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The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital

 

Barbara Skelly MA VetMB PhD CertSAM DipACVIM DipECVIM-CA MRCVS

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine

Barbara Skelly graduated as a Veterinary Surgeon from Newnham College, then did a PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Cambridge in collaboration with the Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond St Hospital. She undertook a post-doctoral position at the University of Pennsylvania before coming back to the UK to take up a Senior Clinical Training position at the Royal Veterinary College. Following this training Barbara became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and also a European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Medicine. She is based in the Department of Veterinary Medicine where she is now a Senior Lecturer and participates in clinical and clinical research work.

 

Research

I am interested in the molecular genetics of inherited diseases of the dog and cat including inherited metabolic defects, endocrinopathies and cardiomyopathies. Recently I have been working on hyperparathyroidism in the keeshond and am interested in the molecular basis of primary epilepsy in the keeshond dog and other dog breeds. Epilepsy in the keeshond is being investigated using genome-wide association analysis in collaboration with the Animal Health Trust. I also have an interest in clinical immunology particularly the management of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia and would like to investigate comparative treatment regimens for this disease.

Publications

Key publications: 

Systematic review of evidence relating to the treatment of immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia in dogs. Swann JW, Skelly BJ. J Vet Intern Med 27 (1):1-9 2013.

Evaluation of immunosuppressive regimens for immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia: a retrospective study with 42 dogs. Swann JW, Skelly BJ. J Small Anim Pract 52 (7):353-358 2011.

Risk of vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs. Hubbard K, Skelly BJ, Mckelvie J, Wood JL. Vet Rec 161 (22):755-757 2007.

Mutations in genes causing human familial isolated hyperparathyroidism do not account for hyperparathyroidism in keeshond dogs. Skelly BJ, Franklin RJM. Vet J 174 (3) 652-654 2007.

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Medicine
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine
Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine
Available for consultancy

Affiliations

Specialities: 
Person keywords: 
Molecular genetics of inherited diseases of the dog and cat
Metabolic defects
Endocrinopathies
Cardiomyopathies
Hyperparathyroidism