Davies Veterinary Specialists

A radiologist at Davies Veterinary Specialists, Hitchin, identified two migrating grass seeds as the cause of a Springer Spaniel’s sub-lumbar abscess, through a combination of CT and ultrasound. The veterinary team performed minimally invasive ultrasound-guided retrieval of the seeds and Dexter was discharged the next day. Dexter’s breathing had been laboured, his temperature higher than […]

Davies Veterinary Specialists small animal referral practice is supporting the Forestal el Arriero Sustainable Forestry project in Uruguay by donating £2,250. This represents 30 per cent of Davies’ carbon emissions during 2020, via international credits. The project in Uruguay represents the conversion of land in the east of the country, previously under extensive grazing by […]

Linnaeus-owned Davies Veterinary Specialists small animal referral practice has won Most Green Practice at the inaugural Veterinary Green Awards. Meanwhile, Ellie West, who is sustainability lead for Linnaeus nationally and an RCVS and EBVS European specialist in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia at Davies, collected the Most Green Individual award. The awards ceremony was part of […]

CHUMS, a mental health and emotional wellbeing service for children and young people based in Bedfordshire has received a boost to its funds of £1,500 from Davies Veterinary Specialists. The Linnaeus-owned small animal referral practice based near Hitchin chose CHUMS as its charity of the year for 2021. CHUMS supports several services in Bedfordshire and […]

Davies Veterinary Specialists, Hitchin, has expanded its oncology service with the appointment of American specialist in veterinary oncology Sarah Benjamin. This brings the number of oncology specialists to four, in a service comprising 12 oncology professionals. Following a bachelor’s degree in biology, Benjamin enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed […]

Davies Veterinary Specialists existing neurology team member Johnny Plessas has become the new head of neurology. The promotion reflects his significant experience and capabilities as an RCVS and EBVS European specialist in veterinary neurology. A graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Plessas went on to spend three years working as a general practitioner in […]

Lara Barron has been appointed as Davies Veterinary Services head of cardiology. She brings her knowledge and expertise to enhance the capabilities of the practice’s cardiology services. Barron received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan, USA, in 2006, received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University and completed a rotating […]

Radiologist Andy Holdsworth has been named head Davies Veterinary Services diagnostic imaging service. He graduated from the University of Bristol in 2009 and worked in a small animal first opinion practice in Nottingham before completing a one-year rotating small animal internship at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists. During this time, he developed an interest in diagnostic […]