Thomas graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2016. He then moved to Canada to complete a rotating internship at the University of Saskatchewan before returning to the UK to complete by a neurology/neurosurgery internship at the Animal Health Trust.
Thomas subsequently joined Dovecote Veterinary Hospital in 2018 where he completed a neurology/neurosurgery residency in 2021 shortly before becoming both an RCVS and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology in 2022.
Alongside his clinical duties, Thomas is actively involved in research and has completed a Master of Research degree on Myasthenia Gravis with the University of Nottingham where he also enjoys teaching and was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Thomas is passionate about all aspects of veterinary neurology/neurosurgery and is always happy to discuss cases.
Research publications:
Mignan T, White R, Stee K, Bonanno G, Targett M, Lowrie M. Case report: Immune remission from generalized myasthenia gravis in a dog with a thymoma and cholangiocellular carcinoma. Front Vet Sci. 2023; https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1124702
Rawson, F, Foreman M, Mignan T, Galer J, Fraser A, Crawford A. Clinical presentation, treatment, and outcome of 24 dogs with bacterial meningitis or meningoencephalitis without empyema (20120-2020). J Vet Intern Med. 2023; 34: 223–229. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16605
Mignan, T, Targett, M, Lowrie, M. Classification of myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenic syndromes in dogs and cats. J Vet Intern Med. 2020; 34: 1707– 1717. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15855
Mignan, T, Garosi, L, Targett, M, Lowrie, M. Long-term outcome of cats with acquired myasthenia gravis without evidence of a cranial mediastinal mass. J Vet Intern Med. 2020; 34: 247– 252. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15655Mignan, T, Lowrie, M. Feline myasthenia gravis: a review. Companion Animal. 2019; 24:3: 156-161. https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2019.24.3.156
Simpson S, Edwards J, Mignan T, Cobb M, Morgan N, Rutland C. 2015. Genetics of Human and Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy. International journal of genomics, 2015, 204823. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/204823
