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David Brodbelt graduated from the Cambridge Vet School in 1993 and then undertook a residency in veterinary anaesthesia also at Cambridge. In 1998 he gained the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia and became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia. After that he went into practice for three years, before taking up a PhD at the Animal Health Trust in the Epidemiology Unit, looking at anaesthetic complications in small animal practice (The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities, CEPSAF). After finishing his PhD he moved to the Royal Veterinary College in 2005, initially as Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and now as Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology.

He is primarily based in the Epidemiology Division at the RVC, though retains involvement in the Anaesthesia Section particularly with regard to the clinical research projects being undertaken. He is involved in teaching Evidence based Veterinary Medicine, Epidemiology and Anaesthesia to the veterinary undergraduates at the RVC and also is involved in the RVC distance learning MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health.

Based on the experience of a large scale practice based study of small animal anaesthetic complications (CEPSAF), he is interested in small animal practice based clinical research. He is involved in the development of an electronic patient record (EPR) for the routine collection of data from practice computer systems and is interested in antimicrobial usage in small animal practice and risk factors for neoplasia in small animals within the RVC Oncology Steering Group. In Veterinary Anaesthesia, his research interest continues to centre on perioperative morbid and mortal complications. He is Secretary of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists.

PhD Thesis

The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities, CEPSAF

Publications

Brodbelt, D, Blissitt, K, Hammond, R. Neath, P, Pfeiffer, D, Young, L, Wood, J. (2008) The Risk of Death: The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities (CEPSAF). Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2995.2008.00397.x.

Brodbelt, D.C., Pfeiffer, D.U., Young, L.E., Wood, J.L.N. (2008) Risk factors for Anaesthetic-Related Death in Dogs: Results from the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities (CEPSAF). Journal of the Veterinary Medical Association in press.

Moonarmart, W., Luis Fuentes, V., Brodbelt, D., Souttar, K., Elliott, J., Boswood, A. (2008) Natriuretic peptides in canine acquired mitral valve disease. Journal Vet Int Med. In press.

Diesel, G, Pfeiffer, D.U., Brodbelt, D. (2008) Factors affecting the success of rehoming dogs in the UK during 2005. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, in press.

Brodbelt, D, Pfeiffer, D, Young, L, Wood, J. (2007) Risk Factors for Anaesthetic-Related Death in Cats: Results from the Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities (CEPSAF). British Journal of Anaesthesia, 99, 617-23.

Moores AL, Moores AP, Brodbelt DC, Owen, MR & Draper ER (2007) Regional Load Bearing of the Canine Acetabulum, Journal of Biomechanics, 40(16): 3732-7.

Allweiler, S., Brodbelt, D.C., Borer K.E., Hammond, R.A., Alibhai H.I.K. (2007) The isoflurane sparing and clinical effects of a constant rate infusion of remifentanil in dogs. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 34: 388-393.

Jepson, R. Elliott, J., Brodbelt, D. and Syme H. (2007) Evaluation of the effects of control of systolic blood pressure on survival in cats with systemic hypertension. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 21: 402-409.

Brodbelt, D.C. (2006) The Confidential Enquiry into Perioperative Small Animal Fatalities. PhD Thesis, Royal Veterinary College, University of London. www.rvc.ac.uk/AboutUs/Staff/dbrodbelt/Index.cfm

Brodbelt, D. C., R. Hammond, Tuminaro, D., Pfeiffer, D.U. and Wood, J.L.N. (2006). Risk factors for anaesthetic-related death in referred dogs. Veterinary Record 158: 563-564.

Stanway, G.W., Taylor, P.M. and Brodbelt, D.C. (2002) A preliminary investigation comparing pre-operative morphine and buprenorphine for postoperative analgesia and sedation in cats. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 29, 29-35.

Brodbelt, D.C. and Taylor, P.M. (1999) Comparison of two combinations of sedatives before anaesthetising pigs with halothane and nitrous oxide. Veterinary Record 145, 283-287.

Murray, R.C. and Brodbelt, D.C. (1999) Haematuria due to renal hemangiosarcoma in a donkey. Equine Practice 21, 14-17.

Brodbelt, D.C. and Taylor, P.M. (1998) Delayed onset malignant hyperthermia in two pigs. Veterinary Record 143, 76-78.

Brodbelt, D.C., Harris, J. and Taylor, P.M. (1998) Pituitary-adrenocortical effects of methoxamine infusion during halothane anaesthesia in ponies. Research in Veterinary Science 65, 119-123.

Wagner, A.E. and Brodbelt, D.C. (1997) Arterial blood pressure monitoring in anesthetized animals. Journal of the Veterinary Medical Association 210, 1279-1285.

Brodbelt, D.C., Taylor, P.M. and Stanway, G.W. (1997) Comparison of preoperative morphine and buprenorphine for postoperative analgesia in the dog. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 20, 284-289.