Given Name

Ellen

Middle Name

Ruth

Family Name

SINGER

Current Position

Senior Lecturer in Equine Orthopaedics

Organization

University of Liverpool

Nationality-Resident

US National/UK Resident

Major Interest  

Equine Orthopaedics and Surgery

Research – Surgical anatomy, surgical diseases,   bone biology and bone response to exercise including kinematics and bone   strain.

Education

BA Swarthmore College

Post-graduate Training

DVM Tufts University,

DVSc and Surgical Residency Ontario Veterinary   College

Diploma of the European and American Colleges of   Veterinary Surgeons

Professional Experience

I have 25 years of experience of equine surgery   and orthopaedics work in a referral hospital setting within a veterinary   school.  I have a passion for the   equine athlete with work at numerous equine competitions (racing and   eventing) as a treating vet, including the Grand National Steeplechase.  I have experience of equine research, in   particular clinical orthopaedics and bone biology.

Honors and Awards

Learning and Teaching Award 2017, University of   Liverpool for a novel system of Focus Group Feedback for Clinical Rotations   in the Veterinary course.

More recent publications

Robinson,   C.S., Singer, E.R., Piviani, M.,   L, Rubio Martinez, L.M. (2017) Serum Amyloid A, D-lactate and L-lactate as   markers for synovial sepsis in the horse.    Veterinary Record 181(16):vetrec-2017-104386;   DOI 10.1136/vr.104386

Hopper,   N., Singer, E.R., Henson, F.  (2018)   Increased sclerostin associated with stress fracture of the third metacarpal   bone in Thoroughbred racehorses.  Bone and Joint Research October 7(1):94-102

Giusto,   G., Tramuta, C., Caramello, V., Comino, F., Nebbia, P., Robino, P., Singer,   E., Grego, E., Gandini, M., (2017) Cleaning with a wet sterile swab   significantly reduces surgical material contamination of sutures. Instruments   and surgical gloves in an ex-vivo enterotomy model in horses Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research   81(1):69-72.

Ehrle,   A., Ressel, L., Ricci, E., Singer, E.R. (2017) Structure and innervation of   the equine supraspinous and interspinous ligaments Anatomia Histologia Embryologia 46(3):223-231 DOI:10.1111/ahe.12261   epub

Findley, J.A., Ricci, E.R., Singer E.R. An anatomical and histological study of the equine   proximal manica flexoria  Accepted Veterinary Comparative   Orthopaedics and Traumatology  March   2016

Robinson, C.S., Singer,   E.R., Piviani, M., L, Rubio Martinez, L.M. Serum Amyloid A, D-lactate and   L-lactate as markers for synovial sepsis in the horse.  Veterinary   Record

Robinson, C.S., Timofte, D., Singer, E.R., Rimmington, L, Rubio Martinez, L.M. Prevalence and   antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates from horses with synovial   sepsis (95 cases). Accepted The   Veterinary Journal, May 2016

Crosby –Durrani,   H.E., Clegg, S.R., Singer, E.R.,   Angell, J.W., Evans, N.J., Carter, S.D., Blundell, R., Duncan, J. S. (2016)   Severe foot lesions associated with digital dermatitis treponemes: clinical   presentation, radiology, pathology and the role of treponemes.  J   Comparative Pathology 2016 May;   154(4):283-96. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.04.001. Epub 2016 May 6. Cover photo

Noble, P., Singer   E.R., Jeffery, N. (2016) Does subchondral bone of the equine proximal   phalanx adapt to race training?  J Anatomy.   229(1):104-13. doi: 10.1111/joa.12478. Epub 2016 Apr 14.

Singer, E.R., Garcia, T.C., Stover, SM (2015) Hoof position during   limb loading affects dorsoproximal bone strains on the equine proximal   phalanx Journal of Biomechanics 48(10)   1930-36. DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.04.014

Karikoski,   N.P., Patterson-Kane, J.C., Singer E.R.,   McFarlane, D., McGowan, C.M. (2015) Lamellar pathology in horses with   pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is associated with   hyperinsulinaemia  Equine Veterinary Journal  (epub ahead of print) DOI:10.1111/evj.12450