Laura C Nath
Laura is a registered specialist in Equine Medicine. She graduated with honours from the University of Sydney in 2003. Early in her career Laura worked in first opinion equine practice and reproduction and stud medicine in Australia and the UK and attained a certificate in Stud Medicine from the Royal Veterinary College in the UK in 2008. Laura completed her specialist training in equine medicine through a residency at the University of Melbourne and gained fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Equine Medicine in 2010.
During her residency training Laura completed a Masters degree investigating cardiac troponin in horses. She is currently undertaking a part-time PhD through the University of Adelaide investigating exercise associated arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in Thoroughbreds.
Laura enjoys all aspects of equine medical practice. She has worked locally and in the UK in referral medicine and first opinion equine practice, advanced reproduction, stud medicine and racetrack practice.
Laura has given research presentations and lectures within Australia, UK and USA on topics such as cardiology, atrial fibrillation, interpretation of heart murmurs, gastric ulceration and gastroduodenoscopy, management of coughing horses, diagnosis of lower respiratory disease, pleuropneumonia, weight loss, foal medicine, reproductive efficiency, equine metabolic syndrome and neurological examination. She has contributed several chapters to textbooks and published research on these topics.
Laura has extensive experience in cardiology and respiratory medicine and intensive care.
She also has interests in sports medicine, neonatal care of foals, neurology, dermatology, gastrointestinal disease; weight loss, colic, diarrhoea and gastric ulceration and endocrine disorders such as PPID (also known as Cushing’s disease).
Outside of work, Laura enjoys spending time with her family and pets.
Laura is working with us in Hospital and is available for specialist consultations when not in clinic.
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