Ross
Ross Machin
Veterinary Surgeon
DVM MRCVS MSc GPCert(ExAP) PgC(EAS)
RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Zoological Medicine
Since graduation he has worked in first opinion and referral practices and hospitals in Spain and the UK. He has opened veterinary practices in the UK and Spain and worked in first opinion and referral exotic animal practice for 15 years.
As an enthusiastic reptile keeper since the age of ten, he has kept over 50 species of exotic pets, with a reptile collection of over 100 individuals for many years, including breeding projects of Leopard Geckos, over a dozen species of Day Geckos, including his favourite Williams Day Gecko, tortoises, tenrecs, hedgehogs and many more.
He acquired a postgraduate certificate through the
European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ESVPS)
in
Exotic Animal Practice (GPCertExAP)
in 2012, also the Postgraduate Certificate through
Harper Adams University (HAU)
in
Exotic Animal Studies (PgCExAS)
in 2016.
He is a
registered member
of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and is a recognised RCVS Advanced Practitioner
in Zoological Medicine. He is also an official veterinarian in the UK and has the Official Controls Qualification for the export of companion animals, including pet birds and Pet Travel Scheme.
He is due to start a residency through the European Board of Specialisation with a view to become a specialist of the European Veterinary Parasitology College, alongside a PhD.
He has presented exotic animal medicine and surgery seminars to groups of vets in practice in the Midlands and delivered lectures for four years to fifth year veterinary students on therapeutics and pharmacology of birds and reptiles at the veterinary faculty in Valencia, Spain.
Ross has publications in the exotics field including a chapter contribution for the third edition of BSAVA Manual of Reptiles, British Veterinary Association (BVA) In Practice publication "Common Gastrointestinal Parasites in Reptiles" and co-authored three chapters for the new Mader's Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery. He is currently directing one of the largest parasitology surveys in the UK and also a study on coccidia numbers in healthy rabbits. He has also reviewed articles for publication for the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery and for The British Veterinary Association publication, In practice.
He is an active member of international associations to keep up to date with new advances in different fieds, including
British Society for Parasitology (BSP),
World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (WAAVP), British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA), British Veterinary Association (BVA), Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV), Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV), European Association of Avian Veterinarians (EAAV), Veterinary Information Network (VIN), North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) and British Chelonia Group (BCG).
In his free time he enjoys playing football and squash, snow boarding, cycling and just chilling out with friends and family.
