Nick Bexfield graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, and then spent four years working in primary care practice. Following this he undertook a residency in small animal medicine at the University of Cambridge, and in 2006 gained the RCVS and European Diplomas in Small Animal Internal Medicine. He remained at the University of Cambridge as a Medicine Clinician for three years, before undertaking a Wellcome Trust funded PhD investigating the aetiology of canine liver disease. In 2013 he moved to the University of Nottingham where he was Clinical Associate Professor in Small Animal Medicine and Oncology. In March 2018 he returned to the University of Cambridge and was appointed Clinical Director of Small Animal Services, and is part of the senior management team responsible for running the Hospital. Nick also oversees the residency and internship programmes. Nick’s main areas of clinical and research interest are canine and feline hepatology and gastroenterology and he has published widely in these fields. He is active in undergraduate and postgraduate education and has further qualifications in medical education.