Endoscopy/ Minimally invasive surgery/ Ultrasonography/ Physiotherapy

Philip Lhermette BSc (Hons) CBiol MIBiol BVet Med MRCVS is the principal and founder of the practice. Married, with three children, Philip comes from a farming background. After completing an honours degree in animal physiology at the University of Nottingham in 1977, Philip went on to complete his degree in veterinary medicine at the Royal Veterinary College, London, in 1982. After four years in mixed practice in Surrey Philip moved back home to Kent, working as a locum for nine months whilst Elands was being built.

Philip has a particular interest in surgery - and in particular, minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery using rigid and flexible endoscopes. Having practised rigid endoscopy since 1995, Philip has extensive experience in endoscopy and endosurgery and is always keen to pass on his knowledge to other enthusiasts. More recently he has pioneered laser surgery in veterinary medicine in the UK. He also has an interest in ultrasonography and uses this medium extensively as a complimentary technique prior to endoscopy. Philip lectures extensively all over the UK teaching the principles and practice of endoscopy to other veterinary surgeons and is currently special lecturer in veterinary Endoscopy at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science. Philip is also chairman of the Kent branch of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association.

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David Sobel DVM MRCVS - Dr. David Sobel is a veterinary practitioner from New Hampshire in the USA. An accomplished diagnostic endoscopist, and endosurgeon, Dr. Sobel's goal is to provide a resource for practitioner's hoping to include minimally invasive techniques in small animal practice. Dr. Sobel began his veterinary training at the University of Glasgow, Scotland before receiving his DVM from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts in 1992. He received additional post graduate training in endosurgery in the human field, training with the surgical residents at New England Medical Center hospital in Boston. From 1993 until 1999 Dr. Sobel was on the staff of the Dover Veterinary Hospital of Dover, New Hampshire. In early 1999 he joined the Hanover Veterinary Clinic, where he directed the medicine service and continued his endosurgical referral practice. Recently, Dr. Sobel has set up Metropolitan Veterinary Consultants, offering mobile, on-site diagnostic ultrasound as well as endoscopic offerings to small animal practitioners in New Hampshire and Vermont. Since February 2002, Dr Sobel has been seeing cases on a regular basis at Elands Veterinary Clinic - both as first opinion cases and as referrals from other veterinary centres all around the South East. In addition to his busy work as a clinician Dr. Sobel has been an active lecturer and instructor at continuing education meetings around the world. He has lectured at The University of Florida, the Wild West Veterinary Conference, the Boston Symposium on Small Animal Endoscopy, the BSAVA and at the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London. He is the author of several papers and syllabi on veterinary endoscopy and is currently consulting with several corporate entities on products for the veterinary endoscopy marketplace. He is a member of the NH and VT VMAs, the AVMA, a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and a member of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons.

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Dentistry

Cedric Tutt BSc Agric, BVSc (Hons), MRCVS - Cedric Tutt graduated from Onderstepoort, South Africa, in 1992, and has been pursuing his interest and CPD in veterinary dentistry since 1997. He attended annual European School of Advanced Veterinary Studies veterinary dentistry modules from 1997-2000, and has worked with Dr Cecelia Gorrel in Hampshire since 1998. He is currently working towards submission of credentials for admission to the examination for the European Veterinary Dental College Diploma. Mr Tutt is a member of the British Veterinary Dental Association, and was Assistant Course Organiser from 1998-9, He is currently the association Treasurer (2000-2). Since July 2002 Mr Tutt has been seeing first opinion and referral cases at Elands Veterinary Clinic where he offers a full range of dental treatments and oral surgery in dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, including restorative work.

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Lisa Milella BVSc MRCVS qualified in South Africa in 1997, since when she been working in the UK. Having attended four years in the European School of Advanced Veterinary Studies, she is currently working towards her Diploma in Veterinary Dentistry.

Lisa has been working with Cedric at Elands since August 2003, seeing first opinion and referral cases - offering a full range of dental treatments and oral surgery in dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, including restorative work.

When not extracting teeth, she enjoys travelling and relaxing with her two very demanding Abyssinian cats!

Physiotherapy

Caron Theobald NAAT, VN qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 1989 from the Berkshire College of Agriculture and has worked as a Veterinary nurse for many years in the Kent area, whilst developing her interest in physiotherapy. Following a course in animal behaviour therapy with Roger Mugford in 1989 she completed her diploma in advanced nursing in 1991 and physiotherapy in 1992. Since then she has completed courses in Osteopathy for animals "Helsinki" in 1997, Tellington Touch for small animals in 1997. She Qualified as a memeber of the National Association of Animal Therapists in 1999 and has produced and presented a practical session at the BVNA congress on "massage in practice". She has a wide experience of pulsed electro-magnetic therapy, simulated laser and McTimoney-Carley chiropractic techniques. Physiotherapy is an under used discipline in veterinary medicine, and Caron has greatly enhanced the recovery of numerous patients following surgery, as well as relieving many of the symptoms of arthritis and musculo-skeletal injury, without the need to resort to long term drug therapy.

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