David is a European Specialist in Equine Surgery and his main areas of interest are orthopaedic surgery, lameness, and diagnostic imaging. David qualified from University College Dublin in 2003, before travelling to the US, where he worked for four years in equine veterinary practice. Subsequently returning to Ireland, he established his own equine ambulatory practice, focusing on imaging and treatment of equine athletes. He completed an equine surgery residency programme at University College Dublin before successfully passing the ECVS examination in 2017. David moved to the UK in 2016, where he worked as a surgeon in private practice for 2 years before moving to the Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital at the University of Liverpool where he is now Head of Hospital. His most recent research is in pelvic and caudal back CT, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and back surgery. He has also published work in the fields of ultrasound-guided sacroiliac and cervical facet injection techniques, joint surgery, and synovial sepsis.

Dr. Wade Tenney completed his veterinary studies at Colorado State University. He then went on to do an equine private practice internship at Littleton Equine Medical Center where he stayed on for an additional two years as an associate veterinarian. He then joined B.W. Furlong and Associates in Oldwick, New Jersey where he practiced as an ambulatory/clinic veterinarian with a strong focus on reproduction and nuclear scintigraphy. In 2005, Dr. Tenney completed a 1 year fellowship in Large Animal Ultrasound with Dr. Mary Beth Whitcomb and Dr. Betsy Vaughan at the University of California, Davis. 

Following his fellowship, Dr. Tenney joined Steinbeck Country Equine Clinic on California’s central coast. During this time, he worked as a general practitioner with a strong focus on sports medicine and ultrasound. He also provided care to clients at the HITS Thermal Horse Show during the winter months. In April of 2013, Dr. Tenney joined the Large Animal Ultrasound Department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. At the Hospital for Large Animals, Dr. Tenney works closely with the Sports Medicine, Internal Medicine and General Surgery services, providing diagnostic ultrasound services to horses throughout the Northeast. 

Dr. Tenney is also an FEI Veterinarian and officiates as a Veterinary Delegate at FEI Jumping, Dressage and Eventing competitions throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.

Laura Woodward has been a surgical vet in practice for over 20 years and is also an accredited psychotherapist. She has worked as a surgeon in universities and private practices in Ireland, the UK, Europe, and Australia.She has also worked in many charities and established VSPCA in Visakhapatnam in India to neuter and vaccinate stray dogs.

Laura is an ACPNL and ISPC affiliated Counsellor specialising in child and adolescent counselling, and adult stress management, anxiety and depression. Laura is an accredited mindfulness practitioner and positive psychologist, and runs regular mindful meditation sessions for veterinary surgeons, nurses and managers. She has presented on mental wellbeing at London Vet Show, BVOA, ESVOT conferences, VETFestival and more.

She is the author of Mental Wellbeing and Positive Psychology for Veterinary Professionals, a book published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2023.