Meeson, Richard

Prof Richard Meeson is currently Professor of Orthopaedics at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. He graduated from Cambridge University, and has worked in the orthopaedic clinic at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Royal Veterinary College since 2008. He became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2012, holds RCVS recognised specialist status, and received Fellowship of the RCVS in 2020, and the BSAVA Simon Award for contributions to small animal surgery in 2025.

Prof Meeson has been head of the clinical orthopaedics service at the RVC since 2018, and is particularly interested in traumatology and joint surgery. He was the Scientific Chair for the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association (BVOA) from 2015-2022, and an associate clinical editor for the Veterinary Record. He has a PhD on stem cell biology/regenerative medicine and runs a stem cell clinic at the RVC. He lectures nationally and internationally, and is involved in training surgical residents and veterinary undergraduates and research students. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers and abstracts on a variety of topics relating to veterinary orthopaedic surgery, regenerative medicine, orthopaedic disease epidemiology and osteoarthritis, with an emphasis on One Medicine.