Dr Lesley Young

Qualified: Liverpool (1987). Institution/Practice: Specialist Equine Cardiology Services. Career: After graduating in 1987, Lesley spent a short spell at Glasgow, she attained her RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia in 1990 and worked as a lecturer in anaesthesia at Liverpool vet school until 1991 whereupon she moved north to gain a PhD in the effects of general anaesthesia on the equine heart. Her interest in equine cardiovascular physiology then shifted slightly to the clinical cardiology of athletic horses and she ran a referral cardiology and sports medicine service at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket, making significant contributions to applied clinical research in both equine cardiovascular function under general anaesthesia and sports horse cardiology during that period. She obtained her RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology in 2000, was awarded a European Diploma in Equine Internal Medicine in 2005 and RCVS recognised specialist status in Veterinary Cardiology in 2006. Since December 2005, she has provided an ambulatory equine cardiology referral service to general practitioners throughout the UK and Europe.

Interests: Equine cardiology and cardiovascular physiology. Training and trialling working cocker spaniels (yes, it is possible).