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Associate Professor Geraldine B Hunt

Dr Geraldine Hunt

Associate Professor in Surgery
Small Animal Surgical Specialist
University Veterinary Centre, Sydney
University of Sydney, Sydney 2006
Phone: +61 2 9351 3437 (switch)
Fax: +61 2 9351 4261
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Qualifications

BVSc(Hon) MVetClinStud PhD FACVSc Specialist Small Animal Surgeon

Teaching Areas

  • Small Animal Surgery: Introductory surgical decision making and soft tissue surgery (lectures, practical classes, small group clinical teaching)
  • Supervision of Postgraduate Residents in Small Animal Surgery

VEIN Projects

Administration

  • Coordinator of VETS 3027 and VETS5348
  • Chair AVMA Management Committee

Research

  • Congenital portosystemic shunts in small animals (genetics, embryology, diagnosis and treatment)
  • Congenital cardiovascular disease in small animals
  • Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
  • Reconstructive surgery of skin

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Council Member (2001 - ): Australian College of Veterinary Scientists
  • Examiner (2002): ACVSc; Small Animal Surgery
  • Invited Speaker (2002/2003): ACVSc Science Week, Gold Coast, July
  • Postgraduate Foundation in Veterinary Science Time Out Seminars,Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane
  • World Small Animal Veterinary Association, Granada, Spain, October North American Veterinary Conference, Florida, January 2003

Selected Publications

  • Hunt GB, Perkins MC, Foster SF, Barrs VR, Swinney GR, Malik R. Nasopharyngeal disorders of dogs and cats: A review and retrospective study. Compendium on Continuing Education. In Press.
  • Hunt GB, Tisdall PLC, Liptak JM, Beck JA, Swinney GR, Malik R. Skin-fold advancement flaps for closing large proximal limb and trunk defects in dogs and cats. Veterinary Surgery. 2001. 30: 5, 440-448.
  • Hunt GB, Simpson DJ, Beck JA, Goldsmid SE, Lawrence D, Pearson MRB, Bellenger CR. Intraoperative hemorrhage during patent ductus arteriosus ligation in dogs. Veterinary Surgery. 2001. 30: 1, 58-63.
  • Tisdall PLC, Hunt GB, Youmans KR, Malik R. Neurological dysfunction in dogs following attenuation of congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunts. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 2000. 41: 12, 539-546.
  • Hunt GB, Tisdall PLC, Webb A, MacPherson GC, Brain P, Malik R. Congenital portosystemic shunts in Toy and Miniature Poodles. Australian Veterinary Journal. 2000. 78: 8, 530-532.