Education Event: Alles Ist Gut

Dr James Crowhurst (MRCVS)

Consultant, Newmarket Equine Hospital

James graduated in 1978 from the SChool of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge. 

Having worked in Queensland, Kentucky and New South Wales, he returned to the U to work with Professor 'Twink' Allen at ARC before joining Greenwood Ellis & Partners in 1981. He became a partner in 1984. 

Jame's princple interest in stud medicine and he was Chairman of the Newmarket Stud Farmers Association between 2001 and 2006. 

James has been a TBA Board member since October 2018 and Chairman of the TBA Veterinary Committee. 

Professor Celia Marr FRCVS

• RCVS Recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine • European Veterinary Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine • Responsible for Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Rossdales

• RCVS Recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
• European Veterinary Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine
• Responsible for Internal Medicine, Cardiology

Celia joined the team at Rossdales Equine Hospital and Diagnostic Centre in 2003.  She is a Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine and works with both inpatients and outpatients with medical problems.  She was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2016.

 

Celia graduated from the Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1985, then remained in Glasgow to complete both Masters and PhD degrees.  She then held a Fulbright Scholarship studying equine cardiology and internal medicine at the New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania.  Before joining Rossdales, she held positions at the University of Cambridge Veterinary School, Valley Equine Hospital, Lambourn and the Royal Veterinary College.

Celia’s clinical and research interests are in Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care & Medical Imaging.  She has published over 50 research papers and educational material relating to a range of medical disorders of the horse, concentrating on cardiovascular disease and diagnostic methods in medical disorders including editing a book on Cardiology of the Horse, the 2nd edition of which was published in 2010.

Celia is an Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow and Editor-in-Chief of Equine Veterinary Journal.

Dr Laura Peachey

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Parasitology , University of Bristol

Laura specialises in livestock microbiome research, with a particular interest is in the impact of early life events on the complex interactions which exist between the neonatal gut microbiome and developing immune system. Laura is experienced in next generation sequencing techniques, bioinformatics and biostatistical analyses of metagenomic data. Laura's current projects include; describing interactions between helminths and the microbiome in sheep and horses; measuring the impact of prebiotics on gut microbiota and immune function in horses; and the development of the microbiome in wild versus captive herbivorous primates. Laura was recently appointed as Research Community Lead in Infection, Inflammation and Immunotherapy at Bristol Vet School. 

Professor Chris Proudman FRCVS

• Professor of Veterinary Medicine • Member of the Executive Board of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences • RCVS Diploma of Fellowship (Equine Gastroenterology) • Member of the HBLB’s Veterinar

Chris graduated from Cambridge University Vet School in 1988 and was awarded a PhD in Equine Epidemiology from University of Liverpool in 1996.  His academic career has embraced teaching equine medicine and surgery, equine intestinal disease research and various leadership roles at the University of Liverpool.

Chris has a long-standing involvement with the horseracing industry, including veterinary work on racecourses in Northwest England and membership of the Horserace Betting Levy Board's veterinary advisory committee.

Appointed as Head of the University of Surrey's new Vet School in 2013, Chris leads the development and delivery of a 21st century curriculum focussed on graduate confidence and competence, and on innovation in animal health. His current research work focusses on the role of the horse's gut bacteria in intestinal health and disease.