Mitzi Davis, the first dog in the world to have an ankle amputation prosthesis was today introduced to the media at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey, as she was let off her lead for the first time since the procedure. Mitzi, a three and a half year old white German shepherd dog from Dorchester in Dorset […]
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Brooklands radio interview – Suzanne Hunter talks to Noel Fitzpatrick
Suzanne Hunter talks to Noel Fitzpatrick otherwise known as The Bionic Vet about his work and the highly innovative technology used to help “rebuild” injured animals. Listen to the full interview podcast here.
Oscar update video – Bionic cat get’s new feet
Oscar update video from Fitzpatrick Referrals on YouTube. We’re pleased to share a short update video about Oscar, the first cat in the world to have two bionic feet implants. You may have seen Oscar on the Bionic Vet TV series on BBC1 – at that stage he had temporary sprung feet attached to his […]
The Bionic Vet begins on Wednesday 30th June
A major new TV documentary series, The Bionic Vet begins on Wednesday 30th June at 10.45pm on BBC1 and runs for six weeks ….. The programme chronicles the work of Noel Fitzpatrick and his team at Fitzpatrick Referrals. Noel believes that the practice stands for something that is quite out of the ordinary and that […]
Bionic vet gives a cat a pair of prosthetic paws in a world first operation
New BBC documentary series chronicles the work of a neuro-orthopaedic veterinary practice at the forefront of bioengineering technologies Cats have nine lives so they say, but few felines can have had a luckier escape from the jaws of death than Oscar, whose rear paws were chopped off by a combine harvester while he was basking […]
Australian Science Week – Noel Fitzpatrick lectures in Surfer’s Paradise and Sydney
Lecture Itinerary for Australia Thursday 1st July – Monday 5th July Aetiopathogenic postulates of developmental elbow disease Treatment algorithm for developmental elbow disease – SCO, BURP, PUO Treatment algorithm for developmental elbow disease – OC implants – autogenous and synthetic New thoughts on repair and salvage of the carpus and metacarpus – acutrak, DCOI, PAWS […]
Roly Hoy Press Release
A world first prosthetic implant uses groundbreaking biotechnology techniques to put an American bulldog back on his feet Veterinary breakthrough also brings new hope for injured motorcycle victims The boundaries of veterinary science have taken another giant step forward in a groundbreaking combination of surgical expertise and bioengineering, which has seen the development of a […]
Noel Fitzpatrick Awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Surrey
Noel Fitzpatrick, internationally acclaimed veterinary surgeon and pioneer of prosthetic implants for animals has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Surrey. The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday 24 June at Guildford Cathedral. The degree of Doctor of the University, honoris causa (DUniv), was presented to Mr Fitzpatrick by Pro-Chancellor of […]
Stars are out for the opening of Fitzpatrick Referrals £10M Veterinary Centre
Stars are out for the opening of Fitzpatrick Referrals £10M Veterinary Centre State-of-the-art neuro-orthopaedic centre will push boundaries of animal and human medicine Radio DJ Chris Evans, mimic Alistair McGowan, acclaimed Irish folk-rock band the Saw Doctors, and over 1,000 vets and pet-owners from all over Britain and Ireland braved the rain to celebrate the […]