John obtained his veterinary degree from Cambridge University in 2001, and was subsequently awarded an MA in biological anthropology in 2002. His first position was as an intern at the Royal Veterinary College which was completed in 2003. He then took up a PhD scholarship in orthopaedic biology at the same institution, although latterly this work was completed at the University of Sheffield. Following his PhD he was awarded a residency position in Equine Soft Tissue Surgery and Medical Statistics at the University of Liverpool which was completed in 2009 followed by a short period working in the equine hospital and first-opinion practice as a staff clinician. John took up the post of Lecturer in Equine Surgery at the University of Nottingham in January 2010.

John is an RCVS Specialist in Equine Surgery, and provides a clinical role to the clinical associate practices of the University, in particular the Defence Animal Centre in Melton Mowbray. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2016, and remains one of the youngest holders of this distinction. John is on the Editorial Board of the open access, EBVM journal Veterinary Evidence, which is published by RCVS Knowledge, has previously held a fixed term position on the Study Design and Data Analysis board of Equine Veterinary Journal.

Louise Southwood, BVSc, MS, PhD, BSc (Vet), is an associate professor of emergency medicine and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square. Her research areas include equine colic, duodenitis-proximal jejunitis, and equine gastrointestinal disease.

Dr. Nimet Browne studied veterinary medicine at University of Tennessee, graduating in 2010. Following veterinary school, Nimet went on to complete an internship in a private practice in Illinois, then a large animal internal medicine residency at Virginia Tech. During that time, she also obtained a Masters In Public Health with a focus on infectious disease. Following her residency, she completed a yearlong fellowship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. In 2016, she took a faculty position in the equine internal medicine department at North Carolina State University. Her interests include neonatal medicine, gastrointestinal disease, infectious disease and public health. She is currently working on manuscripts regarding infectious causes of diarrhea in neonates as well as the use on enrofloxacin in neonates.

Dr. Rolfe Radcliffe completed veterinary school and residency training in large animal surgery at the University of Minnesota, and became board-certified as a large animal surgeon by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2001. While working at Cornell University, under the mentorship of Dr. Thomas Divers, Rolfe completed fellowship training in large animal emergency critical care and became board-certified by the American College of Emergency Critical Care in 2012.

Dr. Radcliffe leads the Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care Service at Cornell, and his interests include large animal emergency critical care, colic surgery, orthopedics, and laparoscopy. Rolfe is involved with several research projects at Cornell University, including the use of biomarkers in critical care horses, applications of human advances in the veterinary field, and innovations in teaching, such as the use of laparoscopy for guiding student learning of rectal palpation in horses. Rolfe is also a talented falconer and works at the Cornell Raptor Program with their bald and golden eagles, and many other raptors.