Alisdair graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London after completing an intercalated BSc in Immunology and Pathology at King’s College, University of London. He then worked in small animal practice before heading to Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA to begin advanced clinical training. 

Following a return to small animal practice Alisdair completed his PhD at the Royal Veterinary College, London focussed on the genetic and immunological basis of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. He then moved to Edinburgh to complete further advanced clinical training, successfully gaining his Diploma from the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals (Internal Medicine).  

Following his Senior Clinical Training Scholarship Alisdair completed a post-doc and a period of time in private veterinary referral practice prior to returning as a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Small Animal Medicine. Alisdair's research interests are in companion animal and comparative endocrinology.

Small Animal Internal Medicine, Feline Medicine, Pre-Clinical Teaching, Small Animal Teaching