Vicky Lipscomb graduated from Cambridge University in 1996 and undertook an internship and surgical residency training at the Royal Veterinary College, becoming a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgery in 2002. Vicky is currently Professor, Head of Small Animal Surgery and Clinical Director of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals at the Royal Veterinary College. Vicky’s clinical interests extend to all aspects of soft tissue surgery and her major clinical research interests include the investigation and treatment of congenital portosystemic shunts in dogs and cats.