John leads Thistle Equine Referrals which was established in Feb 2023 providing a referral service across Scotland and the north of England. John graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2003. He completed an equine internship and surgery residency in the USA and was awarded a PhD by North Carolina State University for research on the treatment of equine colic. John is both an American and European Specialist in Equine Surgery. In 2010, John returned to the University of Glasgow as a Senior University Clinician in Equine Surgery where he developed the lameness and diagnostic imaging services including objective lameness assessment and MRI. His research interests include kinematic lameness assessment, MRI and the treatment of orthopaedic disease.