Mark Morton BVSc DSAS(orth) FRCVS
Orthopaedic Surgeon
RCVS Specialist Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)
Mark was born and raised in Liverpool. He graduated from Liverpool Veterinary School in 2006, initially working in general practice in Mold, North Wales. He spent the next nine years at Davies Veterinary Specialists, a large Specialist Referral Centre in Hertfordshire, completing a rotating internship followed by a residency in small animal orthopaedic surgery. He remained there as an orthopaedic surgeon before moving back to the North West in 2016. Mark’s research interests include Achilles tendon injuries. He developed a new surgical technique for these injuries using an implant developed for a similar technique in people. Mark was the initiator and clinical lead for the RCVS Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry, a national project to measure outcomes for this common condition in dogs. Mark is happy to accept referrals in all aspects of orthopaedic surgery.
Awards and achievements
- Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (2025)
- RCVS Diploma in small animal orthopaedics (2017)
- RCVS Specialist in small animal surgery (orthopaedics) (2018)
- Co-chair of Education for British Veterinary Orthopaedics Association (2019-2022)
- Clinical lead, RCVS Knowledge Canine Cruciate Registry
- Morton MA, Thomson DG, Rayward RM, et al: Repair of chronic rupture of the insertion of the gastrocnemius tendon in the dog using a polyethylene terephthalate implant Early clinical experience and outcome. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 28:282-287, 2015.
- Morton MA, Whitelock RG, Innes JF: Mechanical Testing of a Synthetic Canine Gastrocnemius Tendon Implant. Veterinary Surgery 44:596-602, 2015.
- Innes JF, Morton M, Lascelles BDX: Minimal clinically-important difference for the ‘Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs’ and ‘Canine Orthopaedic Index’. PloS One, in press