Dr Paolo Pazzi BVSc, BVSc(Hons), MMedVet(Med), Dipl. ECVIM Senior Lecturer: Small Animal Internal Medicine ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5331-1422

Summary CV

Dr. Paolo Pazzi joined the Department in 2010 and completed his residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2013. Dr. Pazzi also completed a residency with the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM). He was subsequently appointed as a senior lecturer. He is currently head of the section of Small Animal Internal Medicine. He teaches neurology, as well as diseases of the liver and pancreas to both under- and post-graduate students. Dr. Pazzi’s research involves collaborations with Massey University (New Zealand), Koret School of Veterinary Medicine (Israel) and Missouri State University (USA). He currently has seven publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Research Expertise/Interest

Dr. Pazzi’s primary research interests are in haemostasis and neurology. Additionally, he has been involved in projects on canine spirocercosis, acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome and gallbladder mucoceles.

Postgraduate Students

MMedVet (Med)

• Dr. Zandri Whitehead completed her undergraduate training at the University of Pretoria. Dr. Whitehead is currently completing her research on the haemostatic status of dogs with parvo viral enteritis.
• Dr. Anri Celliers completed her undergraduate training at the University of Pretoria. Dr. Celliers is currently completing her research on the flow cytometric assessment of selected immunophenotypes in the spleen of dogs with natural Babesia rossi infections

MSc

• Dr. Anouska Rixon completed her undergraduate training at the University of Pretoria in 2017. Dr. Rixon is investigating the prevalence of African horse sickness in dogs.
• Dr. Sune Pretorius completed her undergraduate training at the University of Pretoria in 2017. Dr. Pretorius is investigating endothelial markers of damage in parvo viral enteritis.