Speaker bio page for Richard Hooker

Bio

Richard qualified as a veterinary surgeon at Glasgow University and began his veterinary career in a private practice in Staffordshire. In 1996 he joined PDSA as a veterinary surgeon in Birmingham, before becoming Senior Veterinary Surgeon at the Stoke-on-Trent Pet Hospital.

Richard was then appointed Chief Veterinary Surgeon at PDSA, before being appointed as Director in 2008, having responsibility for PDSA’s 48 Pet Hospitals and wider veterinary network. Richard is accountable for the effective delivery or the charity's public-facing veterinary work and shaping the strategy and delivery of all of the treatment, prevention and educational services that PDSA provides.

He has previously served on the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Veterinary Nurses Council, as well as being a Council member for the British Veterinary Hospital Association, and he continues to represent PDSA on the Canine and Feline Sector Group.