After graduating from The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala 2000, Niklas worked as a small animal clinician in Sweden and the U.K. for six years. He thereafter started a joint PhD project between Sweden and the Netherlands 2007-2010, on the topic of intervertebral disc degeneration. After completion of the PhD he stayed at Utrecht University where he completed his European specialist training in veterinary Neurology and worked as a lecturer until 2016. In August 2016 Niklas moved to the U.K. and worked at North Downs Specialist Referrals for two years before moving back to the Netherlands to build up the Neurology and Neurosurgery department for IVC Evidensia, the Netherlands. Niklas is passionate about sharing the wonderful world of neurology and frequently lectures on different neurology topics. He has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters. His free time is spent with the family and walking with his dogs Azzi and Charlie.