BVSc (Hons) GCertBiofab MANZCVS (Radiology) FANZCVS (Surgery)

Dan graduated as a veterinarian from The University of Sydney in 2002. He worked in general practice with dogs, cats, cows as well as the occasional deer, horse, sheep, hamster, pig or fish while working in New Zealand, several Australian states and the United Kingdom before moving into referral practice.

Following a surgical internship and residency training, he became a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Dan is trained in all areas of veterinary surgery but has specific clinical interests and experience in orthopaedics, particularly joint replacement. He is active in orthopaedic research and maintains collaborative relationships to bring advanced and emerging technologies to his patients. He has studied biofabrication (3D printing of body parts) and hopes to be able to solve some major disease challenges with these new technologies.

Outside of work, Dan is kept very busy by a big family with four children, three dogs (a rescue greyhound and two Afghans) and a cat (long haired ginger). Dr Dan has featured on TV shows, including ‘The Supervet’ and ‘Bondi Vet’.

Dan’s current research pursuits include ‘Osseointegrated transcutaneous amputation prostheses: Adapting human technology to allow dogs and cats to walk after amputation’, musculotendenous healing in dogs, bone plate and screw biomechanics, and TPLO plate design.

Some of Dan’s published works include:

• Surgical and medical management in the treatment of proximal tibial metaphyseal fracture in immature dogs.
• Assessment of the medium- to long-term radiographically confirmed outcome for juvenile dogs with hip dysplasia treated with double pelvic osteotomy.
• Comparison of bone healing, as assessed by computed tomography, following tibial tuberosity advancement in dogs with and without autogenous cancellous bone grafts.
• Surgical stabilization of concomitant canine medial patellar luxation and cranial cruciate ligament disease. Effect of fixation method on postoperative complication rate and clinical outcome.
• Clinical management of Brucella suis infection in dogs and implications for public health.
• Emergence of Brucella suis in dogs in New South Wales, Australia: clinical findings and implications for zoonotic transmission.
• Multi-centre retrospective study of long-term outcomes following traumatic elbow luxation in 37 dogs.
• Chronic urinary bladder torsion causing urinary incontinence in a cat.
• Major complications and risk factors associated with surgical correction of congenital medial patellar luxation in 124 dogs.