Given Name

Roger

Middle Name

Kenneth Whealands

Family Name

SMITH

Current Position

Professor of Equine Orthopaedics

Organization

The Royal Veterinary College

Nationality-Resident

British

Major Interest

Equine orthopaedics

Education

Bishops Stortford College, UK

Cambridge University, UK – MA VetMB

Royal Veterinary College, UK - PhD

Post-graduate Training

Residency in Equine Surgery – Royal Veterinary College

PhD – Royal Veterinary Collage

Professional Experience

After 2 years in practice, he returned to academia to undertake further clinical training as a Resident in Equine Studies at the Royal Veterinary College. Following his residency, he undertook a 3 year research project culminating in the award of a PhD for his studies on the extracellular matrix of equine tendon. He remained at the Royal Veterinary College, first as a Lecturer in Equine Surgery, then as Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery before his appointment to Professor in Equine Orthopaedics in December 2003. He holds the Diploma of Equine Orthopaedics from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and is both a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in Equine Surgery. He is also a Large Animal Associate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging. In 2016, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for meritorious contribution to knowledge and was elected to president of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons in July 2017. He currently divides his time equally between running a specialist orthopaedic service within the Royal Veterinary College and continuing to direct research into equine tendon disease. His principal research interests are understanding the pathogenesis of tendon disease, developing a serological assay for tendonitis, and stem cell therapy for tendons in both horses and humans.

Honors and Awards

President of the   European College of Veterinary Surgeons – 2017-2018

Elected Fellow   of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons – 2016

Honorary Lectureship at University   College London - 2002

Veterinary Investigator Award, British Society for Matrix   Biology - 2000

Horse and Hound Vet of the Year Awards - 1999 and 2000

ECVS Residents Forum - Best Research Presentation - 1997

Veterinary Research Training Scholarship, Horserace Betting Levy   Board - 1993 -1995

BEVA Travel Scholarship - 1991

Duckworth Scholarship to read Veterinary Medicine (Cambridge   University; 1981-1984)

More recent publications

Clements LE, Garvican ER, Dudhia J, Smith RK. Modulation of mesenchymal stem cell   genotype and phenotype by extracellular matrix proteins. Connect Tissue Res. 2016 Nov;57(6):443-453.

Garvican ER,Wylie CE, Payne RJ, Smith RK, Head MJ. Mineralization of the Equine Palmar/Plantar Annular Ligament Treated by Surgical Resection. Vet Surg. 2016 Jul;45(5):602-8.

Garvican   ER, Salavati M, Smith RK, Dudhia J. Exposure of a tendon extracellular   matrix to synovial fluid triggers endogenous and engrafted cell death: A mechanism for failed healing of intrathecal tendon   injuries. Connect Tissue Res. 2016 Oct 11:1-9.

Khan MR, Chandrashekran A, Smith RK, Dudhia   J. Immunophenotypic characterization of ovine mesenchymal stem cells.   Cytometry A. 2016 May;89(5):443-50.

Dudhia J, Becerra P, Valdés MA, Neves F, Hartman NG, Smith RK. In   Vivo Imaging and Tracking of Technetium-99m Labeled Bone Marrow Mesenchymal   Stem Cells in Equine Tendinopathy. J Vis Exp. 2015 Dec 9;(106).

Brink P, Smith RK, Tverdal A, Dolvik NI. Changes in synovial   fluid biomarker concentrations following arthroscopic surgery in horses with   osteochondritis dissecans of the distal intermediate ridge of the tibia. Am J   Vet Res. 2015 Jul;76(7):599-607.

Smith RK, Garvican ER, Fortier LA. The current 'state of play' of   regenerative medicine in horses: what the horse can tell the human. Regen   Med. 2014 Sep;9(5):673-85.

Garvican ER, Cree S, Bull L, Smith RK, Dudhia J. Viability of   equine mesenchymal stem cells during transport and implantation. Stem Cell   Res Ther. 2014 Aug 8;5(4):94.

Garvican ER, Dudhia J, Alves AL, Clements LE, Plessis FD, Smith   RK. Mesenchymal stem cells modulate release of matrix proteins from tendon surfaces   in vitro: a potential beneficial therapeutic effect. Regen Med. 2014 May; 9(3):295-308.

Dakin SG, Dudhia J, Smith RK. Resolving an inflammatory concept:   the importance of inflammation and resolution in tendinopathy. Vet Immunol Immunopathol.   2014 Apr 15;158(3-4):121-7.

Dakin SG, Smith RK, Heinegard D, Onnerfjord P, Khabut A, Dudhia   J. Proteomic analysis of tendon extracellular matrix reveals disease   stage-specific fragmentation and differential cleavage of COMP. J Biol Chem.   2014 Feb 21;289(8):4919-27

Pfau T, Spicer-Jenkins C, Smith RK, Bolt DM, Fiske-Jackson A,   Witte TH.  Identifying optimal   parameters for quantification of changes in pelvic movement symmetry as a   response to diagnostic analgesia in the hind limbs of horses. Equine Vet J.   2014 Nov;46(6):759-63.

Barstow A, Pfau T, Bolt DM, Smith RK, Weller R. Design and   Validation of a Computer-Aided Learning Program to Enhance Students' Ability   to Recognize Lameness in the Horse. J Vet Med Educ. 2014 Spring;41(1):1-8.

Tully LJ, Murphy AM, Smith RK, Hulin-Curtis SL, Verheyen KL,   Price JS. Polymorphisms in TNC and COL5A1 genes are associated with risk of   superficial digital flexor tendinopathy in National Hunt Thoroughbred   racehorses. Equine Vet J. 2014 May;46(3):289-93.