Dr Kelly Blacklock (BVM&S DipECVS SFHEA PGCert PhD FRCVS)
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery. Research Fellow, Liz Patton Group
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
The University of Edinburgh
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Kelly graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2005 and after 18 months in small animal general practice, completed a rotating internship at the Royal Veterinary College and a three-year ECVS approved residency programme in the Small Animal Surgery at the University of Bristol. Kelly joined the Animal Health Trust in 2011 and was awarded a PhD from the University of Liverpool for studies into the genetics of metastasis in canine cancer. In 2019, Kelly returned to the R(D)SVS as a senior lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, where she is involved in the clinical service, teaching, and research into the genetic basic and functional aspects of canine cancers. She is a Research Fellow at the Patton Lab in the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, where she studies metastasis of canine oral melanoma.
Kelly is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She works within the soft tissue surgical service, providing cutting-edge specialist surgical care for small animals, and has a particular interest in surgical oncology. She provides tuition of small animal surgical theory and practice to veterinary undergraduate and postgraduate students, and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a mentor of other staff on the Edinburgh Teaching Award.
Qualifications
2020 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Liverpool
2019 Edinburgh Teaching Award, Level 3 (SFHEA)
2013 Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal) (DipECVS)
2005 Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Edinburgh
Responsibilities & affiliations
Chair of the Clinical and Education Career Development Committee. 2020-present.
Member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 2020-present.
Associate Editor Veterinary Record. 2020-present.
Member of the Improving Culture Facilitation group. 2021-present.
Undergraduate teaching
Modules:
- Integrated Clinical course: Cat and Dog Course (BVM&S / 3rd Year) /Soft Tissue Surgery (8 lectures PA, 2019 – present)
- Clinical Foundation Course (BVM&S / 3rd Year) (1 lecture per annum, 2019 – present)
- Clinical Foundation Course (BVM&S / 3rd Year) (2 practical sessions (4 hours), 2019 – present)
- Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery (Final year rotation, selective, 18-26 weeks per annum, 2019 - present)
Postgraduate teaching
Modules:
- Surgery of the thoracic and abdominal cavity (CertSAS) (3 lectures and 3 practical sessions per annum, 2015 – present)
- External examiner for PG Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (caselog assessment, BSAVA)
- Member of the examining team for PG Certificate in Small animal Surgery (BSAVA)
- External examiner for PG Certificate in Small Animal Surgery (University of Liverpool)
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Areas of interest for supervision
Surgical Residents:
Primary supervised
- Fui Yap (Dip ECVS)
- Ian Faux (2019 – present)
- Jamie-Leigh Thompson (2019-present)
Secondary supervised
- Sofia Garcia-Pertierra Garcia (2019 – present)
Research summary
- Veterinary clinical soft tissue surgery
- Veterinary surgical education
- Veterinary infection control
- The application of naturally occuring canine oral melanoma as a model for human mucosal melanoma
Current research interests
Research Groups: Patton lab, led by Prof Elizabeth Patton at the MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, EdinburghPast research interests
Collaborative research and other projects: Collaborative research projects with Dave Adam's group at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge to identify translational canine models of human cancersAffiliated research centres
Project activity
Novel targets and rapid translational models for metastatic mucosal melanoma
Current project grants
2020-2023 Kennel Club Charitable Trust Grant: Defining the genetic and transcriptomic landscape of canine oral melanoma
2021-2024 Dog Trust's Canine Welfare Grant: Investigation of microRNA (miRNA) as biomarkers of chronic hypoxia in brachycephalic dogs (Co-PI)
2022-2023 European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists: Can the transcriptomic landscape of progressive feline diffuse iris melanoma inform novel anti-cancer drug discovery?
2023-2026 PetPlan Charitable Trust: Development and characterisation of a novel model of feline injection site sarcoma (Co-PI)
Past project grants
2019-2020 Student Experience Grant: Development of Veterinary Clinical Case Scenarios website (www.CasePALs.vet.ed.ac.uk)
2020-2021 Wellcome Institutional Partnership Award (Wellcome iTPA): Is canine oral melanoma a faithful clinical model of human mucosal melanoma?
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomographic predictors of lymph nodal metastasis in dogs with oral melanoma.
In:
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Evaluation of surgical confidence and competence with surgical EPAs after repeated use of low-fidelity training models in veterinary students
(12 pages)
In:
Veterinary Record, vol. 192, pp. 1-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.2779
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Advances in Understanding Spontaneously Occurring Melanoma in Animals
(3 pages)
In:
Veterinary Sciences, vol. 10, pp. 1-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030210
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Veterinary students’ views on surgical EPAs and the impact of COVID-19 on clinical competence development
(10 pages)
In:
Veterinary Record, vol. 191, pp. 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1978
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The approach to urethral obstruction in the cat: Part 2: Catheterising and post obstruction management
(12 pages)
In:
In Practice, vol. 44, pp. 452-464
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.248
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The approach to urethral obstruction in the cat Part 1: Presentation and stabilisation
In:
In Practice, vol. 44, pp. 372-384
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/inpr.107
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Assessing the expression of serum lactate dehydrogenase and peripheral leukocyte ratios in canine oral malignant melanoma
In:
Veterinary Sciences, vol. 9, pp. 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9080421
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Preventative pneumopexy in the management of concurrent right cranial and middle lung lobe torsion following right caudal lung lobectomy in a dog
In:
Vet Record Case Reports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.230
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Outcome following surgery to treat septic peritonitis in 95 cats in the United Kingdom
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13346
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Scrubs contamination, domestic laundry effect and workwear habits of clinical staff at a referral hospital
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13114
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Surgery of the Thoracic Cavity
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Surgery of the Abdominal Cavity
Research output: › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Genome-wide analysis of canine oral malignant melanoma metastasis-associated gene expression
In:
Scientific Reports, vol. 9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42839-x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Identification of molecular genetic contributants to canine cutaneous mast cell tumour metastasis by global gene expression analysis
In:
PLoS ONE, vol. 13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208026
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Prostatic adenocarcinoma in a rabbit: a case report
In:
UK-VET Companion animal, vol. 23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2018.23.8.458
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A preliminary investigation of the effect of sample collection technique on the cell and RNA content of fine-needle aspirates of five canine tumours
(11 pages)
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice, vol. 59, pp. 211-221
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12790
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Diagnosis and treatment of concurrent dermal malignant melanoma and melanocytomas in a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
In:
Veterinary Dermatology, vol. 28, pp. 520-e127
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vde.12460
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Canine Ovariohysterectomy: A Survey of Surgeon Concerns and Surgical Complications Encountered by Newly Graduated Veterinarians
(6 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, vol. 43, pp. 184-189
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0915-147R
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Characterization of primary pulmonary adenosquamous carcinoma-associated pleural effusion
(5 pages)
In:
Veterinary Clinical Pathology: An International Journal of Laboratory Medicine, vol. 45, pp. 179-83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.12316
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Parotidectomy for the treatment of parotid sialocoele in 14 dogs
(5 pages)
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice, vol. 57, pp. 79-83
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12429
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)