About Us

Advanced surgical referral services for VetPartners teams across the South West

The VetPartners Surgical Service offers advanced-level referral orthopaedic services, as well as mentoring and training for teams, for VetPartners small animal practices across Wales.

Our collaborative, ambulatory surgical service is led by Rob Harry, who has been working as a veterinary surgeon for over 20 years and holds RCVS advanced practitioner status in small animal surgery, endoscopy and endosurgery.

Whether you’re looking to refer a complex case or would like to advance the level of care that you can offer in-house, we can provide surgical procedures and support, as well as mentoring and training for your veterinary surgeons and supporting RVNs.

Rob can visit your practice and perform orthopaedic surgeries, coach your team on specific procedures and help bolster what you can offer your patients and clients.

Supporting the next generation of veterinary surgeons

We offer mentoring for vets who would like an additional pair of hands in theatre, and can collaborate with CPD providers to offer CPD packages to help introduce new procedures at local practices.

By sharing resources and nurturing the next generation of veterinary talent in our teams we can make the most of everyone’s skills and strengths, allowing us to provide outstanding care.

The VetPartners group is made up of talented vets with a wealth of skills between them, and the aim of our service is to develop and grow the VetPartners surgeons of the future.

By helping our practices retain cases in-house, we can develop our services, equipment and expertise and develop confident veterinary surgeons for future VetPartners patients.

To learn more about our services, please get in touch.

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Rob Harry

BVSc PGC SAS GPCert SAS GPCert Endo MRCVS

Clinical Director

Born and bred in the Vale of Glamorgan, Rob graduated from the University of Bristol Vet School in 2001, after which he joined a large practice in South Wales, becoming the owner and clinical director in 2009. The practice joined VetPartners in 2017 and he soon joined the fold, becoming the clinical director of our surgical service in 2024.

He holds postgraduate certificates in small animal surgery and is an RCVS recognised Advanced Practitioner in small animal surgery. While he enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine and surgery, he has a particular interest in orthopaedics, specifically fracture management and stifle (knee) surgery. He is also passionate about developing and mentoring vets, ensuring skills are passed on to the next generation. He has experience in developing and mentoring vets, having worked as a CIM (clinical instruction mentor) and as an external examiner for the Surrey University Vet School.

In his own time, he is a keen fly fisherman, loves to travel and is an avid Formula 1 racing fan. The highlight of his F1 obsession was taking a pit-lane tour in Hungary in 2010, where he got to see the McLaren garage in all its glory.