Dr Geoff Culshaw (BVMS PhD DVC MRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology)
Head of Cardiology Service, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Cardiopulmonary Medicine

Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
An RCVS specialist in Veterinary Cardiology since 2011, Geoff publishes regularly his clinical and lab-based cardiovascular research in both veterinary and basic science journals, and has frequently presented his work on national and international stages. He graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 1994, and, after 11 years in general practice, he joined us in 2005, and obtained the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology in 2008. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Cardiopulmonary Medicine, and a Clinical Research Associate of The Roslin Institute.
Geoff spends half of his time managing dogs and cats referred to the Cardiopulmonary Service, and performing interventional procedures. The rest of his time is spent teaching undergraduate students, training residents and conducting research into canine mitral valve disease (MMVD) and cardiovascular risk in dogs. He recently completed a PhD at the renowned Queen’s Medical Research Institute, where he continues to work on salt balance and regulation of blood pressure in diabetes (funded by Kidney Research UK).
Away from work, Geoff enjoys cycling, running and playing the guitar, none of which he is any good at.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (BVMS, University of Glasgow)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, University of Edinburgh)
Professional Qualifications
Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology (DVC, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology
Research summary
- The relationship between renal handling of salt in early diabetes mellitus and regulation of blood pressure
- Molecular mechanisms in canine myxomatous mitral valve disease
- Inheritance and genetics of cardiac accessory pathways in UK Labrador retrievers
- Endothelial dysfunction in dogs in naturally occurring risk factors for metabolic syndrome
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The acute pressure natriuresis response is suppressed by selective ETA receptor blockade
In:
Clinical science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20210937
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema complicating balloon valvuloplasty and stent angioplasty of severe pulmonary valve stenosis in four dogs
(10 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, vol. 39, pp. 79-88
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2021.12.003
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema complicating balloon valvuloplasty and stent angioplasty of severe pulmonary valve stenosis in four dogs
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Branham sign in dogs undergoing interventional patent ductus arteriosus occlusion or surgical ligation: a retrospective study
In:
Open Veterinary Journal, vol. 11, pp. 603- 612
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/OVJ.2021.v11.i4.10
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Retrospective evaluation of systemic hypertension in dogs with non-associative (primary) immune mediated hemolytic anemia
In:
Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Eosinophilic pericardial effusion in a cat with complex systemic disease and associated peripheral eosinophilia
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2021.03.001
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibition does not alter the pressure natriuretic response in Sprague Dawley rats
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Published) -
Aortic Sinus Aneurysm Communicating with the Main Pulmonic Artery, and a concurrent Patent Ductus Arteriosus, in a Dog
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice, vol. 62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13103
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Association of diet and left ventricular wall thickness, troponin-I and IGF-1 in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15925
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Spontaneous torsade de pointes and ventricular fibrillation in a dog during pacemaker implantation
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2020.09.009
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)