Platt, Simon
- Position:
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- Professor of Neurology, Dept. of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Georgia
- Editor in Chief of the NAVC journal Today’s Veterinary Practice
- Location:
- USA
- Field of Work:
- Veterinary Schools
- Fellowship Award:
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BSAVA Blaine Award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of small animal medicine
- Fellowship Route:
- Meritorious Contributions to Clinical Practice (MCCP)
- Fellowship Year:
- 2018
- Area of Support:
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- Collaborative research
- One Health Agenda
- Professional mentoring
- Translating research into veterinary practice
Dr Simon Platt received his veterinary degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1992, following which he undertook an internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph and a two year period in private practice in England.
Dr Platt completed a residency in neurology and neurosurgery in 1998 at the University of Florida and afterwards spent two years as an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Georgia.
In 2000, Dr Platt returned to the UK where he was Head of the Neurology/Neurosurgery service at the Animal Health Trust until 2006, from which time he has been at the Dept of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Georgia, where is currently a Professor.
Dr Platt was made a fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2018.
Dr Platt has authored or co-authored over 200 journal articles and 50 book chapters and is the co-editor of the BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology and the Manual of Small Animal Neurological Emergencies.
Dr Platt is past-President of the ACVIM Neurology Specialty and Founder member of the South Eastern Veterinary Neurology (SEVEN) group in the USA.
Currently, Dr Platt serves as Editor in Chief of the NAVC journal Today’s Veterinary Practice.