Louise is a European and RCVS recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. She was awarded her Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2003 and moved to Davies to lead the Anaesthesia team in 2007.

In 2014, Louise was awarded an MSc (Distinction) in the Clinical Management of Pain from Edinburgh University. She currently teaches on the Edinburgh University MSc Veterinary Anaesthesia course. She is Past President of the Pain Council at the Royal Society of Medicine, a previous invited examiner on the European Diploma examination and Treasurer of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists. She was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2020.

Her primary clinical interest is pain management, in which she is a subject matter expert advising the Linnaeus Clinical Board. She is now Clinical Lead for the Davies multidisciplinary Pain Clinic and lectures internationally in this area, trying to improve the welfare of animals with chronically painful conditions.

“We aim to provide exemplary care for all our patients, during the peri-operative period, in the Intensive Care Unit and also in the Pain Clinic. The strength in depth of the whole team at Davies means that we can deliver care to the highest possible standard.”