Dr Ian Self

Ian is a 1995 Liverpool graduate and a European, and RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Ian initially worked in mixed private practice in the North West of the UK where he developed an interest in analgesia and analgesia, resulting in obtaining the RCVS CertVA qualification. He then moved to UCD in Dublin as an anaesthesia lecturer where he gained his European Diploma in Anaesthesia and Analgesia before returning to a post-residency position at the R(D)SVS in Edinburgh. There followed spells at the RVC (Head of anaesthesia), Nottingham vet school and his current position as Principal Clinical Anaesthetist at the University of Cambridge Vet School. Ian has a keen interest in anaesthesia of unstable patients and runs regular pain management clinics. He mentors and supervises undergraduates training to be veterinary surgeons and postgraduate students training for specialist pain qualifications, and is passionate4 about providing anaesthesia and analgesia training to the profession as a whole.. He is currently the chair of BSAVA Scientific Committee and is very interested in evidence-based approaches to pain treatment.
Ian is passionate about veterinary education and is currently studying part time for a PhD looking at attitudes to lifelong learning in the veterinary profession.