Dr Alisdair Boag
Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine

Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Alisdair graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London after completing an intercalated BSc in Immunology and Pathology at King’s College, University of London. He then worked in small animal practice before heading to Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA to begin advanced clinical training.
Following a return to small animal practice Alisdair completed his PhD at the Royal Veterinary College, London focussed on the genetic and immunological basis of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. He then moved to Edinburgh to complete further advanced clinical training, successfully gaining his Diploma from the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals (Internal Medicine).
In 2018 Alisdair then moved to Professor Nik Morton's laboratory as a Clincal Postdoctoral Research Fellow investigating fundamental biology of pancreatic Islet cells. In 2019 Alisdair began a Lectureship in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the R(D)SVS and continues his research with Professor Morton's Laboratory.
Qualifications
Diplomate European College Veterinary Internal Medicine Companion Animal (Internal Medicine)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, University of London
Bachelor of Science, King's College, University of London
Responsibilities & affiliations
Small Animal Internal Medicine, Feline Medicine, Pre-Clinical Teaching, Small Animal Teaching
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Evaluation of resting cortisol concentration testing in dogs with chronic gastrointestinal signs
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16365
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Evaluation of the utility and accuracy of body fluids containing red blood cells to determine canine and feline blood types
In:
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Complications associated with bone marrow sampling in dogs and cats
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13274
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Xanthogranulomatous Pituitary Adenoma in a Dog with Typical Hyperadrenocorticism
In:
Journal of Comparative Pathology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.09.006
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Glucocorticoid metabolism and the action of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 in canine congestive heart failure
In:
The Veterinary Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2020.105456
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Polymorphisms in the CTLA4 promoter sequence are associated with canine hypoadrenocorticism
In:
Canine Medicine and Genetics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-020-0081-4
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Glucocorticoid Metabolism in Critically Ill Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)
In:
Domestic Animal Endocrinology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106437
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Evaluation of the Effect of Urine Dip versus Urine Drip on Multi-test Strip Results
In:
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.12730
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Esophageal feeding tube placement and the associated complications in 248 cats
(8 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, vol. 33, pp. 1306-1314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15496
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A longitudinal study of autoantibodies against cytochrome P450 side-chain cleavage enzyme in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) affected with hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease)
(5 pages)
In:
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol. 202, pp. 41-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.05.013
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)