Tim qualified from the University of Cambridge in 2007, and following a year working in small animal practice, he undertook a PhD focusing on feline hyperthyroidism in the Feline Research Group at the Royal Veterinary College, London, under the supervision of Professor Jonathan Elliott and Professor Harriet Syme. Tim was awarded the Society for Comparative Endocrinology Prize for 'Excellence in the Advancement of Veterinary Endocrinology' in 2011 and 2015 for studies published following his PhD. He subsequently completed a residency in veterinary clinical pathology at Cambridge in 2015, after which he was appointed Lecturer and subsequently Associate Professor in Clinical Pathology. Tim is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists and a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology.