We are proud that we have a team of dedicated and passionate Veterinary Nurses working at Fitzpatrick Referrals, and in this Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month, we wanted to celebrate their vital role and share with everyone a little about the people behind the job! A few of the nurses here have set out on a task […]
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Vive la Vizsla Health!
On Sunday the 19th April a special event took place for the Neurology Team at Fitzpatrick Referrals. We were proud to welcome dedicated Hungarian Vizsla owners and the Hungarian Vizsla Welfare Charity to a Health Seminar at the hospital to discuss the latest research in Hungarian Vizsla health. The day started with a talk from our Neurology […]
Veterinary Nurse Fraje Watson awarded at BSAVA Congress 2015
We wish to extend a huge congratulations to Fitzpatrick Referrals Nurse Fraje Watson who was awarded for the best Clinical Research Abstract presented at BSAVA Congress 2015! BSAVA Members are encouraged to submit nominations for these prestigious awards, which provide the opportunity to recognise the inspiring work of colleagues who have made an exceptional contribution to the veterinary profession. The winning […]
Dr. Dror Paley visits Fitzpatrick Referrals
The Fitzpatrick team was delighted to welcome Dr. Dror Paley to the clinic this week. Dr. Paley, an orthopaedic surgeon, is a world-renowned leader in the field of limb lengthening and limb deformity correction. Dr. Paley’s work has changed the lives of thousands of individuals across the globe who have been afflicted with debilitating limb deformities. His seminal […]
Senior Surgeon at Fitzpatrick Referrals appointed section editor for the BMC Veterinary Research Journal
A big congratulations to Fitzpatrick Referrals Senior Surgeon Nacho Calvo who has recently been appointment section editor for the musculoskeletal disorders and orthopaedics section of the BMC Veterinary Research Journal. The BMC Veterinary Research Journal has an impact factor of 1.74 – establishing this journal as one of the most regularly cited veterinary journals in […]
Noel Fitzpatrick lecturing at The Veterinary Orthopaedic Society Conference in the USA
This week Noel returns to the annual Veterinary Orthopaedic Society Conference in Idaho, USA, providing the latest data on three new surgical techniques that he has invented and one that he has helped to develop. We’ve always believed that to deliver the best treatment in the world to the animals in our care, we need to be […]
New Hydrotherapy offering at Fitzpatrick Referrals as new underwater treadmill is installed
As our Rehabilitation department continues to go from strength to strength we have added a state of the art underwater treadmill to our rehabilitation offering. The underwater treadmill allows us to treat a wider range of neurological and musculoskeletal conditions using water based therapy. Having both a hydrotherapy pool and an underwater treadmill means we can develop […]
Fitzpatrick Referrals celebrate Residents Miguel and Alex’s success in becoming EBVS® European Specialists in Small Animal Surgery
After three years of dedicated training, several months of revision, learning a 2000 page surgical text from cover to cover and reading over 1200 scientific papers, Miguel Solano and Alex Caron, our surgical residents, sat down in the examination hall in Zurich earlier this month for the start of two days of intensive examinations with […]
World first in development of an acute pain assessment tool for cats based on psychometric methodology
Senior Practitioner Nurse at Fitzpatrick Referrals, Gillian Calvo, has recently been successful in the publication of her breakthrough paper entitled “Development of a behaviour based measurement tool with defined intervention level for assessing acute pain in cats” in the Journal of Small Animal Practice. Following the previous success of the behaviour-based Glasgow CMPS-SF for dogs, now […]
University College Dublin awards Noel Fitzpatrick the inaugural UCD Alumni Award for Veterinary Medicine in recognition of his pioneering work
Founder and senior clinician of Fitzpatrick Referrals Noel Fitzpatrick will be receiving one of twelve awards being presented to distinguished Alumni of University College Dublin in honour of his outstanding contribution and pioneering work in the treatment of small animals. Following the largest and most comprehensive survey ever of UCD Alumni, there was a call […]
Expansion of the Neurology Service at Fitzpatrick Referrals
Fitzpatrick Referrals have recently expanded their Neurology service by the welcome addition of ECVN Specialist Dr Colin Driver who joined in October 2014. Colin graduated with honours from the RVC in 2008 where he subsequently undertook a one year rotating internship and three year residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery, which was combined with a joint […]
The Supervet returns for a second series
We are delighted to announce that the widely popular and loved TV show the Supervet will be returning to the small screen on the 15th October, 8pm on Channel 4 for a brand new four part series. The TV phenomenon captured the hearts and minds of animal lovers everywhere when Fitzpatrick Referrals opened its doors […]