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Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, The University of Melbourne

Chris leads equine orthopaedic research at the University of Melbourne. This involves a multidisciplinary approach using biomechanics, microstructural analysis and epidemiology. Chris brings a clinical focus to his research due to his role in investigating and treating lame horses as a specialist equine surgeon within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital where he has worked since November 2004. Chris trained as a specialist at the University of Sydney where he completed a PhD before moving to work with Dr Sue Dyson at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, England, a world leader in lameness investigation and imaging. He ran his own referral practice and scintigraphy unit at the Newcastle Equine Centre.

Chris has lectured and published extensively on lameness matters. His current research interests are in equine limb function, subchondral bone and the epidemiology of equine limb injuries.

Experience

  • –present
    Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, University of Melbourne

Education

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    University of Sydney, PhD
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    University of Sydney, Residency in Equine Surgery
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    ACVS, Fellowship of Australian College of Veterinary Scientists training programme