Orthopaedics

Led by Harry Scott, our Orthopaedic team is well equipped to deal with all orthopaedic and spinal conditions, from a simple fracture to advanced joint replacement surgery. In-house CT scanning & DR radiology equipment assists accurate diagnosis, ensuring all pets receive the best treatment currently available.

Harry Scott BVSc, CertSAD, CBiol, FSB, DSAS(Orth), FRCVS, CCRP RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)

Harry graduated from the University of Liverpool. Whilst working in small animal practice and for animal charities (PDSA and RSPCA) he developed interests in both orthopaedics and dermatology culminating in RCVS Certificates in both disciplines. He was a founding partner of Godiva Referrals in Coventry and has also worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Cambridge University and in specialist referral centres both in the UK and abroad. Harry became a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons by examination in Canine Spinal Surgery in 1992, and in 1999 he obtained the RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics).
He has authored a number of scientific papers and co-authored the first ever orthopaedic textbook about cats entitled Feline Orthopedics. He recently became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CCRP), awarded by the University of Tennessee and is one of only a handful of surgeons in the UK with experience perfroming total hip replacement (THR) in small breed dogs and cats and total knee replacement (TKR) in dogs. Harry is an associate editor of the Journal of Small Animal Practice and an examiner for the Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics).

Mark Bush MA, VetMB, CertSAS, MRCVS

Mark qualified from Cambridge in 1999. He spent four years in a busy small animal practice in Swindon where he developed a keen interest in surgery and passed his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2003. Mark then worked in a small animal referral practice in Bristol, focusing on orthopaedic and spinal surgery. During this time he was a part-time Resident in Orthopaedics at the University of Bristol. Mark is sitting the RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) in 2012. Mark’s main professional interests include orthopaedic trauma and the burgeoning field of joint replacement; he is one of the few surgeons in the UK with experience performing the TATE elbow replacement procedure in dogs.

Phil Witte BVSc, BSc, MRCVS (Resident)

Phil qualified from Bristol University Veterinary School in 2005, and worked in mixed practice in Herefordshire for two years, followed by a year in South Africa working with buffalo. On his return to the UK, he took a position as Orthopaedic Intern at SCVS, and afterwards began his residency in orthopaedic surgery.

Cleo Guerreiro MRCVS (Intern)

Cleo qualified in 2010 from the Instituto de Cincias Biomedicas Abel Salazar, Oporto, Portugal. After a rotating externship at the University of Tennessee she spent one year working in a small animal first opinion practice in the south of Portugal. She joined the SCVS internship program in September 2011 to work towards further specialization in small animal surgery.