Laurencie is a veterinary graduate from the University of Nantes in France and a registered specialist in Small Animal surgery.  She completed a one-year rotating internship in Paris followed by a one-year surgical internship in Lyon. She completed her specialist surgical training in Belgium and was admitted as a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013.

Laurencie is also a senior lecturer at the University of Sydney. She enjoys being involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate surgical training. She is the author of several international publications and is involved in a translational research on the mitral valve, as part of her PhD. During her residency, she obtained a master degree investigating urodynamic findings secondary to compressive spinal cord lesions and surgical decompression in dogs.

Versed in all complex soft tissue surgery and neurosurgery, her special interests include cardio-vascular surgery (including mitral valve repair), minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, interventional radiology including transvenous coil embolization of intrahepatic shunts), surgery of the urinary tract and treatment of wobbler disease.

Dr. Laurencie, recently has taken on 2-year full time further study on MMVD and surgical repair. VSOS looks forward to welcoming back Laurencie to head up our MMVD dept in 2027/2028.