Rachel Blake (MVB MScR DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) AFHEA MRCVS, EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology)
Senior Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Medicine
Contact details
- Tel: 01316507650
- Email: rachel.blake@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
The University of Edinburgh
Easter Bush Campus - City
- Midlothian
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Rachel is a EBVS® European specialist in Veterinary Cardiology with a particular interest in heart rate variability, myxomatous mitral valve disease and interventional cardiology. She contributes regularly to veterinary journals and conferences on these topics.
Rachel graduated from University College Dublin in 2012 and then completed a rotating internship at Mississippi State University. Following this, she worked in first opinion practice for two years before beginning her residency at the University of Edinburgh. She finished her residency in 2019 and gained her Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology and Masters by Research in the same year. Following a year in private referral practice she re-joined the University of Edinburgh as a Senior Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Medicine. She now splits her time between caring for dogs and cats on clinics, conducting research and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Outside of work, Rachel enjoys keeping fit, exploring the Scottish countryside with her Lurcher and getting lost in a good book.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB, University College Dublin)
Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology (DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology), European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine)
Masters by Research (MScR, University of Edinburgh)
Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Acadamy (AFHEA)
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Validation of heart rate spot-check protocol to measure circadian variation and heart rate in healthy dogs and dogs with atrial fibrillation
(14 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, vol. 43, pp. 41-54
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2022.07.002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Clinical features and long-term follow-up of 70 cases of canine idiopathic eosinophilic lung disease
In:
Veterinary Record
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105193
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Survival of Activated Myofibroblasts in Canine Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease and the Role of Apoptosis
(8 pages)
In:
Research in Veterinary Science, vol. 128, pp. 99-106
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2019.11.004
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Coronary arteriovenous malformation in a dog with a complex arrhythmia and hypothyroidism
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2019.01.005
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Changes in renal endothelin activity with cardiac, renal and other chronic diseases in dogs
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Unpublished) -
The use of cardiac biomarkers in dogs and cats
In:
UK-VET Companion animal, vol. 23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/coan.2018.23.10.569
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Poincare plots as a measure of heart rate variability in healthy dogs
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, vol. 20, pp. 20-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2017.10.006
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)