Bertie graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2014 and immediately after that he joined a busy small animal hospital in Lancashire. During his time in general practice, Bertie developed a keen interest in all aspects of surgery and completed a certificate in veterinary diagnostic imaging.

Bertie returned to the University of Liverpool in 2018 to complete a rotating internship before undertaking a 3-year European College of Veterinary Surgeons approved residency program in small animal surgery at an renowned private practice in Surrey. He is now a member of the surgical team at a referral hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Bertie has presented research internationally and has published in several veterinary surgical journals. He is interested in all aspects of small animal surgery and especially enjoys abdominal surgery, skin and wound reconstruction and fracture management.

When away from work, he is busy chasing around his young toddler son, supporting Liverpool FC and the Philadelphia Eagles and being an enthusiastic, if not particularly speedy, home DIYer.