Dr Maria Fernanda Sepúlveda Caviedes
Veterinary Surgeon
DVM MVetMed PhD MRCVS
Fernanda graduated in Chile in 1998 and with her husband came to the UK shortly after getting married. She did a Masters in Veterinary Medicine, an Internship and finally completed a PhD at the Royal Veterinary College.
After her 2 boys were born, she went to work in an equine private practice in Sussex. She then moved with the family to Singapore where she worked in the only equine private practice and started a big study at the Singapore Turf Club, again with the RVC. Since returning to the UK, Fernanda has been working in research on lameness.
Fernanda joined GVG Brooks Equine in September 2019. Her clinical interests are cardiology, skin allergies, general medicine and biomechanics. One of her proudest moments was when she worked as a volunteer FEI vet at the London Olympics in 2012.
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Dr Ryan McCarthy
Partner - Veterinary Surgeon
BVetMed CertAVP(ED) PGCertVPS MRCVS
Ryan qualified at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London having spent time in Kentucky, USA and Singapore as well as externships in UK hospitals in Newbury, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Newmarket, working with a variety of horses from racing thoroughbreds to miniature ponies.
Originally from Hertfordshire, Ryan grew up around horses and has ridden and competed since a young age. He’s a keen runner and likes to get out exploring the Surrey routes as often as he can.
Ryan enjoys all aspects of equine practice, although his main clinical interests are in lameness, poor performance and dentistry. Ryan has a voluntary regional veterinary advisor role with the RDA (Riding for Disabled Association), which involves event cover, promoting equine welfare and leading training sessions for RDA volunteers. He was successful in achieving publication in the Equine Veterinary Journal for research in equine lameness diagnostics. He has recently written articles for horse owners on equine dentistry, for Your Horse Magazine. He is an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Equine Dentistry.
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