About Vet OA

The primary effort and purpose of the Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance (VOA) is to create a platform to advance the management of osteoarthritis by developing theoretical and practical training opportunities, providing access to the latest research, evidence, and technologies, and facilitating a multi-professional collaboration to address and improve disease management results.

Meet The Team

Board of Directors

Professor Stuart Carmichael BVMS, MVM, DSAO, FRCVS

Professor Stuart Carmichael has wide experience as a specialist clinician in orthopaedics and in veterinary business management. He is a Diplomate, a past Specialist, and a current Fellow of the RCVS. He has been the Director of both Queen Mother Hospital and Small Animal Hospital in Glasgow.

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Dr Russell Chandler BVSc CertSAO MSc(OrthoEng) MSc(StemCells) MRCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Orthopaedics

Russell graduated from the University of Bristol Veterinary School. He has gained the following post-graduate qualifications: RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Orthopaedics, MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering, MSc in Stem Cells and Regeneration, and RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Orthopaedics. He currently works as a referral surgeon in Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group, Singapore.

 

Mr Greg McGarrell BSc MBA, CEO of Nupsala Veterinary Services

Greg has significant experience of start-ups and management of SMEs within the veterinary and biotechnology sector. He was the founder and CEO of VetCell, the first company to use stem cells in equine medicine, in 2002. He later went on to develop the company Nupsala Veteriary Services which offers a comprehensive range of bio-therapeutics and bio-pharmaceuticals for treating tendon and joint disease.

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Nichi Cockburn, RVN NCert (A&CC) CCRP AdvCertVPhys

Nichi Cockburn RVN NCert (A&CC) CCRP AdvCertVPhys CCMP MIRVAP (VP). Nichi has been a Registered Veterinary Nurse for over 20 years, many of these were in emergency and critical care.  Nichi refocused her training in rehabilitation and physiotherapy many years ago. She is a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CCRP), a Veterinary Physiotherapist and a Clinical Canine Massage Therapist.

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Dr Alexandra Keller, BVBiol BVSc MRCVS

Dr. Alexandra Keller graduated veterinary medicine in Germany in 2000, initially working primarily in small animal and equine practice and received her doctor’s degree in 2004. Dr. Keller graduated from the European Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic (EAVC) and started her own practice in Frankfurt am Main, which is now, together with Dr. Wolfgang Mayrhofer, a highly specialised practice in animal orthopedics, sport medicine, and rehabilitation under the name Tierarztliches orthopaedic Team Frankfurt.

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VOA Clinical Panel

Stuart Carmichael

Ross Allan

Andy Armitage

Kirsty Cavill

Mike Farrell

Jamie McClement

Siobhan Menzies

Kathryn Patel

Matthew Shackleton

Tace Allen

Colin Capner

Louise Clarke

Lauren Davis

Drew Tootal