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.