Vicky Lipscomb
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Vicky is a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and Head of the Soft Tissue Surgery Service. She is a European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery and contributes to provision of the soft tissue referral service in the Queen Mother Hospital.
Biography
Vicky graduated from Cambridge University Veterinary School in 1996 and undertook a Small Animal Internship at the RVC. After a period working in small animal practice in Surrey she completed a Small Animal Surgery Clinical Training Scholarship at the RVC, achieving the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery in 2000 and the European Diploma in Small Animal Surgery in 2002. Following a period in private referral practice Vicky returned to the RVC as a Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery in March 2003. Vicky became a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and Head of the Soft Tissue Surgery Service in 2011.
Research
Vicky’s clinical research interests include the treatment of congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) in dogs and cats. Surgical correction, by tying off the abnormal blood vessel, is the recommended treatment. Many dogs respond well to surgery but some need more than one surgery to completely close the vessel and occasionally the vessel cannot be tied off completely. Data collection from clinical cases is ongoing, with the aim of establishing why there is variability between dogs in their ability to respond to surgery, and to determine which surgical material used to tie off the vessel produces the best longterm outcome. Ultimately, it is hoped this research will identify factors which may be used to predict which dogs are likely to respond best to surgery, and determine which surgical material is most appropriate to tie-off the abnormal vessel.
Teaching
Vicky's teaching commitments include the haematopoeitic, skin and urogenital modules for the 3rd and 4th year veterinary undergraduates and the wound management module in the veterinary nursing diploma programme. Vicky teaches the final (5th year) year BVetMed veterinary undergraduates during their Soft Tissue Surgery rotations in the hospital and is module leader for the Small Animal Surgery "elective" period of teaching for the 5th year veterinary undergraduates. Vicky also regularly lectures on a variety of post-graduate veterinary CPD courses. Vicky is module leader for the two Soft Tissue Surgery (CSAS-2 and CSAS-3) modules offered by the RVC as part of the RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice.
Clinical
Vicky is interested in all aspects of Soft Tissue Surgery and particularly enjoys wound management and reconstruction, oncologic surgery, thoracic surgery and abdominal surgery, including gastrointestinal surgery and portosystemic shunt attenuation.
Selected Publications
TIVERS M., LIPSCOMB V.J., SCASE T.J., PRIESTNALL S.L., HOUSE A.K., GATES H., WHEELER-JONES C.P., SMITH K.C. (2011) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and VEGF Receptor Expression in Biopsy Samples of Liver from Dogs with Congenital Portosystemic Shunts. Journal of Comparitive Pathology October 2011 (e-publication ahead of print)
LEE K.C., WINSTANLEY A., HOUSE J.V., LIPSCOMB V.J., LAMB C, GREGORY S, JALAN R., MOORKERJEE R.P., BROCKMAN D.J. (2011) Association between hepatic histopathologic lesions and cl;inical findings in dogs undergoing surgical attenuation of a congenital portosystemic shunt: 38 cases (2000-2004). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 239, 638-645
TIVERS M., LIPSCOMB V.J. (2011) Congenital portosystemic shunts in cats: surgical management and prognosis. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 13, 185-194
TIVERS M., LIPSCOMB V.J. (2011) Congenital portosystemic shunts in cats: investigation, diagnosis and stabilisation. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 13, 173-184
CARIOU M., LIPSCOMB V.J. (2011) Successful surgical management of a perforating oesophageal foreign body in a cat. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 13, 50-55
CARIOU M., LIPSCOMB, V.J., BROCKMAN, D.J., GREGORY S.P, BAINES S.J. (2009) Spontaneous gastroduodenal perforation in dogs: a retrospective study of 15 cases. Veterinary Record 165, 436-441
CARIOU M., LIPSCOMB, V.J., HUGHES, D., BRODBELT, D., BROCKMAN, D.J. (2009) Evaluation of intra-operative plasma lactate and blood gas values in dogs undergoing surgical attenuation of a single congenital portosystemic shunt. Veterinary Record 165, 226-9
LIPSCOMB, V.J., LEE K.C, LAMB, C.R., BROCKMAN, D.J. (2009) Association of portovenographic findings with outcome in cats receiving surgical treatment for single congenital portosystemic shunts: accepted for publication in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 234(2), 221-8
PASTORE, G. E., LAMB, C. R. & LIPSCOMB, V. (2007) Comparison of the results of abdominal ultrasonography and exploratory laparotomy in the dog and cat. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 43, 264-269. PubMed ID 17823475
MOORES, A. L., HALFACREE, Z. J., BAINES, S. J. & LIPSCOMB, V. J. (2007) Indications, outcomes and complications following lateral thoracotomy in dogs and cats. J Small Anim Pract 48, 695-698. PubMed ID 18045379
LIPSCOMB, V. J., JONES, H. J. & BROCKMAN, D. J. (2007) Complications and long-term outcomes of the ligation of congenital portosystemic shunts in 49 cats. Vet Rec 160, 465-470. PubMed ID 17416722
HALFACREE, Z. J., BAINES, S. J., LIPSCOMB, V. J., GRIERSON, J., SUMMERS, B. A. & BROCKMAN, D. J. (2007) Use of a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap for one-stage reconstruction of the thoracic wall after en bloc resection of primary rib chondrosarcoma in five dogs. Vet Surg 36, 587-592. PubMed ID 17686133
BECK, A. L., GRIERSON, J. M., OGDEN, D. M., HAMILTON, M. H. & LIPSCOMB, V. J. (2007) Outcome of and complications associated with tube cystostomy in dogs and cats: 76 cases (1995-2006). J Am Vet Med Assoc 230, 1184-1189. PubMed ID 17501659
LEE, K. C., LIPSCOMB, V. J., LAMB, C. R., GREGORY, S. P., GUITIAN, J. & BROCKMAN, D. J. (2006) Association of portovenographic findings with outcome in dogs receiving surgical treatment for single congenital portosystemic shunts: 45 cases (2000-2004). J Am Vet Med Assoc 229, 1122-1129. PubMed ID 17014361
HALFACREE, Z. J., BECK, A. L., LEE, K. C. & LIPSCOMB, V. J. (2006) Torsion and volvulus of the transverse and descending colon in a German shepherd dog. J Small Anim Pract 47, 468-470. PubMed ID 16911117
LIPSCOMB, V. J., HARDIE, R. J. & DUBIELZIG, R. R. (2003) Spontaneous pneumothorax caused by pulmonary blebs and bullae in 12 dogs. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 39, 435-445. PubMed ID 14518650
LIPSCOMB, V. J., ALIABADI, F. S., LEES, P., PEAD, M. J. & MUIR, P. (2002) Clinical efficacy and pharmacokinetics of carprofen in the treatment of dogs with osteoarthritis. Vet Rec 150, 684-689. PubMed ID 12074237
LIPSCOMB, V. J., LAWES, T. J., GOODSHIP, A. E. & MUIR, P. (2001) Asymmetric densitometric and mechanical adaptation of the left fifth metacarpal bone in racing greyhounds. Vet Rec 148, 308-311. PubMed ID 11315137
LIPSCOMB, V. J. & MUIR, P. (2000) Magnetic resonance imaging of a dog with sciatic nerve root signature. Vet Rec 147, 393-394. PubMed ID 11073002
LIPSCOMB, V. J. & MUIR, P. (1998) Salter-Harris type III fracture of the proximal femoral physis in a puppy. Vet Rec 143, 616-617. PubMed ID 9871959