Colin is an RVC graduate who has been receiving neurology referals in academic and private practice for the last 16 years. He is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology and a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary surgeons. He is based at Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists in Alton, Hampshire, and is a visiting senior lecturer at the University of Surrey, Guildford. His main clinical interests are the management of back pain in dogs, minimally invasive surgery for IVDD, management of wobbler and lumbosacral syndromes, and the management of spinal malformations.