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Associate Professor
Nicholas Kannegieter BVSC, DVCS, PhD, FACVSc
Specialist equine Surgeon
Graduating in veterinary science from the University of Sydney in 1983, Nick undertook an internship at the rural Veterinary Centre, University of Sydney in
1984. He spent the next four years at Massey University in New Zealand undertaking a PhD in laryngeal hemiplegia and receiving post- graduate training in equine surgery. In 1988, he was admitted as a member of the Australian College of Veterinary scientists in equine surgery.
Nick took up the position of registrar/senior registrar in equine surgery at the University
of Sydney from 1989 until 1995. He obtained fellowship of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in equine surgery in
1990 and was granted specialist registration in equine surgery in 1991. He was a member of the executive of the Australian equine Veterinary Association (AeVA) from 1990-2001 (president in 1994) and on the AVA board of directors from 1996-2001.
Nick has published approximately 40 scientific papers with special interests in the respiratory tract, orthopaedic surgery, joint disease and particularly arthroscopic surgery. Since 1996 he has been a consultant equine surgeon in private practice, providing surgical services and second opinions on cases and radiographs for veterinarians in equine clinics throughout NSW, the ACT, Queensland and other parts of Australia.
In 1997, he was awarded the AeVA VMS Award for excellence in the equine veterinary field. Nick was made an Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW in 2012. He currently works
with Dr Hadley Willsallen providing specialist services to veterinarians around Australia.
references:
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Aviad AD, Houpt JB (1994) the molecular weight of therapeutic hyaluronan (sodium hyaluronate): how significant is it? J rheumatol 21:297-301
Barr, A. r. S. Duance, V. C. Wotton, S. F. Waterman, A. e. (1994) Influence of intra-articular sodium hyaluronate and polysulphated glycosaminoglycans on the biochemical composition of equine articular surface repair tissue. equine Veterinary Journal. 26: 1, 40-42
Bolt DM, Ishihara A, Weisbrode Se, Bertone AL (2008) effects of triamcinolone acetonide, sodium hyaluronate, amikacin sulfate, and mepivacaine hydrochloride, alone and in combination, on morphology and matrix composition of lipopolysaccharide-challenged and unchallenged equine articular cartilage explants. Am J Vet res. 69(7):861-7
Butler J, rydell NW, Balazs eA (1970) Hyaluronic acid in synovial fluid. VI. effect of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid on the clinical symptoms of arthritis in track horses. Acta Vet Scand 11:139-55 equine Veterinary Science. 5:147-148
Dabareiner rM, Carter GK, Honnas CM. (2003) Injection of corticosteroids, hyaluronate, and amikacin into the navicular bursa in horses with signs of navicular area pain unresponsive to other treatments: 25 cases (1999-2002) J Am Vet Med Assoc. 15;223:1469-74
Doyle AJ, Stewart AA, Constable PD, et al. (2005) effects of sodium hyaluronate and methylprednisolone acetonide on proteoglycan synthesis in equine articular cartilage explants. Am J Vet res;66:48–53
Frisbie DD, Kawcak Ce, McIlwraith CW, Werpy NM (2009) evaluation of polysulfated glycosaminoglycan or sodium hyaluronan administered intra-articularly for treatment of horses with experimentally induced osteoarthritis Am J Vet res.70(2):203-9
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