Ann qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the Ontario Veterinary College, Canada, in 1989. She worked in Canada for three years in exotic pet and small animal practice before starting a residency program in anatomic pathology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Canada. This culminated in 1995 in a Master’s degree with a research focus on lesions and cytology of the air sac in the mallard duck.

She remained in Saskatoon to teach for two more years before moving to the USA to pursue an advanced residency in zoological pathology at the University of Madison- Wisconsin in conjunction with Milwaukee County Zoo. Upon completion, she came to the UK, first lecturing at the Royal Veterinary College, where she became a diplomate of the Royal College of Pathologists, specializing in avian disease, and of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. She then accepted a position as the pathologist for the Zoological Society of London, where she gained a wealth of experience in postmortem examination of all animals from snails to elephants. Ann moved to diagnostic histopathology in 2005 and has recently joined Finn Pathologists. Her professional interests centre on diseases of wildlife and exotic animals. Outside work, she enjoys birdwatching and the outdoors and is an avid backgammon player.

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