Veterinary surgeons

Tess graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2012. She started her veterinary career in mixed practice, but quickly discovered that her passion lay with small animals. Tess enjoys all aspects of veterinary daily life but has a particular interest in surgery and exotics. Tess has a gorgeous cat, Hamish who rules the roost. In her spare time she likes to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful Scottish countryside; she especially enjoys camping with friends and wild swimming.

Nichola graduated with a first class honours degree from the University of Queensland in 2008. She completed a rotating internship at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital in Sydney following a year calving cows in New Zealand. The next two years were spent in small animal general practice in her hometown of Brisbane. The lure of travel and adventure enticed Nichola to the UK where she spent over three years in a small animal clinic in central London. A charming Scotsman then convinced her to move up to Edinburgh in 2016 and she hasn’t looked back.

Nichola has special interests in feline internal medicine, neurology and soft tissue surgery. She is hoping to complete further study in feline medicine.

Emily graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2019. After spending two years living and working in Glasgow, she moved to Edinburgh and joined Batchelor, Davidson and Watson in 2021. Emily enjoys the variety of small animal general practice and has a particular interest in surgery. In her spare time she loves walks along the beach, trying out new cafes/restaurants and catching up with her friends.

Matthew Erskine qualified from Edinburgh's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine in 2015 with distinction. He went on to run a large practice in the North of Scotland that also maintained a busy orthopaedic and soft tissue referral section. Following a further 3 years of study, he gained his surgical certificate in 2020. He was awarded the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Advanced Practitioners status in 2021 recognising advanced knowledge and experience in Surgery. Matthew will be joining us every second Monday in order to provide advanced surgical treatments of both soft tissue and orthopaedic conditions.

I graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 2019. I spent my first two years after graduation staying in Glasgow working in Small Animal Practice. I always had a particular interest in small animal medicine and surgery at University and so I knew this was what I would want to pursue in my career. I enjoy all aspects of general practice but have a particularly interest in surgery and cardiology. In my free time, I enjoy running, hill walking and enjoying all things outdoors.

Originally from East Yorkshire, Anna studied Bioveterinary Science at the University fo Lincoln, before graduating from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 2018. She loved the city of Edinburgh so much she decided to stay! Anna joined the BDW team in 2020, and has a particular interest in canine medicine. She is currently undertaking a certificate in internal medicine. When not at work, you'll usually find her whipping up some baked goods to bring in for the team, or exploring beautiful Scotland with a dog in tow.

Alex graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 2013. Having grown up locally she decided to look further afield for her first job and worked for three years in a small animal practice in Lincoln then a further two years in a practice in Yorkshire. After enjoying her time in England for five years, Scotland was calling her home and she joined us here at BDW in 2019. Alex enjoys all aspects of general practice but particularly surgery and dermatology.