Wildlife vet Romain Pizzi has been elected as president for the British Veterinary Association Scottish Branch at its annual general meeting, which was held virtually this year.
Working to build wildlife veterinary capacity internationally, Romain has trained vets from Ethiopia to Indonesia, working with everything from pandas to Polynesian tree snails, as well as with wildlife such as eagles and beavers closer to home.
He pioneered operations such the keyhole surgery removal of diseased gallbladders in moon bears rescued from illegal bile farms in Vietnam and invented a low-cost 3D imaging method for wild elephants.
He has a strong interest in animal welfare and is a member of the DEFRA Animal Welfare Committee, trustee for the Animal Welfare Foundation and junior vice-president of the British Veterinary Zoological Society.
Romain grew up in South Africa but for the past 18 years has lived and worked in Scotland, combining his life here with working as a zoo and wildlife vet on wildlife conservation projects around the world.
