Kinley Smith MA VetMB Phd DipECVS MRCVS
RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery
After qualifying from Cambridge Vet School in 2000, Kinley made his way to Specialist status via a PhD in cruciate disease at the University of Liverpool, and a residency at the University of Glasgow. He became a European Specialist in 2014 and has worked in small animal orthopaedics since. Kinley has a particular interest in sports medicine and the diagnosis and management of lameness in working dogs.
Awards and achievements
- ECVS Diploma in small animal surgery (2014)
- PhD in canine cruciate ligament biology
- Anesi S, Clarke S, Gemmill T, Oxley B, Pink J, Smith K, et al. Long-term outcomes after pantarsal arthrodesis with medial plate fixation without external coaptation in 30 dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 2020;49(3):502-11.
- Salmoral A, Clarke S, Smith K. Femur fracture associated with canine patellar groove replacement. Veterinary Record Case Reports. 2023;11(4).
- Smith KD, Hayashi K, Clements DN, Clegg PD, Innes JF, Comerford EJ. Variation in the Quantity of Elastic Fibres with Degeneration in Canine Cranial Cruciate Ligaments from Labrador Retrievers. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 2017;30(6):398-402.
- Smith KD, Vaughan-Thomas A, Spiller DG, Innes JF, Clegg PD, Comerford EJ. The organisation of elastin and fibrillins 1 and 2 in the cruciate ligament complex. Journal of Anatomy. 2011;218(6):600-7.