Staff

Research Staff

A/Prof Andrew Dart

Dr Darien Feary

Professor Leo Jeffcott

Dr Peter Knight

A/Prof Paul McGreevy

Dr Tony Mogg

Dr Gary Muscatello

Dr Christine Smith

Students

Table of student details

Postgraduate Opportunities

Associate Professor Andrew Dart

Director University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Camden (formerly UVCC)
Registered specialist in Equine and Large Animal Surgery

Qualifications
BVScQld
MACVSc Equine Surgery
DipVetClinSt
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgery
Diplomate European College Veterinary Surgery

Career History
Andrew graduated from UQ in 1984. He then did a 1 year internship and Dip VCS at Sydney, followed by a 3 year equine residency in private practice with Reg Pascoe at Oakey Veterinary Hospital. After that, he completed a 3 year Large Animal Surgery Residency at the University of California at Davis before spending 2 years as staff surgeon at UC Davis.
On returning to Australia, he completed 1 year in private practice in Tamworth then rejoined The University of Sydney in 1994, initially as a Senior Registrar and Head of Equine Medicine and Surgery. Then in 2001 he became an Associate Professor and was also given the position of Hospital Director at the University Veterinary Teaching Hostpital in Camden (formerly UVCC).

Research Interests
Andrew is interested in equine and camelid clinical research. He has considerable experience with horses and alpacas and is well known for his clinical abilities with these and other large animals. He conducts clinical and contract research trials as well as undertaking original research in these areas.

Dr Darien Feary

Lecturer in Equine Medicine
Specialist in Equine Medicine and Emergency and Critical Care

Qualifications

BVSc, MS, Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ACVECC
Masters in Clinical Science
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Career History

Graduated from University of Sydney 1999
Equine Internship Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Victoria
Residency in Large Animal Internal Medicine, Colorado State
University, USA 2004
Masters in Clinical Sciences 2004
Fellowship in Equine Emergency and Critical Care, University of
California, Davis 2006
Private practice; Equine Medical Center of Ocala, Ocala, Florida 2007
Lecturer In Equine Medicine, University of Sydney 2008

Research Interests

Equine medicine and emergency and critical care.

More specifically: equine colic, gastroenterology, neonatology, fluid therapy, head trauma.

Professor Leo Jeffcott

Dean of Faculty

Qualifications
1967 BVetMed, MRCVS
1972 PhD
1978 FRCVS
1989 DVSc
1994 MA
2000 DrMedVet (h.c.)

Career History
1967-1981 Equine Research Station, Animal Health Trust, UK
1981-1982 Swedish Agricultural University, Uppsala
1982-1991 University of Melbourne
1991-2004 University of Cambridge, UK
2004- University of Sydney

Research Interests
Leo Jeffcott graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1967. After graduation he went to the Animal Health Trust in Suffolk as assistant pathologist where he completed a PhD on passive transfer of immunity in foals and worked in general equine diagnostic pathology.

In 1972 he became a clinician and developed interests in orthopaedics, radiology and back/spinal problems. Professor Jeffcott went to Sweden in 1981 for 14 months as Professor of Clinical Radiology and pursued radiological research including linear tomography of the sacroiliac region in horses.

In 1982 he took up an appointment as Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Melbourne where he stayed for 9 years and developed a sports medicine laboratory to study the effects of training on bone in young racehorses. He was awarded a Doctor of Veterinary Science in 1989 from the University of Melbourne. Two years later, he was offered the position of Dean of the Veterinary School in Cambridge, UK where he extended his research into the investigation of the developmental skeletal condition of horses, osteochondrosis.

In October 2004 he returned to Australia to become Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science in the University of Sydney.

Professor Jeffcott has also had a long association with the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) and has been an official vet at the last five Olympics, including serving as the President of the Veterinary Commission at the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games. During this time he pursued his other interest in research associated with exercise physiology of horses competing under extremes of heat and humidity.

Dr Peter Knight

Senior Lecturer

Qualifications
1984 BSVc
1991 PhD
1998 MBA

Career History
1985–88 - Private practice
1988–present - Official Veterinarian Australian Jockey Club, NSW Harness Racing Club, Racing NSW, Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority
1993-1996 - Official Veterinarian Australian Three Day Event National Championships and Olympic Selection Trials
2000 - FEI International Veterinarian, Modern Pentathlon, Sydney Olympic Games
2008-continuing - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

Research Interests
Issues related to regulatory activity in the racing industry – drugs and performance, racehorse training, injury

Associate Professor Paul McGreevy

Associate Professor - Animal Behaviour and Animal Science

Qualifications
1987 BVSc
1995 Cert CABC
1996 PhD
1999 Grad Cert Higher Ed.
2004 MACVS (Animal Welfare)

Career History
1987-1992 Veterinary practice
1992-1995 The University of Bristol, UK
1996-present The University of Sydney

Professional Distinctions
2001 Co-winner of the Prince Laurent Animal Welfare Prize
2005 Recognised by the RCVS as a Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine

Research Interests
Paul’s research focus is on abnormal and unwelcome behaviours in companion and exotic species, especially those that affect welfare. A keen animal trainer, he is also interested in learning theory as applied to animal training and behaviour modification. His expertise in dog and horse behaviour is recognised by those interested in urban animal management. He is continually developing models for the use of information technology in teaching and epidemiological research.

Apart from numerous original research articles, Paul has written four books on behaviour and edited ten on pet care.

Dr Tony Mogg

Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine

Qualifications

BVSc(Hons), PhD, FACVSc Diplomate, ACVIM, ACVCP, FAAVPT, GradCertEdStud(Higher Education)

Research Interests

- Equine internal medicine
- Ophthalmology
- Cardiology
- Clinical pharmacology
- Veterinary education

Dr Gary Muscatello

Lecturer

Qualifications

1997 BVSc (Melb.)
2005 PhD (Melb.)
2007 GCUT (Graduate Certificate in University Teaching) (Melb.)

Career History

1997-2000 – Small animal clinician – Lort Smith Animal Hospital, Melbourne
2000-2005 – Postgraduate student, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne
2005-2007 – Research Fellow, Equine Infectious diseases laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne
2008-continuing - Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney

Research Interests]

Gary is interested in equine infectious diseases, specifically Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and equine transport pneumonia and the use of aerosol culture method to detect respiratory pathogens in the horse. He’s also interested in molecular diagnostics and the use of sequencing techniques to identify unusual bacterial and fungal agents. In addition, he has an interest in educational research, investigating methods to improve student learning and application of veterinary knowledge.

Dr Christine Smith

Qualifications
DVM, Diplomate ACVS

Career History
Christine graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 1995 and went on to complete an internship in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery at Texas A&M the following year. She then spent the next three years doing an equine surgery residency at UC Davis before coming a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2000. She remained at UC Davis as staff clinician until 2003, when she relocated to Australia and joined the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Camden (formerly UVCC) at the University of Sydney.

Research Interests
Christine is interested in lameness and poor performance in horses as well as investigations into degenerative joint disease.

Students

Postgraduate Opportunities

Dr Gary Muscatello currently has opportunities for postgraduate research in the following projects:

• Virulent Rhodococcus equi decontaminated strategies on horse farms.
• Investigating symbiosis between virulent Rhodococcus equi and protozoa.

If you are interested in doing a different project based on equine research, then please contact a member of the research group to discuss the possibilities.