
Specialist areas
Dr James Guthrie
Senior Surgeon, Orthopaedics / BVM&S CertAVP(GSAS) CCRT DipECVS MRCVS
EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
Dr James Guthrie graduated from The University of Edinburgh in 2010 and was awarded as the best student of his class in veterinary orthopaedics. He then completed a one-year rotating internship at Northwest Surgeons; a specialist veterinary referral hospital in Cheshire. Following this, he spent two years working in a small animal hospital in Berkshire where he obtained the RCVS Advanced Veterinary Practice Certificate in Small Animal Surgery.
In 2013, James joined Fitzpatrick Referrals as a duty vet and completed a one-year surgical internship. Following this, James stayed at Fitzpatrick Referrals to pursue his goal of becoming a specialist surgeon and completed a three-year residency programme in small animal surgery. James became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in February 2018 becoming an EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and shortly afterwards was recognised as a Specialist in Small Animal Surgery by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
James has also studied towards and is awaiting examination for the RCVS Advanced Veterinary Practice Certificate in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
He has published multiple research papers and presented his findings at national conferences.
Publications
Correction of pes varus deformity in a Miniature Dachshund by true spherical osteotomy with a dome saw blade
Clément Sellier, Michael M. Dosal, James W. Guthrie, Noel Fitzpatrick
:Single-Stage Revision of an Infected Total Hip Replacement Using Antibiotic-Impregnated Bioabsorbable Beads in a Canine Patient
James W. Guthrie, Noel Fitzpatrick
:Hemipelvic and proximal femoral limb salvage endoprosthesis with tendon ongrowth in a dog
Noel Fitzpatrick, James W. Guthrie
:Surgical management of Cervical Vertebral Fractures in two dogs with severe concurrent vertebral venous plexus haemorrhage
James W. Guthrie, Noel Fitzpatrick
:Tibial plateau levelling osteotomy locking-compression plates for stabilisation of canine and feline ilial body fractures
James W. Guthrie, Stephen Kalff
:Effect of signalment on the presentation of canine patients suffering from cranial cruciate ligament disease
James W. Guthrie, B Keeley, E Maddock, S. R. Bright, C. May
:Global Positioning System Derived Performance Measures Are Responsive Indicators of Physical Activity, Disease and the Success of Clinical Treatments in Domestic Dogs
Elizabeth A. Bruno, James W. Guthrie, Stephen A. Ellwood, Richard J. Mellanby, Dylan N. Clements
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