Donald graduated from Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1994 and has spent most of his career working in small animal Soft Tissue surgery within referral centres. He has been head of Soft Tissue at both Glasgow and Edinburgh Veterinary Schools. He became a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2004 and a RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery in 2014. In 2021, Donald joined VetsNOW Referral (Glasgow) as a Soft Tissue Surgeon. Donald is interested in all aspect of soft tissue surgery including emergency soft tissue surgery, oncosurgery, reconstructive surgery and portosystemic shunt surgery. He also has interests in laparoscopic (key hole) surgery and in interventional radiology.