Nick Bacon
MA, VetMB, CertVR, CertSAS, DECVS, DACVS, FRCVS (UK)
KEYNOTE: How human oncology can help pets & What is the difference between surgical oncology and general surgery?
Nick is Clinical Director and co-founder of AURA Veterinary, a centre for excellence in oncology, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine and interventional radiology. Recognitions include MA, VetMB, CertVR, CertSAS, DiplECVS, DACVS, FRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Oncology), EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, ACVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, ACVS Founding Fellow of Surgical Oncology, and Professor, Surgical Oncology, Univ. of Surrey School of Veterinary Medicine. Nick qualified from Cambridge Vet School followed by a residency there in Soft Tissue Surgery and Oncology. He completed a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State Univ. He was Head of Oncology at the Univ. of Florida. Nick moved back to the UK in 2014 and was appointed Professor of Surgical Oncology at the Univ. of Surrey School of Veterinary.