Prof Karen Blissitt
Personal Chair of Equine Cardiology and Anaesthesia
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
Qualified from Liverpool Veterinary School in 1982. Following two years in large animal practice in Scotland, 1 year in Australia and locum work in England, started work at the R(D)SVS in 1986.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh
Echocardiographic studies of vavular and ventricular function in horses
Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
June 1982, Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool
November 1993. Doctor of Philosophy ‘Echocardiographic studies of valvular and ventricular function in horses’, University of Edinburgh
September 1988, Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
November 1995, Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.
April 1997, Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia, European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia.
Professional Qualifications
European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, DipECVAA
Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia, DVA
Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia, CVA
Responsibilities & affiliations
Anaesthesia
Postgraduate teaching
Year GEP
The animal body
Year 3
Dog and Cat
Year 4
Equine
Year 5
Final year rotations
Student Selected Component 2
MSc Equine Science
Equine Exercise Physiology 2
Research summary
Equine cardiology: sudden cardiac death, 4D echocardiography, mitral and aortic valve function. General Anaesthesia: haemodynamic effects of anaesthesia in horses. Factors affecting recovery quality in horses, perioperative mortality.
Current research interests
Research students Supervised Thomas Tzelos - MSc 2011 - Title: Electrocardiographic Indicators of Excitability in Horses for Predicting Recovery Quality after General Anaesthesia. Supervised Gudrun Schoeffmann, resident in veterinary anaesthesia, European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia - 2007-2010. Supervised Catriona Lyle - Resident in equine medicine and MSc student, University of Edinburgh - 2008-2009. Supervised Dr Enzo Vettorato, resident in veterinary anaesthesia, European Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia - 2007-2009. Second supervisor to J. Dukes-McEwan - (Phd thesis 1999) - Title: Echocardiographic/Doppler criteria of normality, the findings in cardiac disease and the genetics of familial dilated cardiomyopathy in Newfoundland dogs.Research activities
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Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for left atrial volume assessment in Thoroughbred racehorses: observer variability and comparison with two-dimensional echocardiography
In:
Equine Veterinary Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13408
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A comparison of two ketamine doses for field anaesthesia in horses undergoing castration
In:
Equine Veterinary Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13052
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Occlusion of blood flow in the contralateral pelvic limb during positioning for canine total hip replacement surgery
In:
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2017.05.002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Letter (Published) -
Thermography as an early predictive measurement for evaluating epidural and femoral–sciatic block success in dogs
In:
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 44, pp. 1198-1207
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2016.11.009
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Electrocardiographic indicators of excitability in horses for predicting recovery quality after general anaesthesia
In:
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 42, pp. 269-279
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vaa.12199
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Risk factors for race-associated sudden death in Thoroughbred racehorses in the UK (2000-2007)
(7 pages)
In:
Equine Veterinary Journal, vol. 44, pp. 459-465
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00496.x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Sudden death in racing Thoroughbred horses: An international multicentre study of post mortem findings
(8 pages)
In:
Equine Veterinary Journal, vol. 43, pp. 324-331
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00164.x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The bispectral index during recovery from halothane and sevoflurane anaesthesia in horses (vol 37, pg 25, 2010)
(1 page)
In:
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 37, pp. 196-196
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.2010.00532_1.x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
The bispectral index during recovery from halothane and sevoflurane anaesthesia in horses
(10 pages)
In:
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 37, pp. 25-34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-2995.2009.00507.x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Retrospective Evaluation of Episodic Collapse in the Horse in a Referred Population: 25 Cases (1995-2009)
(5 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, vol. 24, pp. 1498-1502
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0610.x
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)