Mr Mark Morton

Mark graduated from University of Liverpool in 2006, initially working in general practice in Mold, North Wales. He spent the next nine years at Davies Veterinary Specialists, a large Specialist Referral Centre in Hertfordshire, completing a rotating internship followed by a residency in small animal orthopaedic surgery. He remained there as an orthopaedic surgeon before moving back to the North West in 2016 where he was Clinical Director at ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists and Quality Improvement Lead for CVS Referrals. Mark’s research interests include Achilles tendon injuries. He developed a new surgical technique for these injuries using an implant developed for a similar technique in people. Mark was the initiator and clinical lead for the RCVS Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry, a national project to measure outcomes for this common condition in dogs. He is interested in outcomes assessment, involving owners in collected this data as well as sharing this information to both improve outcomes for patients and help guide owners with decision making around potential treatment options.