JP qualified in 1991 from the Veterinary School of Nantes, France. After few years in small animal practice in France, he went to perform a Small Animal Internship at Colorado State University, USA. Then, he worked in a small animal referral practice before entering a small animal surgery residency training program at the University of Bristol, United-Kingdom. He became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2004. Following his residency he went back to Nantes to work as a small animal soft tissue surgeon in a referral practice. With other specialists he set up in 2006 a small animal referral hospital (CHVA) in Nantes, France. He is still working in the same hospital as a small animal soft tissue surgeon with a special interest in gastrointestinal, thoracic and minimally invasive surgery. JP was very active in his specialist college (ECVS) over the last 10 years. He lectures extensively at national and international courses/conferences on small animal surgery has published several papers in peer-reviewed veterinary journals and text books. 

Nigel qualified from RVC in 1994 and spent a short period in practice. After undertaking an Internship in the UK and a Residency in the USA, he was appointed Clinical Instructor, and subsequently Clinical Assistant Professor, of Anaesthesia at North Carolina State University, where he worked until joining DWR in 2018. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2004, the American College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2009 and the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2019.

Dr. Mazzaferro is a graduate of Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, completing an internship at the Veterinary Institute of Trauma in Wisconsin. She completed a residency in Emergency-Critical Care at Colorado State University, where she also earned her PhD. She was board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care in 2002. Dr. Mazzaferro is a Staff Criticalist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists in Stamford, CT, USA and is an adjunct clinical Associate Professor of Emergency and Critical Care at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Dr. Mazzaferro is internationally renowned and a leader in her field. She is a past-president of the American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and is a past-president of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society. She is also a prolific publisher, having authored four books as well as numerous chapters and manuscripts on a range of topics relating to Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. She lectures extensively nationally and internationally, having given presentations in more than 21 US states and 12 countries. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, cooking and anything related to pugs. #savetheschmooshies

Dr. Elke Rudloff has been practicing veterinary medicine for over 30 years. A graduate of Purdue University, she is board certified in veterinarian emergency and critical care and now dedicates her time to protecting the end-of-life experience for companion animals through her work with BluePearl Pet Hospice. Dr. Elke is certified in veterinary medical acupuncture and has a strong passion for pain management, quality of life enhancement, and a gentle end of life experience. She is a published author, a regular speaker at events around the world, and an active member of the VECCS. Dr. Elke is a Certified Senior Dog Veterinarian, Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian and CAETA Instructor, promoting best comfort care and euthanasia practices to veterinary teams everywhere.