David Walker

Biography Picture - David WalkerBVetMed(Hons) DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA FRCVS RCVS, American and EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
David graduated from The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in 2003, where he subsequently completed an internship and medicine residency following some time in small animal practice. David is a diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Internal Medicine and is an RCVS recognised specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine.
David was a lecturer at the RVC for one year following his residency and since 2009 he has worked in private referral practice. He is head of medicine at Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists, a large multidisciplinary specialist referral practice in Hampshire.

November 2022

Referral cases – managing relationships

In this article, David Walker lends his extensive experience as a referral vet, head of service, hospital director and regional MD on what first opinion practices should be looking for from their referral centre. Specifically, he shares his thoughts on communication and client care, as well as what referral centres should be doing to engage and build relationships with those practices referring cases to them…

29 mins
Ep 81: David Walker on a decade of Alabama rot in the UK

A decade after it was first seen in the UK, David Walker, the UK’s foremost authority on cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), discusses the disease and its origins, as well as where we are now…

3 mins
10 years of Alabama rot in the UK

This winter marks 10 years since the first cases of cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy – commonly known as Alabama rot – in the UK. Since then, almost 300 cases have been confirmed across 47 UK counties. The disease has a 90% per cent mortality rate.

1 mins
Cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy – what we know now

David Walker provides a summary of this disease – more commonly known as Alabama rot – including clinical appearance, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

16 mins

October 2020

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13 mins

November 2019

Gastric disease management in companion animal patients

David Walker and Shaun Calleja review medical conditions affecting the stomach, including an update on management and treatment.

43 mins

April 2019

Gastrointestinal disease: new technologies aiding diagnosis

Kerry Peak and David Walker summarise clinical applications of some more novel diagnostic tests for these concerns in small animals.

62 mins

May 2018

Diagnosing and managing AKI caused by CRGV: part 2

Laura Holm and David Walker investigate how cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy can lead to the development of acute kidney injury.

49 mins

February 2018

Alabama rot: update on UK cases

Laura Holm and David Walker, in the first of a two-part article, look at this mysterious disease, including diagnosis and management advice.

27 mins

July 2016

Companion animal liver disease – diagnosis and management

Maria Siaz and David Walker discuss some of the most common hepatobiliary disorders in cats and dogs, focusing on identification and the various treatment options available.

32 mins

June 2016

Managing chronic gastrointestinal signs in cats and dogs – part 2

Florence Vessieres and David Walker, in part two of their article, consider enteropathies in identifying the cause of vomiting and diarrhoea, and treatment trials in cases with no definitive diagnosis.

36 mins
Managing acute gastrointestinal signs in cats and dogs: part 1

Florence Vessieres and David Walker, in part one of a two-part article, discuss how to assess intestinal disorders in cats and dogs and ways of managing the clinical signs of developing diseases. 

32 mins

July 2012

OESOPHAGEAL DISEASE: CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF CLINICAL SIGNS

DAVID WALKER provides an outline to diagnosis of several presentations of oesophageal disease and discusses … more

25 mins