Ben Walton BVSc DSAS(orth) MRCVS
Orthopaedic Surgeon and Spinal Surgeon
RCVS Specialist Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics)
Ben has worked in the North West since qualifying as a vet from University of Liverpool in 2002. He worked initially in Manchester and then at University of Liverpool’s Leahurst Campus, where he undertook clinical research in canine orthopaedics and also completed his specialist training. He became a RCVS Specialist in 2015 and worked at a private Specialist Referral Centre in Chester. Ben is passionate about lameness diagnosis and evidence-based orthopaedic implant design. He co-founded Movement Independent Veterinary Referrals to provide the highest high quality specialist orthopaedics and neurology services.
Awards and achievements
- RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) (2015)
- RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) (2015)
- Co-chair of Education for British Veterinary Orthopaedics Association (2019-2022)
- R&D Director, Fusion Implants Ltd
- Walton MB, Cowderoy E, Lascelles D, et al: Evaluation of Construct and Criterion Validity for the ‘Liverpool Osteoarthritis in Dogs’ (LOAD) Clinical Metrology Instrument and Comparison to Two Other Instruments. Plos One 8, 2013.
- Walton MB, Cowderoy EC, Wustefeld-Janssens B, et al: Mavacoxib and meloxicam for canine osteoarthritis: a randomised clinical comparator trial. Veterinary Record 175, 2014.
- Walton MB, Mardell E, Spoor M, et al: Lameness associated with tarsal haemarthrosis as the sole clinical sign of idiopathic immune-mediated thrombocytopenia in a dog. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 27:491-495, 2014.
- Tomlinson AW, Comerford EJ, Birch RS, et al: Mechanical performance in axial compression of a titanium polyaxial locking plate system in a fracture gap model. Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology 28:88-94, 2015.
- Wustefeld-Janssens BG, Pettitt RA, Cowderoy EC, et al: Peak Vertical Force and Vertical Impulse in Dogs With Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture and Meniscal Injury. Veterinary Surgery 45:60-65, 2016.
- Walton MB, Crystal E, Morrison S, et al: A humeral intracondylar repair system for the management of humeral intracondylar fissure and humeral condylar fracture. Journal of Small Animal Practice 61:757-765, 2020.