Current Position

Head of Soft tissue surgery at Evidensia (NL)

Education and Experience

Qualified from the University in Ghent, Belgium as a veterinarian in 2001
Internship in Ontaria, Canada in 2002
5 years experience in first opinion practice in the UK from 2002 to 2007
Obtained RCVS certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2008
Worked as a small animal referral surgeon in the UK from 2008 to 2014
ECVS residency from 2014 to 2018 and passed the ECVS exam in 2019
From 2019 until present, I have worked as a soft tissue surgeon at a multidisciplinary hospital near the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
and became head of soft tissue surgery for Evidensia NL in 2020.

Teaching Experience

Since obtaining my ECVS Diploma, I have help to build the Evidensia Academy in the Netherlands, where I give soft tissue surgery courses for veterinarians employed by Evidensia. I am also involved in the international graduate course where I teach young graduates basic surgical skills from all over Europe.
I currently give oncology and soft tissue courses for the Chinese School of Advanced Veterinary Studies as well as oncology courses for ESAVS in Europe.

Research

Published papers:

Proot J.L. & Corr S. Clinical audit for the tibial tuberosity advancement procedure. (2013). VCOT 26(4). p 280-284.
Proot J.L., de Vicente F, Sheahan, D.E. Analysis of lactate concentrations in canine synovial fluid. (2015). VCOT 28(5). P 301-305
Proot J.L, Nelissen P., Ladlow J.F., Blocklock K., Kulendra N., de la Puerta B. & Sheahan D.E. (2016) Parotidectomy for the treatment of parotid sialocoele in 14 dogs. JSAP 57, p 79-83.
Proot J.L., et al. (2018). Is the caudal auricular axial pattern flap robust? A multi-centre cohort study of 16 dogs and 12 cats (2005 to 2016). JSAP 34, p 18-22.
Favier R., Proot J.L., Matiasovic. et al. (2024). Towards a flexible and personalised development of veterinarians and veterinary nurses working in a companion animal referral care setting. Vet Med Sci 10(4), p 1518-1524.
de Jong L., Proot J.L., Pillin L., Janssen L. (2024). Minimally Invasive Placement of Cannulated Headless Compression Screws for Reduction of Sacroiliac Luxation in 14 Cats. VCOT 33(5), p 47-55.

Current research interest:

Evaluation of a targeted anti-fatty acid near-infrared fluorescent dye for fluorescence-guided resection of naturally occurring mastocytomas in dogs