Miss Safia Barakzai

Qualified: Bristol University (1998). RCVS and European Specialist in Equine Surgery, Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery. Institution/Practice: Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK. Career: After qualification spent 2 years in general practice before a short stint as the equine radiographer at the University of Liverpool, Leahurst Equine Hospital.

Then moved to the R(D)SVS and spent 3 years as the Horserace Betting Levy Board Resident in Equine Surgery, under the supervision of Prof Paddy Dixon. After finishing residency, stayed on at the Dick as a Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery, followed by a year on sabbatical working at the equine clinic, Murdoch University, Western Australia, returning to her position at the Dick Vet in September 2011. Interests: Associate member of the ECVDI and is on the Editorial Consultants Board for Equine Veterinary Journal and the Editorial Review Board for Veterinary Surgery. Her research focuses on the equine upper respiratory tract and imaging of the equine skull.