Surgeon to lead new Vet School

Orthopaedic researcher and specialist vet surgeon Professor Gail Anderson will be the inaugural Head of the University of Adelaide's new School of Veterinary Science.

Professor Anderson is currently Professor of Companion Animal Surgery at the University of Queensland and Hospital Director of UQ's Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Clinic.

Professor Anderson gained her Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honours from the University of Melbourne, has a Master of Science (Comparative Orthopaedics) from Ontario Veterinary College and a PhD (Bone Cell Biology) from the University of Toronto. She holds the distinction of being the first Australian woman to attain Diplomate status from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

A past president of the Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Professor Anderson has a strong research record, with interests in orthopaedics/bone remodelling, and biotechnology to improve the integration of prostheses in bone. Her research benefits both veterinary and human patients.

Professor Anderson's research background "will place our Vet School in good stead for the future", said the Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor James McWha.

"In order to serve the needs of South Australia and its industries, research will play a major role and will help to set our school apart."