About
I qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon from the University of Bristol in 2011, having also undertaken an intercalated bachelors degree in Veterinary Conservation Medicine at Liverpool.
I have a background as a Clinical Vet, having worked in charity, not for profit and private practice. In 2019, I gained both a General Practitioner Certificate and Postgraduate Certificate in Small Animal Surgery.
In 2021 I completed a one year MPhil in Musculoskeletal Biology at the University of Liverpool, funded by BSAVA PetSavers. My thesis focused on identifying metabolomic biomarkers of meniscal injury in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament disease.
I gained my PhD in 2025, focused on ageing in companion animals. My doctoral thesis work centred on investigating multiple types of biomarkers of ageing in a longitudinal prospective cohort study of ageing in pet cats - the Cat Prospective Ageing and Welfare Study. This included firstly examining clinical outcomes in terms of prevalence and incidence of morbidity, patterns of multimorbidity and risk factors for mortality. I then investigated physiological, biochemical, haematology, metabolomic and lipidomic biomarkers related to ageing and age-related disease in cats.
I am currently a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the University of Liverpool, continuing my work with the Cat Prospective Ageing and Welfare Study. I also undertake clinical work as a veterinary surgeon for the RSPCA.
My research interests include evidence based veterinary medicine, ageing science (both the use of companion animals as informative models of ageing science and improving the health and welfare of ageing pets), as well as shelter medicine and research into improving outcomes in the rehoming of unowned cats and dogs.