Alison graduated from the University of Bristol in 1996. After three years in general practice she spent a year as an Intern at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), a year in practice and three years completing a Senior Clinical Training Scholarship in Small Animal Surgery at the RVC. She stayed at the RVC as a Lecturer in Surgery from 2004 until 2007 followed by 6 months working at a referral practice in Surrey. She joined Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2008 where she works as a Soft Tissue Surgeon seeing referrals in all types of soft tissue cases.

Alison is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She has been Associate Editor of the Journal of Small Animal Practice, a member of the BSAVA Education committee and President of the Association of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgeons. She co-edited the second edition of the BSAVA ‘Manual of Canine and Feline Wound Management and Reconstruction’ and has published many book chapters. She has published clinical and research papers and has lectured in the UK, Scandinavia, USA and Asia.