Speaker bio page for Dr Fabian George Blake Rivers

Bio

Fabian Rivers graduated in 2018 from University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno. He is currently an exotics and companion animal vet in Birmingham. More commonly known as Dready Vet an initiative started in 2013, he has written, featured and given talks to a variety of veterinary and non veterinary publications, universities and initiatives. He is currently the British Veterinary Association recent graduate representative and is a keen contributor on topics surrounding mental health, racism, new graduate and student welfare, and the wider complexities of the veterinary community. In 2020, he was awarded BVA Young Vet of the Year.

He is currently undertaking a certificate in exotic animal practice clinically and mentors students on exotic specific casework when going into practice. He is the lead exotics vet at an independent practice and his interests are in preventative welfare particularly in reptiles. He is also one of the vets on the Pets Factor, a children’s TV show on the CBBC, mainly placed as the exotics focused member of the team. He also presented a documentary in 2021 named, ‘Britians Puppy Boom; Counting the Cost’ which aired on on BBC One, BBC Three and iPlayer.