VETS
Our Vets
 Andrew
McDiarmid BVM&S Cert ES (Orth) MRCVS
has been the partner responsible for the equine side of the practice
since 2003. He qualified from Edinburgh in 1988 and worked
initially at the Liphook Equine Hospital in Hampshire. Andrew joined
the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School in Edinburgh in 1990, first as
the ILPH Resident in Equine Orthopaedics, then undertook a lecturers
position before becoming a senior lecturer and head of Large Animal
Orthopaedics. Between 1994 and 2000 Andrew was on a three-person
rota providing the emergency equine surgery service at the University
of Edinburgh. He left Edinburgh in 2000 to work in equine practice
in Gloucestershire. Andrew’s area of expertise is equine
lameness on which he has published many original scientific papers
and has lectured at numerous veterinary conferences around the world.
He has been chief examiner for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
certificate exams. Andrew is married with a young daughter and son.
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 Louise
Cornish BVMS Cert EP MRCVS graduated from
Glasgow Veterinary School in 1998. Louise has worked in Ireland
and in an equine practice in Australia and upon her return to Scotland
joined us at Lanark in 2002. She is a keen horse rider and competed
in carriage driving events in her earlier years. In 2007 Louise
obtained the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificate in Equine
Practice. Her main areas of interest are studwork (including AI),
anaesthesia, internal medicine and geriatrics. Louise is the senior
equine assistant and is currently responsible for all equine anaesthetics
and AI at Clyde Vet Group
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 Luanne
Hunt BSc (Hons)
BVM&S MS DACVIM MRCVS graduated
from Edinburgh Veterinary School in 2000. Following 3 years
in equine practice she moved to the USA to undertake a residency
in Large Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota.
She remained there until 2006 and became a Diplomat of the American
College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Following a brief period
of time in practice post residency she then moved to Dublin Vet
School where she undertook a residency in Large Animal Surgery.
In 2011 she will sit her European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diploma in Large Animal Surgery. The breadth of specialisation that
Luanne provides to Clyde Vet Group is a major boost to
our referral services, in particular in soft tissue surgery and
medicine..
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 Will
Marshall BVMS MRCVS a farmers son from Angus,
Will qualified from the University of Glasgow in 2005. Having spent
2 years in mixed practice in Mauchline, Ayrshire he then moved to
the well remowned Equine Hospital in Arundel where he became a popular
and well respected equine vet. Outside work Will is a keen rugby
player. In 2005, Will ran three and a half marathons in six days
in Siberia, Russia to raise funds for Russian Orphans. Will is very
keen on racing work and lameness investigations.
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 Alison
Pender BVMS MRCVS graduated from Glasgow Vet School
in 2008. Following graduation she moved to London where she worked
as an intern in the equine hospital at the Royal Veterinary College.
After 12 months she moved back up to Scotland and worked in mixed
practice focusing mostly on the equine side. She enjoys all aspects
of equine work although her main interests lie in anaesthesia and
surgery. Outside of work Alison enjoys playing tennis and walking
her Labrador, Presley.
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 Susan
Donaldson BVMS MRCVS graduated from Glasgow Vet
School in 2006 and has worked in equine general practice in Scotland
since, joining Clyde Vet Group in March 2011. She is currently studying
for a Royal College Certificate in Equine Internal Medicine, although
she is interested in most areas of equine practice, including reproduction.
Outside of work, Susan enjoys riding her horse Chester and walking
her two Jack Russell terriers, Finn and Lily.
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ASSOCIATED CONSULTANCY TEAM
Geoff Lane BVetMed DESTS FRCVS Graduated
from the Royal Veterinary College in 1969. After a period in mixed practice
in Berkshire he moved to Bristol University to undergo training as an
ENT Surgeon & gaining his Fellowship of the Royal College in 1974
and remaining at the University for 30 years. He is a recognised
RCVS Specialist in Soft Tissue Surgery and was a BEVA President in 1989.
Since 1998 he has carried out consulting work for private referral practices
and performs several hundred upper respiratory tract procedures each year.
Sandy Beveridge FWCF, has practiced farriery for the
past twenty nine years. He gained his fellowship of the Worshipful Company
of Farriers in 1989 and has been an Examiner for the Company for the last
twenty years.
Stewart Armstrong FWCF, has practiced farriery for the
past sixteen years and gained the Fellowship of the Worship Company of
Farriers in 2005 making him the youngest person to gain this exam. He
has recently been invited by the Worshipful Company to be an examiner
and has competed with success at both local and international level.
Dr David Sutton MA Vet MB Cert EM (Int. Med.), PhD, MRCVS qualified from Cambridge Vet School in 1995. He worked in general practice in Yorkshire for 2 years prior to undertaking a 2-year residency at Glasgow University. During the residency programme he obtained the Certificate in Equine Medicine (Internal Medicine). David remained at Glasgow to undertake a PhD in liaison with Texas A&M University on equine gastrointestinal motility, physiology and pharmacology. Following the PhD he moved to South Africa to take the position of senior medicine clinician in the equine hospital of the University of Pretoria. David is currently undertaking the European College of Vet Surgeons Diploma in Equine Internal Medicine.
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