veterinary surgeon 
noun British
A person qualified to treat diseased or injured animals.Secondly, the review contains no trials from species routinely treated for haemorrhage by veterinary surgeons....
- The Currow native, who qualified as a veterinary surgeon, won 20 caps during a distinguished international rugby career with Ireland between 1965 and 1968.
- Also significant are provisions relating to the prescribing cascade, which will allow veterinary surgeons to use products authorised in another EU member state as one of the cascade options.