Surgical Referrals

Dr. Mario Antignani
DVM CertAVP(ESST) PgC(SAS) MRCVS
RCVS Advanced Practitioner
In Small Animal Surgery

I graduated in Veterinary Medicine in Perugia, Italy in 2002
and soon moved to Ireland where I worked in a large Referral
Hospital, and then as Lead Surgeon in an equine hospital. In
2013, I achieved the Cert AVP in Equine Soft Tissue Surgery.
After a short stint in mixed practice in Italy, I found my
preferred habitat in small animal surgery here, in the UK.
I have worked at Macqueen Vets since 2017 and achieved the Post Graduate
Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2022. I am an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in
Small Animal Surgery and enjoy every aspect of surgery. I am an approved assessor
for the Kennel Club’s Respiratory Function Grading Scheme. I look forward to
welcoming your referrals in my position as Lead Referral Vet.
In my spare time I enjoy gardening in my allotment, cycling, and walking in the
glorious Wiltshire countryside with my dog, Fifi.


Dr. Carly Smith
BVM BVS CertAVP MRCVS


I graduated from Nottingham University in 2011 since then
have worked in small animal practice in Wiltshire,
completed a surgical internship at Hamilton Specialist
Referrals in High Wycombe and completed a certificate in
Advanced Veterinary Practice with the University of
Liverpool. I have worked for Macqueen Vets since February
2019.
My interests are in both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery
and I enjoy the variety of cases seen in both areas. In my
spare time, I event my two horses and spend lots of time
walking my four dogs

Mario and Carly are accepting the following referrals:

  • Soft tissue
  • BOAS (folded flap palatoplasty, tonsillectomy, ventriculectomy,
  • cuneiformectomy, rhinoplasty)
  • Perineal and genitourinary tract surgery (perineal hernia repair, anal
  • sacculectomy, urethrostomy)
  • abdominal surgery (liver lobectomy, splenectomy, enterotomy)
  • oncologic surgery and staging of neoplastic disease
  • minimally invasive procedures (laparoscopic spaying of dogs and cats,
  • cryptorchid castrations, laparoscopic assisted gastropexy, cystoscopy and
  • guided biopsies, rhinoscopy, bronchoscopy, GI tract endoscopy)
  • Thoracic surgery (including lung lobectomy)
  • Orthopaedic
  • Cruciate surgery
  • Patella luxation surgery
  • Lameness workups (including diagnostic imaging, joint taps)
  • Fracture repairs
  • Neurosurgery (including hemilaminectomy and ventral slot)
  • If you would like to refer a case that does not fall within the listed cases, please do
  • get in touch to discuss the case