Tony graduated from University College Dublin in 1996 and worked in general practice in Ireland and the UK until 2003. Following an internship at the Animal Health Trust, he completed a surgical residency at the Royal (Dick) School for Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh and then worked as a Clinician in Soft Tissue Surgery at Liverpool University. He is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and currently works at Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, multidisciplinary referral practice in Hampshire.