New Insights on Feline Infectious Disease

Course Leader

Kerry Rolph, BVM&S, CertVC, PhD, FANZCVS (Feline Chapter), DECVIM-CA, FRCVS
Professor, Ross University

Dr. Rolph graduated from Edinburgh University in 1998 and worked in small animal practice for two years before returning to Edinburgh to study for her PhD. She gained both her certificate in Veterinary Cardiology and PhD in 2004.  In 2010, Dr. Rolph passed her Feline Medicine Australian College of Veterinary Scientists Fellowship examinations. Gaining this diploma level qualification made her eligible to apply for Specialist status, and she was made a Specialist of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in Feline Medicine in 2011. In 2014, Dr. Rolph gained her European diploma in Companion Animal Medicine and became a European Specialist in Companion Animal Medicine. She then worked at a private referral hospital in Bristol for 3 years.  Before moving to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, in St Kitts, where she holds the post of Professor of Small Animal Medicine, and Head of Department for Clinical Sciences.  Throughout her career Dr. Rolph has been invited to lecture in over 20 different countries and has delivered over 2000 hours of CE presentations.  In addition, she is an associate editor for the Journal of Small Animal Practice, and a member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS) and JFMS Open. In 2020, Dr. Rolph was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.  

Julia Beatty, BSc(hons), BVetMed, PhD, FANZCVS (feline med), GradCertEd (Higher Ed), FRCVS
Chair Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Dr. Beatty graduated from the RVC in London in 1989 and has worked in shelter, primary and referral practice in the UK, Sydney and Hong Kong. She holds a PhD in virology from the University of Glasgow, Fellowship of the ANZCVS in Feline Medicine, is an RCVS-recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contribution to knowledge. Jules’s research on companion animal infectious diseases, with a focus on cancer causing viruses in cats, has led to the discovery of several novel feline viruses, including the feline hepatitis-B virus. In her current role as Chair Professor in Veterinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, CityU, she lead the establishment of the first academic veterinary clinical department in Hong Kong. Jules is the founding Director of the Centre for Animal Health at Welfare at CityU and Professor Emerita at the University of Sydney. Jules has successfully combined her interests in cats, fixing things and chatting into a career. Her greatest professional achievement is getting paid for stuff she would do anyway. She currently lives in Hong Kong with her partner, Vanessa, and their 2 pre-loved and currently-loved cats, Joey and Ginger Roger.

Michael Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM)
Professor, Colorado State University

Dr. Lappin graduated from Oklahoma State University and then completed an internship, internal medicine residency, and PhD program in Parasitology at the University of Georgia. He is the Kenneth W. Smith Professor in Small Animal Clinical Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University and is the director of the “Center for Companion Animal Studies”. He is the chair of the WSAVA One Health Committee. Dr. Lappin’s principal areas of interest are prevention of infectious diseases, the upper respiratory disease complex, infectious causes of fever, infectious causes of diarrhea, and zoonoses.  

Danielle Gunn-Moore, MACVSc (Feline), RCVS Specialist (Feline Medicine), FHEA, FRSB, FRCVS
Professor of Feline Medicine, University of Edinburgh

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