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Laura Buckley

  • Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology and Clinical Skills
  • BVetMed CertVD DipECVD MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology and EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Dermatology

Laura graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2003. She then spent six years in general practice where she achieved her RCVS certificate in veterinary dermatology. In 2012 Laura completed a three-year residency in veterinary dermatology at the University of Liverpool and was subsequently awarded the European diploma in veterinary dermatology. 

Following her residency at the University of Liverpool Laura worked in private practice where she provided a dermatology service for two referral clinics in Yorkshire and London and for the Guide Dogs’ Redbridge centre in Essex. Laura returned to the University of Liverpool in 2014 as Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology and Clinical Skills. Laura also teaches and assesses the postgraduate RCVS CertAVP dermatology course at the University of Liverpool. 

Clinical Interests

  • Allergic skin disease
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • Chronic otitis

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate lecturing in veterinary dermatology
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate examination
  • Clinical teaching of undergraduates
  • Development of clinical skills facility

Research Interests

  • Canine atopic dermatitis
  • Feline eosinophilic granuloma complex
  • Bacteriology, particularly antimicrobial resistance