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Dr Vanessa Barrs

Dr Vanessa Barrs

Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine,
University Veterinary Centre, Sydney
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Evelyn Williams (B10)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: +61 2 9351 3437, +61 2 9036 9612
Fax: +61 2 9351 4261
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Qualifications

BVSc(hons) MVetClinStud FACVSc(Feline Medicine) GradCertEd(Higher Ed)

Teaching Areas

  • Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine;
    Veterinary Clinical Sciences 3027- Cardiorespiratory Medicine;
  • Veterinary Medicine and Clinical Pathology 4112- Endocrinology, Nephrology;
  • Referral Medicine Vets 5346- Clinical teaching Year 5 interns
  • Postgraduate Coursework- MVetStud- Small Animal Clinical Studies
  • Supervisor postgraduate veterinary interns & ACVSc Fellowship candidates (feline medicine)

Administration

  • Sub Dean, BVSc Teaching
  • Head of Small Animal Medicine Unit University Veterinary Centre, Sydney
  • Unit of Study Coordinator Referral Medicine Vets5346
  • Unit of Study Coordinator Primary Accession Medicine & Surgery Vets5345
  • Unit of Study Coordinator Vets 9005, 9006 Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • Academic Supervisor MVetStud (Small Animal Stream) degree program
  • Post-graduate learning & teaching committee – member
  • E-learning committee – member

Research

  • Selected Genetic Diseases of the Cat
  • Infectious Diseases of the Cat
  • Feline alimentary lymphoma

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW – Specialist Representative
  • President Feline Medicine chapter of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists 2002 - 2006
  • External Examiner Australian College of Veterinary Scientists Feline/Small Animal Medicine
  • Feline Health Research Fund - Trustee
  • Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery – Editorial Board Member
    Invited Speaker:
  • Valentine Charlton Symposium in Feline Medicine, Hong Kong 2004
  • Korean Animal Hospital Association. 2nd KAAHA International Conference, Seoul Korea.
  • World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress Sydney 2007
  • Singapore & Thailand Veterinary Association Conferences, Singapore & Thailand 2007

Selected Publications

  1. Barrs VR. Gunew M. Foster SF. Beatty JA. Malik R. Prevalence of polycystic kidney disease in Persian cats and related breeds in Sydney and Brisbane. Aust Vet J. 2001; 79: 257-259.
  2. Barrs VR. Swinney GR. Martin P. Concurrent Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection and Salmonellosis in a kitten. Aust Vet J. 1999;77:11-14.
  3. Barrs VR, Martin P, Beatty JA, Nicoll RG and Malik R. Pulmonary cryptococcosis and Capillaria aerophila infection in an FIV-positive cat. Aust Vet J. 2000; 78:154-158.
  4. Barrs VR, Beatty JA, McCandlish IA and Kipar A. Hypereosinophilic paraneoplastic syndrome in a cat with intestinal T-cell lymphosarcoma. J Sm An Pract 2002;43:401-405
  5. Barrs VR, Martin P, Allan, GS, Malik R and Love DN. A retrospective study of feline pyothorax: 27 cases (1988-2002). JFMS 2005, 7:211-222
  6. Barrs VR, Martin PM and Beatty JA. Antemortem diagnosis and treatment of toxoplasmosis in two cats on cyclosporin therapy. Australian Veterinary Journal 2006, 84: 30-35.
  7. Barrs VR, Beatty JA, Lingard AE, Malik R, Krockenberger MB, Martin P, O’Brien C, Angles JM, Dowden M, Halliday C. Feline Sino-orbital Aspergillosis: An Emerging Clinical Syndrome. Australian Veterinary Journal 2007; 85(3):N23
  8. Barrs VR, Nicoll R, Churcher RK, Beck JA, Beatty JA. Intracranial Empyema: literature review and two novel cases in cats. Journal of Small Animal Practice 2007;48:449-454.