About Kentdale Veterinary Orthopaedics

Kentdale Veterinary Orthopaedics offers a diplomate led dedicated Small Animal Orthopaedic and Spinal Referral Service to clients of veterinary practices in the north west of England and south Scotland. 

We aim to provide your pet with an accurate diagnosis and first class treatment to optimise the recovery process.

Kentdale is a family business that is owned and run by Simon and Louise Roch, we currently consist of a team of three Veterinary Surgeons and four Registered Veterinary Nurses in addition to support staff.

Simon Roch is the principle Orthopaedic Surgeon who has been exclusively seeing referred orthopaedic cases since 2005. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1997 and worked in an orthopaedic referral practice in Warwickshire and a large mixed practice in North Lancashire prior to undertaking a three year residency in Small Animal Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery at the renowned Willows Referral Service near Solihull. Simon gained his RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2006 and the Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) in 2010.

The RCVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery (Orthopaedics) is a the highest level of qualification awarded by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and indicates the candidate has acheived a high level of academic and professional expertise. Only 31 people have been awarded the Diploma since the qualification (or its predecessor) was first introduced over 25 years ago.

Simon has written many articles on veterinary orthopaedics for publication in internationally recognised, peer reviewed scientific journals and has travelled across the world to further his knowlege in the expanding field of orthopaedics and minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. His particular interests include the correction of limb deformities, the management of cruciate ligament rupture, elbow dysplasia and the optimal treatment of fractures.

He is supported clinically and managementally by Louise Roch, who also graduated from Edinburgh University in 1997. Louise is particularly interested in anaesthesia and critical care, postoperative rehabilitation and alternative therapies including acupuncture.