Derek qualified from Edinburgh University in 1970 and after a period in research, spent 12 years in private practice. During this time he developed a keen interest in equine medicine and in 1985 he joined the academic world. Derek moved to Liverpool in 1989 and has since become Professor in Equine Internal Medicine. He has published widely in the scientific and lay press and is the author of 10 recognised text books. Derek has received international awards for his welfare work, his science and in 2005 he was honoured with an OBE by the Queen for his services to the horse. He is involved with national and international equine welfare and other charities. Derek's main professional interests are in oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology and wound management.

Christoph is a 2001 graduate of the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Switzerland. After veterinary school, he worked as a large animal practitioner in rural Switzerland, mainly serving dairy farmers and horse owners. In 2003, Christoph returned to the Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern, for an internship at the equine hospital, and to work on his Dr. med. vet. Thesis. Further pursuing a specialization in equine surgery, he then completed a surgical internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, KY, followed by an ACVS residency at the University of Madison, WI. He then returned to Switzerland to rejoin the Vetsuisse Faculty as a clinical instructor and now head of the division of equine surgery.

Christoph is a board-certified Diplomate of the American and European College of Veterinarian Surgeons. His clinical work engages all aspects of equine surgery, including soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, as well as equine dentistry. As an equine clinician, his main interests are in minimally invasive surgery, particularly in computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery, surgical oncology, and surgery of the respiratory and urogenital tract. His research focuses on equine sarcoid disease and computer-assisted surgery in horses.

Timo was born and spent the first 30 years of his life in Germany. After graduating from the University of Giessen’s veterinary school in 2002, he worked in private practice in North-Rhine Westphalia. In 2006, he moved to the United States where he completed an equine internship at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, VA. The following year, he moved to Michigan, to pursue an Equine Surgery Residency and Master in Large Animal Sciences Degree at Michigan State University. Following his residency, he joined North Carolina State University as a  Clinical Veterinarian in Equine Emergency before becoming a faculty member in 2012. Since then, his clinical work and research interest is focused on equine soft tissue surgery.  

Dr. Ann Rashmir graduated from the University of California, Davis in 1986 then pursued a large animal rotating internship at the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg and Leesburg, an equine surgery residency at Kansas State University and an orthopedic fellowship at North Carolina State University. She became boarded in surgery in 1994. Ann spent over 30 years in academia as an equine surgeon with additional focus in dermatology and oncology. She currently co-chairs the equine sarcoid consensus statement committee. Ann has authored over 150 manuscripts, book chapters and conference proceedings, one United States Patent, one App and has received approximately 2 million dollars in grants. She retired from academia in 2019 and is currently enjoying private practice. She also enjoys traveling, doing anything with her daughter and riding forgiving horses.