Veterinary surgeons only
Soft Tissue Surgery
Surgeons work closely with both our internal medicine and medical oncology services to achieve optimal patient outcome. A wide range of soft tissue surgery procedures offered, including:
- Airway surgery – Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), laryngeal tie-back
- Ear surgery – Total ear canal ablation, ventral bulla osteotomy
- Thoracic surgery – Tumour removal, patent ductus arteriosus ligation, oesophageal surgery, pyothorax, spontaneous pneumothorax
- Gastrointestinal surgery – Foreign body removal, septic peritonitis, tumour resection, pancreatic surgery
- Hepatobiliary surgery – liver biopsy, tumour resection, gallbladder removal, extrahepatic portosystemic shunt surgery
- Genitourinary surgery – Sub-ureteric bypass, cystotomy, urethrostomy
- Head and neck surgery – pharyngeal stick injury, salivary gland surgery, tumour resection
- Skin and reconstructive surgery.
Soft Tissue Service Facilities
Meet the Team
Our specialist team working in this department
Rachel Burrow
BVetMed, CertSAS, CertVR, DipECVS, MSc (clin onc) (hons), MRCVS
Head of Surgery and RCVS and European recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (soft tissue)
Matthew Smith
BVetMed, GPCert(SAS), CertAVP(GSAS), DipECVS MRCVS, EBVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
EBVS & RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Dylan Payne
BVMedSci (Hons) BVMBVS (Hons) PgCertVPS CertAVP (GSAS) MRCVS