Dr Sara Dias
DVM, MSc, Dip. ABVP, Dip. ECZM, MRCVS
RCVS Recognized Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine
ABVS American Veterinary Specialist in Exotic Companion Mammals
ABVS European Veterinary Specialist in Small Mammals Medicine and Surgery
Sara graduated from University of Lisbon, in Portgal, in 2010. Sara completed one year exotic animal medicine and zoological medicine internship at Los Sauces (Madrid, Spain), followed by two years of small and exotic practice in Portugal.
Sara started her ECZM Small Mammal Residency at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain) in 2015. After finishing her residency, she moved to the USA to work as an Assistant Professor at Kansas State University for two years, and in 2019 she decided to move to the UK, to work at a Private Multidisciplinary Referral Pratice and as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Nottinhgam University.
Sara loves teaching and empowering new generations. Sara is a member of the education and examination (leader for Small Mammals) committee of the ECZM and is also actively involved in several zoological medicine organizations.
Sara is currently doing her PhD at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain). Sara is a regular speaker at both national and international conferences, CPD courses and post-graduate certificate courses, publish regularly at national and international reseach journals.