Matthew Smith

Matt graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2005 before spending 6 years working in small and mixed animal practice. In 2011 Matt moved to a busy small animal practice in Cheshire to focus on small animal surgery. He achieved the ESVPS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2012 before completing the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (General Small Animal Surgery) in 2015. Matt became an RCVS Advanced Practitioner in small animal surgery in 2016 and moved to Northwest Veterinary Specialists in 2018 in order to undertake a residency in small animal surgery. He became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2022 and joined the ChesterGates team in November 2025. Matt enjoys all aspects of small animal surgery but in particular, he enjoys fracture management, treatment of cranial cruciate ligament disease, arthroscopy, thoracic and abdominal surgery.