Staff
Jason Tupper MA VetMB CertEP MRCVS
Equine Practice Vet
Jason Tupper has specialised in equine work since qualifying from Cambridge University in 1992. Working first in Hampshire, where he developed the equine side of a mixed practice, he then went on to spend 8 years at Peter Scott Dunn's equine hospital in Berkshire. Working with both pleasure and performance horses at all levels of competition, Jason developed his interest in general practice, stud work, lameness investigation, back problems and dentistry. In 2001, Jason moved to Hertfordshire where he joined The Royal Veterinary College Equine Practice, which has grown considerably since his arrival.
Mobile phone: 07887 730648
Goncalo Esteves DVM MRCVS
Equine Practice Vet
Goncalo worked with flat racehorses and endurance horses at the Dubai Equine Hospital and for several years in Lincolnshire and Essex before joining the Royal Veterinary College Equine Practice in 2006. He particularly enjoys performance horse work, equine medicine cases and care of older horses.
Mobile phone: 07793 803837
Anna Turk MA VetMB CertES(orth) MRCVS
Equine Practice Vet
Anna has worked in specialist equine practices since qualifying. Most recently, she worked for five years in Sydney with racehorses and competition horses. She enjoys lameness investigation, general practice and the variety of pleasure horses. In 2006, Anna joined The Royal Veterinary College Equine Practice.
Mobile Phone: 07879 494874
Nick Hart BVetMed MRCVS
Equine Practice Vet
Nick graduated from the RVC in 2003 and spent six years working predominately in the equine department of a busy mixed animal veterinary practice in Bedfordshire. He enjoys all aspects of first opinion equine practice but has particular interest in internal medicine cases, lameness investigation and dermatology. Nick is currently studying for a Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Equine Practice).
Mobile Phone: 07515068311
Equine Referral Hospital Clinicians
Josh Slater
Josh is a Professor of Equine Clinical Studies at the Royal Veterinary College. He is currently the head of the equine clinical group, and is the immediate past president of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA).
Clinical Services: Equine Medicine and Equine Surgery
Roger Smith
Roger is Professor of Equine Orthopaedics at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). He currently divides his time equally between running a specialist orthopaedic service within the RVC and continuing to direct research into equine tendon disease
Clinical Service: Equine Surgery
Richard Piercy
Richard is a Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine and Neurology at the Royal Veterinary College. He heads the Comparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory at the RVC.
Clinical Service: Equine Medicine
Renate Weller
Renate is a senior lecturer in large animal diagnostic imaging dividing her time between clinical work, research and teaching in large animal diagnostic imaging and locomotor biomechanics.
Clinical Service: Equine Diagnostic Imaging
David Bolt
David is a Lecturer in Equine Surgery. He is a Diplomate of both the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons (Large Animal). His main research interests lie in cartilage and tendon healing.
Clinical Service: Equine Surgery
Bettina Dunkel
Clinical Service: Equine Medicine
Ehud Eliashar
Ehud is a lecturer in Equine Surgery, a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and a European Specialist in Equine Surgery. His interests include equine lameness, biomechanics and corrective farriery.
Clinical Service: Equine Surgery
Imogen Johns
Imogen is a Lecturer in Equine Medicine and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Clinical Service: Equine Medicine
Nicola Menzies-Gow
Since 2005 Nicola has been employed at the Royal Veterinary College as a Lecturer in Equine Medicine and divides her time between clinical work, research and teaching.
Clinical Service: Equine Medicine
Justin Perkins
Justin is a Lecturer in Equine Surgery at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). He holds the RCVS Certificate in Equine Surgery (Soft Tissue), the ECVS Diploma in Large Animal Surgery and is a European Specialist in Large Animal Surgery
Clinical Service: Equine Surgery
Thomas Witte
Thomas is a Lecturer in Equine Surgery. Clinically, he is keen to expand the application of minimally invasive surgical techniques to common conditions in the horse. His research focuses on the biomechanics of the locomotor system and upper respiratory tract.
Clinical Service: Equine Surgery
Al Taylor
Al is a Staff Clinician in large animal anaesthesia and spends the majority of his time on clinics. He holds the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia and is interested in all aspects of equine anaesthesia but specifically colic anaesthesia and post-operative analgesia. He also interested in small ruminant anaesthesia.
Clinical Service: Large Animal Anaesthesia
Andrew Crawford
Andy is a Resident in Equine Surgery and Equine Diagnostic Imaging in the Equine Referral Hospital. He is also involved in teaching and delivering CPD at the Royal Veterinary College.
Clinical Services: Equine Surgery and Equine Diagnostic Imaging
Liz Finding
Liz is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Equine Medicine investigating endothelial function in laminitic ponies
Clinical Service: Equine Medicine
Andy Fiske-Jackson
Andy is a Resident in Equine Surgery at the Equine Referral Hospital
Clinical Service: Equine Surgery
Rosie Naylor
Rosie is a Senior Clinical Training Scholar in Equine Internal Medicine.
Clinical Service: Equine Medicine