Dave qualified from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2000, and joined the practice in shortly after. His first opinion work is primarily based at Charter Hospital, Roundswell, and Charter Vets, South Street.

His particular interests lie in the anaesthesia, emergency and critical care of companion animals. In 2010 he obtained the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, and is a member of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists. In 2015, Dave became an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Veterinary Anaesthesia. He is passionate about pain relief in animals – both in the time around a surgical procedure, but also in those animals suffering from chronic pain states. Dave is also a member of the Association of British Veterinary Acupuncturists and the Western Veterinary Acupuncture Group, and is running Pain and Mobility Clinics, at our Roundswell Hospital.

Recently, Dave was invited to join the International Advisory Board for ElleVet Sciences; a company marketing CBD Oil for pets in the USA. (Read more: https://www.newswire.com/news/ellevet-sciences-names-top-veterinarians-to-advisory-board-21067309)

Dave’s family unit includes his wife and two children, as well as ‘Salty Sea Dog’ – a Wire-haired Hungarian Vizsla, a cat, two tortoise and a Giant African Land Snail! He’s also a qualified British Swimming judge and an SLSGB Beach LIfesaver and L1 Assistant Coach. In his ‘spare’ time, Dave can often be seen cycling on one of his road bikes, or trying to run and swim his way into calorie deficit, in order to balance the effects of his sweet tooth.