Professor Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere BVM&S MSc PhD DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) SFHEA FRCVS
Professor in Veterinary Cardiology and Education, Deputy Head of Department for Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Director of Student Recruitment for School of Veterinary Science Small Animal Clinical Science
- Work email H.Hodgkiss-Geere@liverpool.ac.uk
Research
Research Overview
My previous research background including adult cardiac stem cells and virology. More recently I undertake clinical cardiology research, and am now developing more pedagogical research in relation to the outreach outputs, including Faith Representatives and Vet Team in a Box
Canine Stem Cells
A greater understanding of the inherent stem cells populations within the canine heart and other tissues will provide the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the disease processes, allow for in-vitro assays and pharmacological testing and potentially allow for development of novel therapies. This can be used to generate an understanding of cardiac disease and therapy in not only canine specimens, but also human and other animal species, promoting multidisciplinary research across medical and veterinary sciences
Canine Pericardial Disease
Differentiation of causes of canine pericardial effusion can be difficult in practice and can have a huge impact on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and outcome. Research in identifying better methods for diagnosis and for a better understanding of the cells involved in causing pericardial effusion will advance our knowledge in these areas.
Heart rate variability
Heart rate and its variation can be used to assess health status in both heart disease and in general health. Different tools can be used to assess heart rate variability, and assessment of HRV may be used to enable better prognostication, assessment of response to therapy and to enable identification of disease states
Research Collaborations
David Connolloy, Jayesh Dudhia, Brian Catchpole, Dirk Werling
Project: Cardiac stem cells
External: Royal Veterinary College
Investigation into the immunological and therapeutic potential of cardiac stem cells in dogs
Elspeth Milne, Yolanda Martinez-Peirera
Project: Mesothelioma diagnosis
External: University of Edinburgh
Investigating novel diagnostic techniques for mesothelioma