J. David Stack MVB MSc DVMS FHEA DipECVS, MRCVS David qualified from University College Dublin in 2003, before travelling to New York for four years. Subsequently returning to Ireland he established his own equine practice but his love of surgery and advanced imaging inspired further training. David completed his equine surgery residency programme at UCD before obtaining a professional doctorate and becoming a European Specialist in Equine Surgery. Currently David heads the orthopaedic and imaging service in the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, University of Liverpool. His clinical and research interests include contrast ultrasonography and CT, pelvic CT, and orthopaedic surgery.