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Dr Simon Priestnall
BVSc BSc PhD DipACVP FRCPath PGCert Vet Ed
FRCVS
- Location: Hertfordshire
- Year of Fellowship: 2022
- Route to Fellowship: Meritorious Contributions to Clinical practice
Field of work
Veterinary schools
Areas of special interest
- Pathology
- Companion Animal Infectious Diseases
- Experimental Histopathology
Areas of support
- Collaborative research
- International issues
- Professional mentoring
Professional positions
- Professor of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology and Head of Pathology, The Royal Veterinary College
- Consultant Histopathologist and Visiting Scientist, The Francis Crick Institute
- Visiting Professor of Veterinary Pathology: 1) Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, St Kitts and Nevis, 2) University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 3) University of Lleida, Spain, 4) South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- Member of Certifying Exam Board, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
- Member of the Board, The Davis Thompson DVM Foundation
Awards
- Royal College of Pathologists 2020 Achievement Award for Contribution to Education
Biography
Simon graduated from the University of Bristol in 2004 having previously undertaken an intercalated BSc in Veterinary Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). He undertook a PhD in canine viral pathogenesis and residency in anatomic pathology at the RVC, has been a faculty member at RVC since 2011 and is currently Head of Pathology. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2011 and Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 2012. He holds RCVS recognised specialist status and received Fellowship of the RCVS in 2022.
Simon has both clinical and research interests in infectious diseases, gastrointestinal pathology and experimental histopathology. He has published over 150 peer reviewed papers and abstracts on a variety of topics relating to veterinary and comparative pathology. He lectures nationally and internationally, and is involved in training pathology residents and veterinary undergraduates.
Simon has both clinical and research interests in infectious diseases, gastrointestinal pathology and experimental histopathology. He has published over 150 peer reviewed papers and abstracts on a variety of topics relating to veterinary and comparative pathology. He lectures nationally and internationally, and is involved in training pathology residents and veterinary undergraduates.