Mickey Tivers BVSc(Hons), PhD, CertSAS, DipECVS, MRCVS RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery Mickey is Head of Surgery at Paragon Veterinary Referrals in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He is an RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Mickey’s main area of clinical and research expertise is in congenital portosystemic shunts and he has published widely on the subject. He continues to have active research into this fascinating condition.