Dr Daniel O'Neill

Dan is Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology at RVC. Dan chairs the UK Brachycephalic Working Group and is an Associate Editor of JSAP. He is a founding member of the Dog Breeding Reform Group. He is part of the Extreme Conformations Subgroup of the Canine and Feline Sector Group and RCVS Knowledge’s Quality Improvement Group.
Dan graduated from Dublin Vet School in 1987 with First Class honours and was awarded the Upjohn Veterinary Graduate of the Year and John Freeman Memorial Medal. Roles as a rotating internship, small animal and mixed general practitioner as well as industry followed. He ran a companion animal practice in Petts Wood, Kent from 1996-2009, when he gained qualifications in pharmacology, general practice, feline practice, dermatology and business management. In 2009, an MSc was followed by a PhD in veterinary epidemiology at the RVC to develop VetCompass . After post-doctoral roles, Dan was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology at RVC in 2017.
Dan's research focuses primarily on improved understanding of breed health but other projects explore animal behaviour, drug usage, demography, longevity and human translational questions.
Dan contributes to epidemiology teaching for RVC veterinary undergraduates, residents, veterinary nurses, and MSc and PhD students. He has lectured widely at conferences in the UK, Europe and also in the US.
As well as authoring over 50 peer reviewed publication, Dan has co-authored two books.