Nick graduated from Edinburgh in 1980 with an Honours degree in Pathological Sciences and in 1982 as a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. After a year with the PDSA in London, he completed a Diploma of Veterinary Clinical Studies (Small Animal) at the University of Sydney 1985. For the following seven years he worked in Small Animal Practice undertaking a mixture of first and second opinion work. Nick joined Idexx (formerly Grange Laboratories), the largest veterinary laboratory in the UK in 1992 as Head of Clinical Pathology with responsibility for the interpretation of haematology, biochemistry and endocrinology results. His clinical interests include haematology, coagulation, endocrine and neurological disease. As well as reporting on all aspects of Clinical Pathology he also has a special interest in cytology and the laboratory evaluation of CSF. In 2003 Nick became a diplomate of the Royal college of Pathologists in veterinary clinical pathology. Nick is treasurer of the ESVCP and referees papers for The Journal of Small Animal Practice, The Veterinary Record and The European Journal of Companion Animal Practice. Nick is co-founder and veterinary director of CTDS.
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John Chitty
BVetMed CertZooMed CBiol MIBiol MRCVS

John qualified from the Royal Veterinary College 1990 and then later gained his RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine in 2000. As well as being a consultant for EVDS, John is a partner in Strathmore Veterinary Clinic, a small animal and exotics practice in Hampshire, where the caseload is approximately 80%+ avian/ exotic/ small mammal/ zoo animals with both first opinion and referral cases seen. John has been involved in numerous publications including co-editor of "BSAVA Manual of Psittacine Birds 2nd Edition" and co-editor of "Journal of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians".
John is a respected and active member of the zoological and exotic veterinary community being UK representative to the Board of Directors of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV), Secretary to the European Board of the AAV, President of the Veterinary Invertebrate Society, Veterinary Consultant to Marwell Zoological Park, The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Paultons Park and the Great Bustard Reintroduction Project, Advisor to BIAZA Falconiformes/ Owl and Terrestrial Invertebrates Taxon Advisory Groups (TAGs), Advisor to European Falconiformes and Terrestrial Invertebrate TAGs and Advisor to Oriental White-Backed Vulture EEP. In addition John is a visiting lecturer on exotic animal behaviour at Southampton University.
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Mark Diamond
BSc (Hons), ACA, MBA

Mark graduated from St. Andrews University with an Honours Degree in Mathematics and Statistics and Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985. He gained an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management in 1989. Mark was the Managing Director of Kirton Holdings Limited the UK’s largest supplier of Specialist Seating. Kirton has a turnover of £6.2 million and employs 70 people. Previously MD worked in the city for CLCM in
London and New York where he was Managing Director of CLS(USA) Inc. MJD was Managing Director of 3 Arrows Limited, a major UK accident assistance business. Mark is a director of EVDS.
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Roger Powell
MA, VetMB, MRCVS

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Andy trained at Cambridge University, UK and Michigan State University, USA. He obtained a doctorate from the University of London in veterinary physiology. He holds two post graduate diplomas that distinguish him as a specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Medicine. He has written numerous papers and delivered lectures to veterinary surgeons nationally and internationally. Andy was the Director of Clinical Pathology within Axiom, the UK’s second largest private veterinary laboratory and is presently co-founder of TDDS.
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