Dr Elisabetta Mancinelli
Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery
Department: Clinical Science and Services
Elisabetta is a lecturer in Exotics and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery at the RVC.
Elisabetta graduated from the University of Naples “Federico II” in Italy in 2002. Her passion for exotic animal medicine emerged soon after graduation, setting the stage for a career focused on non-conventional species. Following a small animal internship, she has worked exclusively with exotic animals since 2003.
In 2007, Elisabetta relocated to the UK, where she initially worked in private practice and with wildlife charities. In 2009, she began the first European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) Residency in Small Mammal Medicine, which she completed at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh. She was awarded the RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine in September 2010 and obtained the ECZM Diploma in Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery in 2014.
Elisabetta currently serves as a Lecturer in Exotic Species and Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital, Royal Veterinary College in London, and as a Senior Clinician at Valley Exotics, Valley Veterinary Hospital in Cardiff.
J. Del-Pozo, S. Girling, R. Pizzi, E. Mancinelli, R. W. Else. Severe Necrotizing Myocarditis caused by Serratia marcescens Infection in an Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). J. Comp. Path. 2011, Vol. 144, 334-338
E. Mancinelli, D. J. Shaw, A. L. Meredith. G-Glutamyl-transferase (GGT) activity in the urine of clinically healthy domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). November 10, 2012
K. Eatwell, E. Mancinelli, J. Hedley, E. Keeble, M. Kovalik and D. A. Yool. Partial ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy in rabbits. Journal of Small Animal Practice (2013) 54, 325–330
E. Mancinelli, K. Eatwell, A. Meredith. Successful management of a case of pregnancy failure in a degu (Octodon degus). JEPM Volume 22, Issue 3, July 2013, Pages 293-300
E. Fraga-Manteiga, K. Eatwell, S. Smith, E. Mancinelli, T. Schwarz. Traumatic atlanto-occipital subluxation and cranial cervical block vertebrae in a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 2013, 82
K. Eatwell, E. Mancinelli, J. Hedley, L. Benato, D. J. Shaw, I. Self, A. Meredith. Use of arterial blood gas analysis as a superior method for evaluating respiratory function in pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Veterinary Record June 19, (2013) doi: 10.1136/vr.101218
E. Mancinelli, A.L. Meredith, M.F. Stidworthy. Systemic Infection Due to Candida parapsilosis in a Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo). J Exot Pet Med. 2014 Jan; 23(1): 85–90. E. Mancinelli, E. Keeble, J. Richardson, J. Hedley. Husbandry risk factors associated with hock pododermatitis in UK pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Vet Record 31 January 2014, doi: 10.1136/vr.10183
M. Sabater, E. Mancinelli, M.F. Stidworthy. Biliary cystadenoma in a male domestic Dutch rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Vet Rec Case Rep 2014;2:e000037. doi:10.1136/vetreccr-2013-000037
E. Mancinelli. Neurological examination and diagnostic testing in Rabbits, ferrets and rodents. JEPM 24(1): 52-64; Jan 2015
V. Capello, E. Mancinelli, A. Lennox, M. Kling (ed). Ear surgery of pet rabbits. Milano, Italy: ebooksdynamic.vet; 2015. (electronic Version)
E. Mancinelli, A. Lennox. Management of otitis in rabbits. JEPM 26(1): 63-73; 2016 E. Mancinelli, V. Capello. Anatomy and disorders of the oral cavity of rat-like and squirrel-like rodents. Vet Clin Exot Anim 19 (2016); 871-900
D. Di Mattia, B. Banco, F. De Bellis, E. Mancinelli. Diagnostic challenge. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 26 (2017), pp 310–313
E. Mancinelli. Rabbit respiratory disease. In Practice 41(3):121-129; April 2019
A. Lennox, E. Mancinelli. Respiratory disease. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery. 4th Ed, Chapter 15
M. Sabater, E. Mancinelli, D. Denk. Renal embryonal nephroma exhibiting malignant features in a Dutch rabbit. Journal of exotic pet medicine Volume 37, April 2021, Pages 18-21
K. Muller, E. Mancinelli. Cardiology of rabbits and rodents - Common cardiac diseases, therapeutic options and limitation. Vet Clin North Am Ex Anim Pract; May 2022 p.525-540
L. Fenton L. Benato, E. Mancinelli, N. J. Rooney (2025). What are the most prevalent welfare issues for pet small mammals? Animals 2025, 15(10), 1423; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15101423
ECZM Examination Committee Member 2014-2017
ECZM Executive Committee Member 2017-2021
ECZM Small Mammal Specialty Chair 2017- 2021
ECZM Scientific Committee Member 2021- 2025
ECZM Education Committee Member 2024 - current