BVSc (Hons) BA (Hons) MA (CW) CertVD MANZCVS DipACVD
Registered Specialist in Dermatology
John graduated from the University of Queensland in 1988. He worked in general practice in Brisbane for 18 months before travelling to the UK in 1990, where he worked in small animal practice for the next 11 years. He was a clinical assistant in dermatology at the Animal Health Trust from 1998 to 2001. In 2001 John set up North Kent Referrals, a multi-disciplinary referral practice in the south of England, and he owned and ran the practice until its sale in 2012.
John is a registered specialist in Veterinary Dermatology. He holds the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Dermatology, a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology, and a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists by examination in small animal medicine. He is a past President of the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group and sits on the programme committee for the World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, to be held in Seville in 2028.
John returned to Brisbane in 2013 and is today the most experienced veterinary dermatologist working in Queensland. His clinical interests include allergic skin disease in dogs, immune-mediated skin disorders, and feline and equine dermatology. He is Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Queensland and teaches the undergraduate dermatology course at James Cook University in Townsville.
