Angus grew up in Tasmania keen to be an equine surgeon from about 14 years of age. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1989.
He worked in racetrack practice at Flemington for 3 years before moving to Murdoch University in Western Australia as a resident in equine medicine and surgery. Angus gained Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Equine Surgery in 1995 and Fellowship of the ANZCVS in 2002, allowing him to be registered as a Specialist in Equine Surgery. Angus joined the Scone Equine Hospital in 1997 and his work involves surgery, radiology, conformation and lameness evaluation in stud, performance and pleasure horses. His surgical interests include fracture repair, arthroscopy, laparoscopy and all orthopaedic procedures.
Angus is currently 1 of 3 nominated veterinarians in Australia who assess the suitability of thoroughbred racehorses for export to Hong Kong. He is an advisor to the major Insurance Underwriters in London. He is a keen publisher of scientific articles in veterinary journals and passionate mentor of Interns and young veterinarians. He has presented over 80 lectures at veterinary conferences around the world, including England, Germany, Belgium, Hong Kong and Australia. He was the key-note speaker at the 2015 Bain Fallon Memorial lectures.
Recipient of 3 major awards- the Seddon Memorial Prize in 2019, awarded annually by the NSW branch of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) for meritorious contribution to Veterinary Science in NSW, the ANZCVS College Prize in 2021, awarded annually to a veterinarian who has made an outstanding practical contribution to veterinary science or practice in Australia or New Zealand without the support of an academic environment, and the annual Equine Veterinarians Australia (EVA) Award for Excellence in the equine veterinary field in 2022
Angus is a past Treasurer and member of the education committee of the EVA, past Chairman and member of the credential committee of the Equine Chapter of the ANZCVS and a previous examiner for Membership and Fellowship of the ANZCVS.
Angus moved permanently to Avenel in 2022 and is busy building the case-load, facilities and personnel needed for a major referral hospital in Victoria. He designed the new veterinary hospital being built in Scone and is helping to oversee its construction.