Prof Anna Meredith
Personal Chair of Zoological and Conservation 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
Availability
Willingness to take Ph.D. students: Yes
Background
I qualified from the University of Cambridge in Veterinary Medicine in 1999 after a first degree in Physiological Sciences from the University of Oxford. After a year in general practice I joined R(D)SVS as a lecturer in exotic animal and wildlife medicine in 1992 and have over 20 years experience as a clinician working with exotic animals and wildlife. I established and lead the Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service and was head veterinary surgeon for the Royal Zoologial Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo (1992-2009). I am a RCVS and European Recognisied Specilaist in Zoo and Wildlief Medicine and my focus now is on wildlife and conservation medicine. I am also Director of Postgraduate Taught programmes at the Easter Bush Campus and am Programme Director for the MVetSci in Conservation Medicine
Collaborative Activity
Institute of Zoology; SNH; Scottish Wildcat Action Plan partnership
Clinical Expertise and Specialisation
Zoological medicine; RCVS Diplomate and Recognised Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Mammalian); ECZM Diplomate and Specilaist on Zoological Medicine (Wildlife Population Health)
Area of Expertise
| Zoological Medicine, Conservation Medicine, Exotic Pet Medicine |
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh Evaluation of predators as sentinels for emerging infectious diseases Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (Cambridge), University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge Bachelor of Arts, University of Oxford Master of Arts, University of Oxford
Professional Qualifications
Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Wildlife Population Health), DipECZM RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine, DZooMed RCVS Recognised Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine, CertZooMed RCVS Certificate in Laboratory Animal Science, CertLAS
Responsibilities & affiliations
School
- Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
- Chair, Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Committee
- Member, Senior Management Group
- PG teaching staff
College
- Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes
- Chair, College Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Committee
- Member, College Strategy Group
- Member, Edinburgh Medicial School Executive
- Member, College Quality Assurance and Enhancement Commitee
University
- Member, Learning and Teaching Committee
Undergraduate teaching
UG
Student Research Component
Postgraduate teaching
PG (Msc Taught courses)
MSc Conservation Medicine
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
Eco-system health and species conservation
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
Wildlife disease management
Interventions in Wild Animal Health
Research summary
Red squirrel surveillance and infectious diseases (squirrelpox, squirrel leprosy); Scottish wildcat conservation and infectious diseases; a novel Amphibiocystidium disease in palmate newts on the Isle of Rum; Scottish raptor mortality; infectious diseases of pine martens
Current research interests
Wildlife diseases and epidemiology; Conservation Medicine-
Plasma chemistry and hematology reference values in wild nestlings of White-tailed Sea Eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla): effects of age, sex and hatching date
(8 pages)
In:
Journal of Ornithology, pp. 1-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02050-2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Determining Sex in Golden Eagle (AQUILA CHRYSAETOS) Nestling
(6 pages)
In:
European Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 69, pp. 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01627-1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Hacking Techniques Improve Health and Nutritional Status of Nestling White-tailed Eagles
(9 pages)
In:
Ecology and Evolution, vol. 13, pp. 1-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9776
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Zoonoses and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population: A One Health scoping review
(13 pages)
In:
PLOS global public health, pp. 1-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000921
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in burrowing bettongs (Bettongia lesueur): a comparison of cat-free and cat-exposed populations
In:
Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 69, pp. 175-183
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO22010
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Establishing haematological and biochemical reference intervals for free-ranging Scottish golden eagle nestlings (Aquila chrysaetos)
In:
European Journal of Wildlife Research, vol. 68
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-022-01586-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Capacity building for wildlife health professionals: the Wildlife Health Bridge
(10 pages)
In:
One Health & Implementation Research, pp. 68 - 78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20517/ohir.2022.03
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Clinical Progression of leprosy in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in A Naturally infected wild population
(8 pages)
In:
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 1159-1166
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0067
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
One Health in Indigenous Communities: a critical review of the evidence
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111303
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Geographical Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Bank Vole Hepaciviruses in Europe
In:
Viruses, vol. 13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071258
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)