Tariq Abou-Zahr
Tariq Abou-Zahr graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bristol in 2014. He then completed the RCVS Small Animal General Veterinary Career Development Programme at Summerhill Vets Hospital in Newport, South Wales. He then began his 4-year ECZM internship and residency at Great Western Exotic Vets in Swindon. After completing his residency, he returned to Wales and currently works at Valley Vets Hospital in Cardiff.
In 2018 he obtained the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Medicine (Animal Medicine) (CertAVP) at the University of Edinburgh, with distinction in his final comprehensive examinations. In 2021 he obtained the ECZM Specialist Certification in European College of Veterinary Medicine and the EBVS Specialist Certification in European Veterinary Specialists in Animal Medicine.
In 2022 he obtained the RCVS Specialist Certification in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine.
Tariq has lectured on exotic pet medicine around the world and has published numerous research papers in animal medicine. Tariq has been an exotic pet enthusiast since childhood. He got his first pair of budgies at age 7 (Sparky and Spangles) and a corn snake at age 11 (Fred). His first pet parrot was a Golden Sun Parrot named Mango. Throughout his teenage years, he kept rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, fish, and a variety of reptiles and birds. He has also bred many species of birds and reptiles. He also competed in pigeon racing and show racing for several years with Silver/Gold Sebright Bantams, his favorite chicken breed. He still keeps a small flock of birds and reptiles.
Tariq is an advocate for responsible exotic pet ownership and believes that proper husbandry is essential to ensure the quality of life of exotic pets. He is also an advocate for proper medical care for all exotic pets.

Mentor-level neurologist with dual certification from the European College of Veterinary Neurology and the Royal Veterinary College of the United Kingdom, an internationally renowned small animal neurosurgeon, and the director of neurology at Southfields, a large animal referral center in the UK.
Ane is very good at brain surgery and spinal surgery. The large animal referral center in the UK, Southfields, where she currently works, has 14 specialties including radiotherapy and intervention, and more than 100 medical staff. The neurology department led by Ane has 5 neurologists including herself, 2 neurology residents, 1 intern, and 2 neurology specialist nurses. It is one of the most famous small animal neurology specialist teams in the UK.

Ane Uriarte, ECVN MRCVS DVM, EBVS and RCVS
Mentor-level neurologist with dual certification from the European College of Veterinary Neurology and the Royal Veterinary College of the United Kingdom, an internationally renowned small animal neurosurgeon, and the director of neurology at Southfields, a large animal referral center in the UK.
Ane is very good at brain surgery and spinal surgery. The large animal referral center in the UK, Southfields, where she currently works, has 14 specialties including radiotherapy and intervention, and more than 100 medical staff. The neurology department led by Ane has 5 neurologists including herself, 2 neurology residents, 1 intern, and 2 neurology specialist nurses. It is one of the most famous small animal neurology specialist teams in the UK.

This course is designed to give the veterinary practitioner a depth understanding of small animal Gastrointestinal disease.
Major topics include chronic diarrhea, gastric disease, small intestinal dysbiosis , liver disease, pancreatitis and EPI. Every topic goes with a case discussion.
The participants are expected to analysis, make differential diagnosis and give therapy suggestions based on cases.