Laurent graduated from Paris’ vet school, the Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, in France in 1995 and was assistant instructor in the anatomy department the following year. He then qualified for a 2-year surgical internship in the same school and later completed a Master of Science in Biology and Physiology of Circulation and Respiration, as well as a university degree in Experimental Surgery and Microsurgery. After having worked for 3 years in a large private practice outside Paris, he spent 4 years at the Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Frégis, near Paris, where he completed an ECVS residency. He became a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2008 and was recognised as a specialist in small animal surgery by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2012. Laurent was a senior surgeon and director both at VRCC Veterinary Referrals in Essex from 2006 to 2014 and at Fitzpatrick Referrals Oncology and Soft Tissue in Surrey from 2014 to 2022. He currently is a senior surgeon and director at AURA Veterinary in Surrey, UK. His fields of interest include oncologic, reconstructive and general soft tissue surgeries.