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Dr Luisa De Risio

PhD PGCert Vet Ed DipECVN FRCVS
Luisa De Risio
  • Location: West Midlands
  • Year of Fellowship: 2018
  • Route to Fellowship: Meritorious Contributions to Clinical practice

Field of work

Industry and commerce

Areas of special interest

  • Neurology and neurosurgery
  • Epilepsy
  • Inherited neurologic disorders

Areas of support

  • Collaborative research
  • Innovation in professional practice
  • International issues
  • One Health Agenda
  • Promoting knowledge and best practice
  • Public engagement
  • Translating research into veterinary practice

Professional positions

  • Head of Clinical Research and Excellence at Linnaeus

Biography

Luisa is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN), Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and RCVS and EBVS European Specialist in Veterinary Neurology.

She has been the Head of Clinical Research and Head of Neurology/ Neurosurgery at the Animal Health Trust (2005-2019). Luisa has joined Linnaeus in January 2020 as Head of Clinical Research and Excellence.

Luisa is the ECVN secretary and past-Chief Examiner of the ECVN Examination Committee. She has lectured at numerous continuing education and scientific meetings, published widely in peer reviewed journals and co-authored a textbook on canine and feline epilepsy.

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