCVS certificate in small animal medicine in 2008 and passed her ECVIM certifying examination and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in September 2012. Jenny currently works at the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital as a Senior Clinician.

Filippo De Bellis DVM CertVD DipECVD MRCVS RCVS

Filippo graduated from University of Bari, Italy, in 2001. He moved to the UK in 2003 and worked for PDSA before joining RVC in 2006 as Resident in Veterinary Dermatology. He gained the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology in 2009 and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Dermatology in 2010.

Filippo previously worked in several institutions, including the Animal Health Trust and RVC; currently he works in four referral centres in the south of England: Davies Veterinary Specialists, London Vets Specialists, Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists and Southfields Veterinary Specialists. He is also an Honorary Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology, and Past President of the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group.

Michelle Greaves BVMS CertAVP(VD) MRCVS

After graduating from Glasgow University in 2007 Michelle worked in mixed practice in the North of Scotland before moving to a small animal practice in South Yorkshire where she spent 6 years, during this time she gained her RCVS certificate in veterinary dermatology. She moved into an industry veterinary role in 2015 and is enjoying working for Zoetis as a Zoetis Veterinary Consultant. Michelle is on the BVDSG committee as PR Secretary. She enjoys all things dermatology, but has a particular interest in atopic dermatitis, antimicrobial resistance, and the pharmacology of dermatological therapies.

David Walker BVetMed(Hons) DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS RCVS

David graduated from The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in 2003, where he subsequently completed an internship and medicine residency following some time in small animal practice. David is a diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine and is an RCVS recognised specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.

David was a lecturer at the RVC for one year following his residency and since 2009 he has worked in private referral practice. He is head of medicine at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, a large multidisciplinary specialist referral practice in Hampshire.

Jenny Stavisky BVM&S MRCVS PhD FHEA

Clinical assistant professor in shelter medicine at University of Nottingham Jenny qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 2002. After starting out in mixed practice in the Peak District, she moved to the University of Liverpool to take a PhD in epidemiology and virology. This was followed by a move to the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science in 2010 to work in shelter medicine research. She is now a Clinical Lecturer in Shelter Medicine at Nottingham, which involves teaching practical skills to final year students within shelters, charity and primary care practice, as well as applied clinical research. She is a founder member of the Association of Charity Vets and also co-founded the Vets in the Community Clinic. She was named Chris Laurence Vet of the Year at the 2017 CEVA Animal Welfare Awards. She lives with husband Chris, small boy Sam, dogs Willow and Crumble and (most of) a cat called Biff.

Anita Patel BVM DVD MRCVS RCVS

Anita Patel runs a busy dermatology referral service out of 4 clinics in London and the South East of England and lectures both in the UK and internationally. She is recognized by the Royal College as a specialist in Veterinary Dermatology and has immense experience in the field.

As a specialist in her field, she has dedicated the last 15 years exclusively to small animal dermatology. Anita co-authored a case based text book on small animal dermatology in the “Saunders solutions in veterinary practice” series, as well as chapters in various dermatology text books.

James Morris

James is now in his 6th year as an Account Manager with Zoetis. A passion for sales with 15+ Years’ experience in B2B & B2C in sales and management. At Zoetis James has been instrumental and detailed in discovering facts behind preventative health figures, understanding practice needs and has supported practices to achieve growth for better outcomes, both in clinical preventative health & commercial outcomes. James has worked with 3 Practice pilot sites for ‘Vet Post’. During this time he’s supported the practices to deliver a service to customers and their animals with significantly increased compliance in preventative health.

Matthew Garland BSc RSciTech SAC Dip Cert Nat Sci VN MRSB

After setting out in the veterinary world in 2000, Matt has spent the last 14 years working in a commercial reference laboratory. During his time in the lab Matt gained extensive knowledge in all areas of the lab and has a particular interest in biochemistry and haematology.

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