Dr Hannah Donovan BSc (Hons) BVM&S MVetSci MSc (Clinical Animal Behaviour) MRCVS CCAB
Donovan Veterinary Behaviour Practice
Since completing her studies from the University of Leeds, University of Edinburgh and University of Lincoln, UK, Hannah worked originally as a mixed vet with horses, livestock and small animals, and has since worked in small animal practices. She has also travelled and volunteered around the world in clinics and shelters, and spent some time working in a large RSPCA hospital and shelter in Sydney, Australia. Hannah has enjoyed providing continued education for vets and vet staff around the world about animal behaviour and how to improve handling and understanding during veterinary visits, rehabilitation of rescued animals or teaching young animals and preventing behaviour issues. Hannah’s aim has always been to improve animals’ quality of life and welfare by continually learning herself and teaching veterinary and shelter staff.
Hannah is an RCVS (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) Advanced Practitioner in Companion Animal Behaviour, an ASAB (the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour) accredited Certificated Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CCAB) for equines, dogs and cats, an ABTC (Animal Behaviour and Training Council) registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist and registered Veterinary Behaviourist, a Full Member of the APBC (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors), a Director and Certificated Member of the FAB Clinicians (Fellowship of Animal Behaviour Clinicians) and a Committee Member of the BVBA (British Veterinary Behaviour Association).
Dr Stephen Barabas BSc BVMS MRCVS
VBS Direct
Stephen Barabas is a graduate of Glasgow University Vet School. He is an Honorary Laser Consultant at St Thomas and Guy’s Hospital in London. He runs two companies: VBS Direct, providing innovative equipment to vet practices and animal rehab specialists. He lectures and continues to set up research projects to improve our therapies, techniques, protocols and medical equipment to improve quality of healing and pain management, and a human medical company, VBS Medical Ltd, working with the NHS, sports franchises and private healthcare using Class IV K-Laser therapy (treating diabetic wounds, acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain syndromes).
Catherine Chanin FdSc DipAVN DipHECVN JSQP REVN
Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons
Catherine qualified with a degree in Equine Veterinary Science from Hartpury college in 2012, she joined Western Counties Equine Hospital as an Equine Veterinary Nurse before progressing onto becoming Head Equine Veterinary Nurse. Whilst working at Western Counties, Catherine completed her diploma in Clinical Veterinary Nursing and her diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing, whilst working at the hospital Catherine was involved in all aspects of veterinary nurse and became an MRI technician.
In 2017 Catherine joined Stringer Equine Veterinary Surgeons as the ambulatory practices equine veterinary nurse. Within her working day Catherine assists the vets with a range of diagnostic procedures.
Lucy Grieve MA VetMB MRCVS
Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons
Lucy qualified from Cambridge University in 2007, and worked for Rossdales as their first diagnostic imaging intern. After this she spent seven years as an in-house vet for Darley's pre-training facility in Newmarket, working with Thoroughbred racehorses. In 2015 she returned to Rossdales as an ambulatory vet, with a particular interest in lameness, diagnostic imaging and poor performance.
Lucy is currently Senior Vice President of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA), Chair of the Ethics and Welfare Committee, a member of the Equestrian Sports Committee, and is co-opted onto the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) Throroughbred Research Consultation Group.
Georgie Hollis BSc
Veterinary Wound Library
