Profile of Dr Emmanuelle Van Erck-Westergren
Qualifications: DVM PhD ECEIM.
Qualified: Ecole Nationale Veterinaire D’Alfort, France. Institution/Practice: Equine Sports Medicine Practice, Belgium.
Career: Emmanuelle graduated in 1996 from the French Veterinary School of Maisons-Alfort. She trained in sports medicine at the University of Liège (Belgium) where she obtained her PhD on respiratory function testing in horses. She developed the equine sports medicine unit and consulted as senior clinician at the CIRALE in Normandy (France). In January 2010, she started her own ambulatory referral practice, the ‘Equine Sports Medicine Practice’, based in Belgium. Her practice offers specialised service in equine internal and sports medicine throughout Europe, following the national showjumping teams and international riders.
Interests: Equine sports medicine; respiratory diseases, therapy and management.