DVM MRCVS MSc GPCert(ExAP) PgC(EAS)

RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine

Since graduating, Ross has worked in first opinion and referral practices and veterinary hospitals across Spain and the UK. He later established his own practice in Leicestershire, where for two and a half years he provided first-opinion care for small animals and accepted exotic animal referrals. He also runs a dedicated veterinary parasitology laboratory, carrying out diagnostic testing for pet owners, rescue centres, and veterinary practices. Ross and his wife currently provide locum veterinary cover at practices throughout the country.

Ross obtained the General Practitioner Certificate in Exotic Animal Practice (GPCertExAP) through the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ESVPS) in 2012. He subsequently completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Exotic Animal Studies (PgC(EAS)) at Harper Adams University in 2016. In 2017 he was awarded RCVS Advanced Practitioner status in Zoological Medicine. He is also an Official Veterinarian (OV) in the UK, holding the Official Controls Qualification for the export of companion animals—including pet birds—and for the Pet Travel Scheme (OCQ(V)-CA).

He has delivered seminars on exotic animal medicine and surgery to veterinary professionals across the Midlands, and lectures fifth-year veterinary students on avian and reptile therapeutics and pharmacology at the Veterinary Faculty of Valencia, Spain. He also lectures at the University of Cambridge Vet School and for the British Chelonia Group on veterinary parasitology and exotic animal medicine and surgery.

Ross has authored and contributed to multiple publications in the field of exotic animal medicine, including a chapter in the third edition of the BSAVA Manual of Reptiles, the British Veterinary Association’s In Practice article “Common Gastrointestinal Parasites in Reptiles”, and three co-authored chapters in the new edition of Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery. He is currently leading one of the largest parasitology surveys in the UK as well as a study investigating coccidia levels in healthy rabbits. Additionally, he has served as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery and for the BVA’s In Practice.

To maintain up-to-date knowledge of developments across the field, Ross is an active member of numerous professional organisations, including the British Society for Parasitology (BSP), World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), British Veterinary Association (BVA), Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV), Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV), European Association of Avian Veterinarians (EAAV), Veterinary Information Network (VIN), North American Veterinary Community (NAVC), and the British Chelonia Group (BCG).



Outside of work, Ross enjoys football, squash, snowboarding, cycling, and relaxing with friends and family.