Diagnostic Imaging team
Paul Mahoney
BVSc(Syd) DVR DipECVDI CertVC FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
After graduating from the University of Sydney in 1984, Paul began his veterinary career in mixed practice in Australia. After two years he moved to the UK where he worked in small animal practice for a further six years. After a year spent studying for his Radiology Diploma at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), he returned to Australia as Senior Registrar in Radiology at the University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Two years later he returned to the UK and provided imaging services to three small animal referral centres. In 2003, he returned to the RVC where he attained his European Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. While at the RVC Paul was appointed Director of their Clinical Extramural Studies (EMS) programme, and was a member of the recent RCVS EMS & Clinical Education Review Working Party, both positions underlining to him the valuable role that practitioners continue to have in veterinary education across the UK. He left the imaging department at the RVC as Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2009 to begin his current imaging position at the Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service. He also acts as one of the Veterinary EMS Supervisors at the Willows.
Paul has been an examiner for the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging for a number of years and is a current member of the RCVS Diagnostic Imaging Board. He was a co-founder of the Australasian Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (AAVDI), and is a member of the European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (EAVDI), the International Veterinary Radiology Association (IVRA), the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society (VCS), and the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology (ESVC). Paul has contributed to numerous veterinary meetings over the years, has a number of imaging publications in scientific journals, and was a contributor to the recently published BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging and BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Ultrasonography.
Paul feels very privileged being at the centre of the Willows' imaging facilities for their primary care clinicians and multi-disciplinary group of specialists. He enjoys the challenges that all facets of imaging present, from radiology, through ultrasound, to the newer modalities of CT and MRI, and hopes that his many years of experience across the entire imaging spectrum will be fully utilized at the Willows.
In his spare time, Paul does his best to tire a very active Springer Spaniel (although usually not successfully).
Andrew Parry
MA VetMB CertVDI DipECVDI MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
Andrew qualified from Cambridge in 1999. After two years in companion animal practice he joined an RCVS tier 3 small animal hospital in Hampshire where he obtained his RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. After five happy years at the hospital he moved to newer challenges on the south coast in Brighton. He started his Residency at the Royal Veterinary College in 2007, and was successful in the European Diploma examinations in 2010, thus gaining the Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
Andrew has numerous publications in the veterinary literature on a variety of topics ranging from anatomy of the cranial nerves to the imaging of thoracic trauma. Most of these papers were written during his Residency at the Royal Veterinary College.
Andrew enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging, from radiography and ultrasound through to the more cutting edge modalities of CT and MRI scanning. He particularly enjoys interventional work and neuro-imaging. He feels very fortunate to work in a multidisciplinary specialist environment.
When not imaging, Andrew enjoys music (especially the live variety) and exercise (particularly mountain biking and scuba diving).
Lizza Baines
MA VetMB DVR DipECVDI FHEA MRCVS
RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
Lizza qualified from Cambridge in 1990. She developed an interest in radiology whilst in small animal practice in the West Midlands and Manchester and gained the RCVS Certificate in Radiology in 1995. In 1998 she began a residency in Diagnostic Imaging, gaining the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Radiology in 2000 and becoming a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2001. On completion of her residency in 2001, Lizza was appointed as Clinical Radiologist at Cambridge, where she remained for a further 3 years. In 2004, she moved to the Royal Veterinary College as a Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging until joining Willows in September 2011.
Lizza has been an examiner for the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging for several years and is currently an examiner for the Diagnostic Imaging modules of the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice. She is a member of the ECVDI Credentials Committee and a scrutineer on the BVA/KC canine hip and elbow dysplasia health schemes.
Lizza has a number of imaging publications in scientific journals and is a contributor to the recently published BSAVA Manuals of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging, Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging and Canine and Feline Cardiorespiratory Medicine (second edition) and to the soon to be published BSAVA Foundation Manual of Radiography and Radiology.
Lizza is delighted to have joined the specialist imaging team at Willows, providing the best possible service to both the primary care clinicians and the multi-disciplinary specialist team. Her particular interests are in anatomy and imaging in oncology.
When not at work, Lizza enjoys singing, ice-skating and looking after two small girls and three cats.
Andrew Tanner
BSc(Hons)
Radiographer
Andrew trained as a radiographer at King's College Hospital, graduating in Diagnostic Radiography from King's College London in 1997. He then spent the next nine years working as a radiographer in Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London.
During this time Andrew gained experience in a wide range of imaging modalities and techniques, reaching Senior 1 grade before changing disciplines and moving into veterinary imaging in 2006 as a radiographer with the Royal Veterinary College.
Since joining Willows in 2009, Andrew has been enjoying the various opportunities presented by a newly commissioned imaging department with such first class facilities. He has a particular interest in the CT and MRI services and their application in the diagnostic imaging of domestic pets.
