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German, Alexander

BVSc PhD CertSAM DipECVIM-CA SFHEA FRCVS
Position:
  • Professor of Small Animal Medicine, University of Liverpool.
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Group, Guide Dogs for the Blind
  • Member of the Credentials Committee, ECVIM-CA
Location:
United Kingdom
Field of Work:
Universities and Colleges
Fellowship Route:
Meritorious Contributions to Knowledge (MCK)
Fellowship Year:
2018
Area of Support:
  • Collaborative research
  • Innovation in professional practice
  • One Health Agenda
  • Professional mentoring
  • Promoting knowledge and best practice
  • Public engagement
  • Translating research into veterinary practice

Alex German holds the position of Royal Canin Professor of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Liverpool. He qualified with honours from the University of Bristol in 1994, and completed his PhD at the same institution in 2000. He is a Diplomat of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recognised Specialist in Internal Medicine, a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His main clinical and research interests are obesity biology, gastroenterology and evidence-based veterinary medicine.