Andrew Crawford

European Specialist in Equine Surgery & RCVS Registered Specialist in Equine Surgery

Andrew grew up in rural Northern Ireland and moved to the South East of England to study at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), London in 1997. After graduating in 2002, he joined the Sussex Equine Hospital where he discovered his passion for surgery. After completing the internship, he worked as an ambulatory vet for a further five years.

Wanting to pursue a career in surgery he returned to the RVC in 2008, for a three year residency. Here, he gained the RCVS Certificate in Equine Orthopaedic Surgery, whilst teaching students and interns. Alongside honing his surgical skills, he worked with an esteemed team working in equine surgery fracture repair, developing stem cell therapy in horses, and publishing journal articles. He published on equine orthopaedics and co-authored textbooks. He lectures regularly at conferences both internationally and within the UK.

Andrew is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and an RCVS Registered Specialist in Equine Orthopaedic Surgery.

Andy works predominantly as an orthopaedic surgeon, specialising in fracture repair, seeing horses with 'difficult to resolve lameness’ and working with sport and racehorses to improve performance.

He also works on the general emergency surgery service out of hours and works as the senior racecourse veterinary surgeon at several racecourses.

He has grown the referral service at Sussex Equine Hospital over the years, and the practice now sustains many specialists.

In his spare time Andrew is a keen triathlete and family man. He can often be seen out running with his training partner Max, his springer spaniel.