{"id":6362,"date":"2024-12-10T14:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T06:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/?page_id=6362"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T08:00:54","slug":"dr-stephen-martin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hvoc.com.hk\/en\/our-team\/dr-stephen-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Stephen Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6362\" class=\"elementor elementor-6362 elementor-6347\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa7ceca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa7ceca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b99b37e\" data-id=\"b99b37e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82dcc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a82dcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Stephen Martin<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f28e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33f28e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BSc(Hons), MVB, DVMS<br>\nDipECVS\nRCVS, EBVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f526c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9f526c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Stephen graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland in 2013, having previously attained a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from University College Cork (Ireland).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Following graduation, Dr. Stephen undertook a clinical rotation in a referral hospital in the United Kingdom, followed by a period in general and emergency practice. He then completed a surgery-specific internship. In 2016, he began his residency in small animal surgery at UCD, completing his training in 2020 along with his doctoral thesis on canine antebrachial biomechanics.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Following his residency, Dr. Stephen served as an assistant professor of small animal surgery at UCD before moving to a specialist private referral practice. He earned his Doctorate of Veterinary Medical Specialisation (DVMS) and successfully passed the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) specialist board examinations in July 2021, becoming a diplomate of the ECVS.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Stephen currently works as a remote surgical consultant in Europe and Asia, in addition to his role as a Specialist in Small Animal Surgeon at HVSEH. He manages a diverse caseload of orthopaedic, soft tissue, and neurosurgical conditions, with particular focus on trauma, emergency surgery, and oncologic surgery. 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