Dr. John Watts

BVSc (Hons) (Melbourne, 1991) PhD (Melb. 1998) Diplomate ECAR (Europe, 2004) MRCVS

Registered Specialist in Small Animal Reproduction

Dr John Watts is the owner of the practice and our reproduction specialist in small animals. He graduated with honours in Veterinary Science from The University of Melbourne in 1991, after which he worked in private practice and at the R.S.P.C.A. until 1994.  He then obtained extra training by completing a PhD on “Uterine Function and Dysfunction in bitches” from 1994 until 1998 at The University of Melbourne.  Diseases of the uterus are very common and serious illnesses of dogs, this work resulted in the development of many new techniques and greatly improved understanding of such diseases.  As a result of these studies, he has received awards and was a finalist in the Young Australian of the Year Awards, Science and Technology section in 1997.  He then travelled and lived in the U.K. for 18 months, working at The Royal Veterinary College, University of London and in private practice in Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.  He is involved in difficult cases in the clinic and of course reproduction patients.