Ken Smith
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Ken is Professor of Companion Animal Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College. His research interests include infectious diseases in horses and neoplasia in small animals.
Biography
Ken qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 1988 and undertook a residency in equine pathology at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket. He then undertook PhD studies on the pathogenesis of equine herpesviral infections in a joint project between the Animal Health Trust and Royal Veterinary College before returning to the Animal Health Trust as staff pathologist in 1994. He became Head of Pathology at the Animal Health Trust in 2001 and moved to his current post as Professor of Companion Animal Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College in 2006.
Research
Ken's abiding research interest is the pathogenesis of infectious diseases in horses. He also has long-standing interests in neoplasia in dogs and cats and has developed new areas of interest including canine portocaval shunt regeneration and the pathogenesis of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
Teaching
Ken teaches on multiple courses at the College, including the BVetMed, BSc in bioveterinary science and intercalated BSc in veterinary pathology. He is currently strand leader for urogenital teaching in the new BVetMed curriculum and chair of the BVetMed year 3 examinations board.
Clinical
Ken participates in the clinical diagnostic service of the RVC (post mortem and biopsy work), is involved in training the senior clnical training scholars in anatomic and clinical pathology and has a wide range of publications in collaboration with clinical colleagues within and outwith the RVC.
Selected Publications
Maglennon, G., Murphy, S., Adams, V.J., Miller, J., Smith, K.C., Blunden, A.S. and Scase, T.J. (2008). Association of Ki67 index with prognosis for intermediate-grade canine cutaneous mast cell tumours. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 6 268-274.
Parry, A.T., Penning, V.A., Smith, K.C., Kenny, P.J. and Lamb, C.J. (2009). Imaging diagnosis: necrotizing meningomyelitis and polyarthritis. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 50 412-415.
Guss, B., Flock, M., Frykberg, L., Waller, A., Robinson, C., Smith, K.C. and Flock, J.I. (2009). 'Getting to grips with strangles: an effective multi-component recombinant vaccine for the protection of horses from Streptococcus equi infection. PLOS Pathogens 5(9): e1000584. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000584.
Wenzlow, N. Tivers, M.S., Selmic, L.E., Baines, S.J., Scurrell, E.J. and Smith, K.C. (2009). Haemangiosarcoma in the uterine remnant of a spayed female dog. Journal of Small Animal Practice 50 488-491.
Allenspach, K., House, A., Smith, K.C., McNeill, F.M., Hendricks, A., Elson-Riggins, J., Riddle, A., Steiner, J.M., Werling, D., Garden, O.A., Catchpole, B., Suchodolski, J.S. (2010). Evaluation of mucosal bacteria and histopathology, clinical disease activity and expression of Toll-like receptors in German shepherd dogs with chronic enteropathies. Veterinary Microbiology 146 326-335.
Baiker, K., Saunders, N., Summers, B.A., Piercy, R. and Smith, K.C. (2010). Hydranencephaly in a foal – a case report. Equine Veterinary Education 22 593-598.
Bailey, S., Benigni, L., Eastwood, J., Garden, O.A., McMahon, L., Smith, K.C., Steiner, J., Suchodolski, J. and Allenspach, K. (2010). Comparisons between cats with normal and increased fPLI concentrations in cats diagnosed with IBD. Journal of Small Animal Practice 51 484-489.
Parker, R.A., Bladon, B.M., McGovern, K. and Smith, K.C. (2010). Osteomyelitis and osteonecrosis after intra-osseous perfusion with gentamicin. Veterinary Surgery 39 644-648.
McMahon, L.A., House, A.K., Catchpole, B., Smith, K.C., Werling, D. and Allenspach, K. (2010). Expression of Toll-like receptor 2 in duodenal biopsies from dogs with inflammatory bowel disease is associated with severity of disease. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 135 158-163.
Kamstock, D.A., Ehrhart, E.J., Getzy, D.M., Bacon, N.J., Rassnick, K.M., Moroff, S.D., Liu, S.M., Straw, R.C., McKnight, C.A., Amorim, R.L., Bienzle, D., Cassali, G.D., Cullen, J.M., Dennis, M.M., Esplin, D.G., Foster, R.A., Goldschmidt, M.H., Gruber, A.D., Hellmén, E., Howerth, E.W., Labelle, P., Lenz, S.D., Lipscomb, T.P., Locke, E., McGill, L.D., Miller, M.A., Mouser, P.J., O'Toole, D., Pool, R.R., Powers, B.E., Ramos-Vara, J.A., Roccabianca, P., Ross, A.D., Sailasuta, A., Sarli, G., Scase, T.J., Schulman, F.Y., Shoieb, A.M., Singh, K., Sledge, D., Smedley, R.C., Smith, K.C., Spangler, W.L., Steficek, B., Stromberg, P.C., Valli, V.E., Yager, J. and Kiupel, M. (2011). Recommended Guidelines for Submission, Trimming, Margin Evaluation and Reporting of Tumor Biopsy Specimens in Veterinary Surgical Pathology. Veterinary Pathology 48 19-31.
Morrow, L., Smith, K.C., Piercy, R., Klinglmair, K., Gallagher, J., Du Toit, N., Burden, F., Olmos Antillon, G., Gregory, N. and Verheyen, K. (2011). Retrospective analysis of post mortem findings in 1444 aged donkeys. Journal of Comparative Pathology 144 145-156.
Kiupel, M., Webster, J., Miller, R., Bailey, K.L., Best, S., DeLay, J., Detrisac, C.J., Gamble, D, Ginn, P.E., Goldschmidt, M.H., Hendrick, M.J., Howerth, E.W., Janovitz, E.B., Lenz, S.D., Lipscomb, T.P., Miller, E., Misdorp, W., Moroff, S., Neyens, I., O'Toole, D., Ramos-Vara, J., Scase, T.J., Schulman, Y., Smith, K.C., Snyder, P., Southorn, E., Stedman, N.L., Steficek, B.A., Stromberg, P.C., Valli, V.E., Weisbrode, S.E., Yager, J. and Heller, J. (2011). Proposal of a 2-tier histologic grading system for canine cutaneous mast cell tumors to more accurately predict biological behaviour. Veterinary Pathology 48 147-155.
Adams, P., Halfacree, Z.J., Lamb, C.R., Smith, K.C. and Baines, S.J. (2011). Zygomatic salivary mucocoele in a Lhasa Apso following maxillary tooth extraction. Veterinary Record 168 458.
Scudamore, C.L., Hodgson, H.K., Patterson, L., Macdonald, A., Brown, F. and Smith, K.C. (2011). The effect of post-mortem delay on immunohistochemical labelling – a short review. Comparative Clinical Pathology 20 95-101.
Milman, G, Smith, K.C. and Erles, K. (2011). Surveillance for Epstein-Barr virus in dogs and cats. Veterinary Microbiology 150 15-20.
Cardwell, J.M., Wood, J.L.N., Smith, K.C. and Newton, J.R. (2011). Descriptive results from a longitudinal study of airway inflammation in British National Hunt racehorses. Equine Veterinary Journal doi: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.2010.00338.x.
Outreach Activities
Ken chaired the Speciality Advisory Committee (SAC) on Veterinary Pathology of the Royal College of Pathologists from 2008-2010 and currently sits on the SAC as Senior Vice Chair. The SAC's role is to advise the Royal College of Pathologists on matters relating to veterinary pathology in the United Kingdom and overseas. Ken also sits on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Comparative Pathology and the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.