RCVS recognised specialist in Veterinary Dermatology, dermatologyreferrals.co.uk, South East England

Anita Patel runs a busy dermatology referral service in the South East of England and is Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons recognised specialist in Veterinary Dermatology. She is immensely experienced, gaining her certificate (Cert. SAD) in 1993 and her Diploma in 2002.  She has dedicated the last 20 years exclusively to small animal dermatology and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for her contribution to the clinical practice of veterinary dermatology in 2018.

Anita co-authored a case-based textbook on small animal dermatology in the “Saunders solutions in veterinary practice” series, which has been translated into four other languages, as well as writing chapters in various dermatology text books. She has published papers in refereed and peer reviewed journals and is actively involved in all aspects of dermatology with a special interest in Feline Dermatology.

Anita lectures in the UK and internationally. She is involved in teaching dermatology in Europe, China and South east Asia through the European school of advanced veterinary studies. Anita also lectures in Africa and provides online dermatology to vets in Kenya through Kenya veterinary dermatology study group that she helped start up.