Rosie Payne
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Rosie is currently a PhD student in the Veterinary Clinical Sciences group, researching the prevalence of heart disease in cats.
Biography
Rosie qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2008. After spending a year working in small animal practice, she returned to the Royal Veterinary College in October 2009 to start her PhD under the supervision of Dr Virginia Luis Fuentes and Dr David Brodbelt.
Research
Rosie’s main interest lies with feline myocardial disease. During the final year of her undergraduate degree she completed a research project investigating survival times in cats diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Her PhD is focused on the epidemiology of heart disease in asymptomatic cats. For more information see www.rvc.ac.uk/CatScan
Selected Publications
Wagner, T., Fuentes, V. L., Payne, J. R., McDermott, N. & Brodbelt, D. 2010. Comparison of auscultatory and echocardiographic findings in healthy adult cats. Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 12, 171-182. PubMed ID 21075067
Payne, J., Luis Fuentes, V., Boswood, A., Connolly, D., Koffas, H. & Brodbelt, D. 2010. Population characteristics and survival in 127 referred cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (1997 to 2005). Journal of Small Animal Practice, 51, 540-547. PubMed ID 21029098