Dr Mark Senior

Mark graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1997 and then spent two years working in mixed practice. He returned to the University of Liverpool to complete a Residency in Equine Anaesthesia and Cardiology between 1999 and 2002 and was then appointed Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia in 2002. He holds the RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Anaesthesia and is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthetists. Mark was also awarded a PhD for his thesis ‘Complement and Endotoxin in Equine Colic’ in 2009. Mark is an advisor to the Association of Racecourse Veterinary Surgeons and is involved in the teaching of ‘Safer Horse Rescues’ to regional groups of veterinary surgeons and fire-services. He runs a small farm and has three horses. Mark is currently on research leave on a two-year Wellcome Trust Fellowship, although he still participates in providing out-of-hours care at the Hospital. Interests: Mark’s clinical interests include veterinary anaesthesia and critical care, whilst in research he is interested in peri-operative mortality and morbidity, endotoxaemia, innate immunity and mechanisms of pain in animals.