Prof. Platt qualified from the University of Edinburgh in 1992; he was an intern at the Ontario Veterinary College and completed a residency in neurology in 1998 at the University of Florida. Prof. Platt is currently a professor at the University of Georgia. Prof. Platt is co-editor of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology and the Manual of Small Animal Neurological Emergencies. Prof. Platt is Past-President of ACVIM’s Neurology Specialty and currently serves as Editor in Chief of NAVC’s journal Today’s Veterinary Practice. Prof. Platt was made a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2018.