Kerry Rolph, BVM&S CertVC MSc (Epi) PhD FANZCVS (Feline Chapter) DipECVIM-Ca FRCVS
Faculty
Location: Academic Hub
Room #35-206
Phone: 869.465.4161 Ext 401-1332
KRolph@rossvet.edu.kn
Graduated from Edinburgh University in 1998, and worked in small animal practice for two years before returning to Edinburgh to study for her PhD. She gained both her certificate in Veterinary Cardiology and PhD in 2004. In 2010, Kerry passed her Feline Medicine Australian College of Veterinary Scientists Fellowship examinations. Gaining this diploma level qualification made her eligible to apply for Specialist status, and she was made a Specialist of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in Feline Medicine in 2011. In 2014 Kerry gained her European diploma in Companion Animal Medicine and became a European Specialist in Companion Animal Medicine.
She then worked at a private referral hospital in Bristol for 3 years. Before moving to Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, in St Kitts, where she holds the post of Professor of Small Animal Medicine, and Interim Head of Department for Clinical Sciences. Throughout her career Kerry has been invited to lecture in over 20 different countries and has delivered over 2000 hours of CE presentations. In addition, she is an associate editor for the Journal of Small Animal Practice, and a member of the Editorial Board for Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (JFMS) and JFMS Open. In 2020, Kerry was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contributions to clinical practice.
- PhD University of Edinburgh
- MSc London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- BVM&S University of Edinburgh
- Diplomate European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Small Animal Medicine
- Fellowship Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Feline Chapter)
- Certificate in Veterinary Cardiology - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Honorary Member the Feline Academy
- Assistant Editor for Journal of Small Animal Practice
- Editorial Board Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
- Editorial Board Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports
Bucknoff, M.C. & Rolph K.E., Splenic Torsion in a Cat with Chronic Anemia; Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery: Open Reports: Jan 2024: doi: 10.1177/20551169231216406
Rolph M.J., Bolfa P., Cavanaugh S.M. & Rolph K.E., Fluorescent in situ hybridization for the detection of intracellular bacteria in companion animals: Veterinary Sciences: Jan 2024: doi: 10.3390/vetsci11010052
Biancaniello, C.M., Rolph, K.E., Cavanaugh, S.M., Karnik, P., Peda, A., Cavanaugh, R.P., Readability of postoperative discharge instructions is associated with complication rate in companion animals undergoing sterilization: Jan 2024: Veterinary Record: doi: 10.1002/vetr.3796
Rolph, K.E., Ryan, J., Yool, D., Liuiti T., Resolution of megaoesophagus after correction of a paraoesophageal hernia; Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, Open Reports, Sept 2023: 10.1177/20551169231199451
King A., Rolph K.E., Dzikiti L., Cavanaugh S.M., Overall good agreement of smartphone-based and standard base-apex electrocardiography in healthy sheep; Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, May 2023: doi: 10.2460/javma.23.02.0126
Rolph K.E., King, A., Larde, H., Kim, S., Ragland, N., Herve Claude, L.P., French, H., Gilbert, R.O., Critique of approaches for evaluating teaching and proposal for a new Institutional Policy; Journal of Veterinary Medical Education: March 2023: doi: 10.3138/jvme-2022-0072
Rolph K.E. & Cavanaugh S.M., Review of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Cat; Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, (2023): doi: 10.1177/1098612X221127233
Rolph K.E. & Cavanaugh R.P., Infectious Causes of Neoplasia in the Domestic Cat. Veterinary Sciences. (2022); 9(9):467. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9090467
Rolph K.E., Vidana, B., Field, E., Giant Splenic Myelolipoma in a Cat with Hyperthyroidism; Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery: Open Reports 2022; DOI: 10.1177/20551169221127889
Rolph K.E, Cavanaugh S.M., Wilson, H.E., First report of canine hepatic carcinoma occurring in a clinical case of Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1a., Journal of Small Animal Practice (2022): DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13494
