Nick Bacon

MA VetMB CertVR CertSAS DiplECVS DACVS FRCVS

Senior Consultant Surgeon

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Oncology)

Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgical Oncology

EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Oncology)

Nick qualified from Cambridge Vet School in 1997 and after two years in general practice returned to Cambridge as the Petsaver’s resident in Soft Tissue Surgery and Oncology. He then spent two years in soft tissue referral practice in the UK. In 2005 he started a 12-month Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the Animal Cancer Centre at Colorado State University and then joined the Faculty at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, working in the Oncology department as one of three surgical oncologists, becoming Head of Oncology in 2011.

Nick is the past President of the Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology and an ACVS Founding Fellow in Surgical Oncology. He is a Diplomate of the European (2003) and American (2009) College of Veterinary Surgeons and is the only surgeon in the UK to have completed a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology.

In October 2014 he joined Fitzpatrick Referrals as a Senior Consultant and Clinical Director in the Oncology and Soft Tissue Service. He is an RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery (Surgical Oncology) and is Senior Consultant Surgeon at AURA Veterinary in Guildford, Surrey.

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Nick Bacon lectures on the following courses

Respiratory Surgery

Nick Bacon
This learning series with Nick Bacon covers some of the more common, yet surgically complex, conditions of the respiratory tract. It is aimed at veterinary surgeons comfortable in their surgical skills, and looking to be able to help patients in respiratory distress, compromise or discomfort,...
On-Demand
4Hours

Practical Wound Management and Surgical Oncology (On-Demand)

Nick Bacon
This learning series by Nick Bacon focuses on surgical wound management techniques that are useful in everyday surgery as well as more advanced reconstructive surgery and surgical oncology. It covers tension-relieving techniques, skin flaps, and grafts will to improve confidence with wound...
On-Demand
3Hours

Practical Surgery: Oral, Aural, Neck and Face (2 day course)

Nick Bacon
9th May 2024
The Clinical Skills Lab, London
This practical two-day course on head and neck surgery with Nick Bacon will give you plenty of hands-on practical sessions using cadavers.
Vet Practical
14Hours

Practical Wound Management and Surgical Oncology

Nick Bacon
10th October 2024
The Clinical Skills Lab, London
This two day course with Nick Bacon will build your confidence in wound management and surgical oncology, with highly practical sessions including reconstruction in awkward places.
Vet Practical
14Hours
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