Dr Georgina Barry
BVetMed MRes MRCVS
PhD student in Canine Epidemiology
Department: Casual Staff
Research Centres: Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health
Research Supervisor: Dr Dan O'Neill, Professor David Brodbelt
Georgie is a PhD student in Veterinary Epidemiology within the PPS department. Georgie has a background in general veterinary practice and now also works as an epidemiologist within VetCompass in the RVC VEEPH group. Georgie’s PhD focuses on applying disease burden methods from human studies to estimate canine health and financial disease burdens using VetCompass anonymised clinical records and machine learning methods.
Georgie qualified as a veterinarian from the Royal Veterinary College in 2018 and worked in various first opinion small animal practices upon graduating. She developed an interest in research whilst an undergraduate and returned to the Royal Veterinary College in 2023 to complete a Master of Research degree in companion animal epidemiology within the VetCompass team. Specifically, she studied the epidemiology of canine haemangiosarcoma, which is a malignant cancer of dogs commonly seen in first opinion veterinary practice.
In 2024, Georgie started a PhD titled "K-BAD: Estimating the kanine burden of animal disease in the UK". The aim was to adapt and develop methodologies for assessing and comparing various effects of common disorders in UK dog breeds, such as loss of health and financial impacts. Georgie was recognised as one of London Vet Show's 'Thirty under 30' in November 2024 for her diversification into research and work in canine health. Georgie continues to locum in first opinion veterinary practice through her PhD.
Georgie’s research is based on primary-care veterinary clinical data collected via the VetCompass Programme. During her Masters her focus was on exploring the risk factors for haemangiosarcoma diagnosis in UK dogs and also leveraged data collected in the US-based Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.
Georgie’s PhD focuses on applying disease burden methods from human studies to estimate canine health and financial disease burdens using VetCompass anonymised clinical records and machine learning methods. She aims to expand this machine learning work within her research portfolio at RVC.
Papers
Epidemiology of haemangiosarcoma diagnosed in dogs under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom: Frequency and risk factors
Barry, G.J., O'Neill, D.G., Guillén, A., Taylor, C., Labadie, J., Pickard Price, P. and Brodbelt, D.C. (2025) Veterinary Oncology
Survival time and prognostic factors in dogs clinically diagnosed with haemangiosarcoma in UK first opinion practice
Taylor, C., Barry, G.J., O'Neill, D.G., Guillén, A., Pickard Price, P., Labadie, J., Brodbelt, D.C. (2025) PLoS ONE
Conference presentations
Barry, GJ., O'Neill, DG., Guillen, A., Taylor, C., Labadie, J., Pickard Price, P., Brodbelt, DC. (2025). Epidemiology of haemangiosarcoma in dogs under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom: Frequency, diagnosis and risk factors (Oral presentation). SVEPM, Berlin, Germany.
Barry, GJ., O'Neill, DG., Guillen, A., Taylor, C., Labadie, J., Brodbelt, DC. (2025). Venting the epidemiological spleen of haemangiosarcoma in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study (Oral presentation). BSAVA, Manchester, UK.
Infographics
Haemangiosarcoma survival of dogs in UK first opinion practice
Georgie is involved in teaching and supervising undergraduate students.
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K-BAD: Estimating the Kanine Burden of Animal Disease in the UK (In Progress)
People: Georgina Barry, David Brodbelt, Dan O'Neill
Vet Compass Project Type: Dog
This project aims to assess canine disease burden in the UK, focusing on key breeds, and model the effects of potential changing breed ownership patterns on the overall health of the UK dog population.
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Morris Animal Foundation Canine Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme (In progress)
People: David Brodbelt, Dan O'Neill, Sandra Guillen, Collette Taylor, Georgina Barry
Vet Compass Project Type: Dog
This project aims to explore the frequency of different cancers and factors associated with these cancers in dogs from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study cohort. Alongside this, VetCompass health data will be examined to explore cancer frequency and risk factors in both Golden Retrievers and the wider, UK primary-practice attending population.