Dr Amy Gillespie BVMS MSc DipECBHM PhD FHEA MRCVS

Personal Statement

Amy graduated from Glasgow Vet School in 2009 and worked in farm practice in Wiltshire, before joining the Leahurst Farm Practice team on a Residency programme in 2011, completing a Masters in veterinary sciences. She was appointed as a Lecturer and enrolled to study to become a diplomat of the European College of Bovine Health Management. Shortly after passing the examination, she left her role as Lecturer to pursue a PhD in Veterinary Microbiology, producing a thesis "A Multifaceted Approach to Informing the Control of Digital Dermatitis in Dairy Herds." After a short stint back in the Leahurst Farm Practice, Amy was reappointed as a Teaching and Research Lecturer in March 2023. She has a keen interest in clinical research and is involved in projects regarding ketosis and udder cleft dermatitis. Her main focus is to continue to study the microbiology of bovine digital dermatitis.