Noel Fitzpatrick was born on the 13th of December to a farmer Sean Fitzpatrick and his wife Rita. Noel studied veterinary medicine in University College of Dublin and graduated in 1990. He then worked in several large-animal vets in Ireland where he performed his very first orthopedic operation. In 1993 Noel moved to Guildford, Surrey in the United Kingdom where he worked in a small animal practice. Noel set up Fitzpatrick referrals in 2005 which is a million pound state of the art practice. Noel Fitzpatrick was the focus of the television documentary The Bionic Vet (2010) and The Supervet (2014 to present)