Lauren Lacorcia (BVSc(Hons) MVSc MANZCVS DipACVIM GCertUniTeach GDipClinEd MRCVS)

Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine

Background

Lauren completed her Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree in 1999, followed by a rotating internship and a Master of Veterinary Science degree at the University of Melbourne. Her research focused on feline parasitology and the diagnosis of lungworm in cats. Lauren is a Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in small animal medicine. She completed specialty training in small animal internal medicine at the University of Minnesota and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2009. Lauren has worked in specialty private referral medicine in England and Australia, and was a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine at the University of Melbourne from 2013-2021. She joined the University of Edinburgh in 2022. Lauren is passionate about both clinical work and teaching, and has a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education. Her clinical interests are broad and include respiratory medicine, immune-mediated disease, feline hyperthyroidism, gastrointestinal and hepatic disease and kidney and lower urinary disease.

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, University of Melbourne

Graduate Certificate in University Teaching, University of Melbourne

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine)

Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Small Animal Medicine)

Master of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honours, University of Melbourne

RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine

Responsibilities & affiliations

Small Animal Internal Medicine

Member of the Society of Comparative Hepatology

Member of the European Society of Veterinary Endocrinology

Current research interests

Iatrogenic hypothyroidism and renal function in cats treated with radioactive iodine for hypothyroidism Probiotics in feline lower airway disease Proteinuria and nephrotic syndrome in dogs

Past research interests

Outcomes of oral radioactive iodine therapy for hypothyroidism in cats Diagnostic testing for feline lungworm