About
Dr Keely Wilson
BVSc MVetClinStud MVA MANZCVS DipACVAA
Board Certified Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia
Keely graduated from the University of Sydney in 2008 and worked in mixed and emergency practice in Australia and overseas. After completing an equine internship she stayed in equine referral practice, where she developed her love of anaesthesia.
She completed her residency in anaesthesia and analgesia at Murdoch University, training in both the American and European programmes, alongside two Masters degrees. After 18 months in academia and referral practice in the UK, she returned to Sydney, where she works across a number of referral clinics.
Clinical interests
Cardiac interventions, anaesthesia of critically ill patients, ultrasound-guided locoregional anaesthesia and all aspects of equine anaesthesia.
Education & examining
Head Examiner for the ANZCVS Fellowship examinations (2026), and a regular presenter at national and international conferences.
Research
Published research on invasive blood pressure monitoring and ventilation in anaesthetised horses, with award-winning conference abstracts.
Curriculum vitae
Professional work — last 10 years
Publications
- Wilson KAT, Drynan EA, Raisis AL, Mosing M, Hayman J, Lester G & Hosgood GL (2018) Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured centrally and peripherally in anaesthetized horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 45, 467–476. doi:10.1016/j.vaa.2018.02.006
- Mosing M, Waldmann AD, Raisis A, Böhm SH, Drynan E & Wilson K (2018) Monitoring of tidal ventilation by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in anaesthetised horses. Equine Veterinary Journal. doi:10.1111/evj.12998
- Wilson KAT, Drynan EA, Raisis AL, Lester G & Hosgood GL (2017) Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured at different peripheral arteries in anaesthetized horses. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. doi:10.1016/j.vaa.2017.11.004
- Wilson KAT, Drynan EA, Raisis AL, Haitjema G & Hosgood GL (2016) Suspected tracheal tear during anaesthesia of a cat. Companion Animal 21, 614–617. doi:10.12968/coan.2016.21.11.614
Conference abstracts & posters
- IVECCS, Nashville, TN, 2017 — Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured in three peripheral arteries under clinical conditions
- AVA Autumn Meeting, Berlin, Germany, 2017 — Assessment of agreement between IBP measured centrally and peripherally in anaesthetised horses
- Bain Fallon Memorial Lectures, Melbourne, 2016 — poster: Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured in three peripheral arteries under clinical conditions — preliminary results
- Murdoch University Poster Competition, 2016 — poster: Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured in three peripheral arteries under clinical conditions
Masters thesis
Invasive blood pressure in anaesthetised horses — Masters of Veterinary Anaesthesia, Murdoch University, 2018
Education
Residency in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia — Murdoch University, 2015–2018 (American and European College programmes)
Diplomate ACVAA — examinations passed 2019
Masters Veterinary Anaesthesia — Murdoch University, 2017–2018
Masters Veterinary Clinical Studies (Anaesthesia) — Murdoch University, 2015–2016
Bachelor of Veterinary Science — University of Sydney, 2004–2008
Memberships
- Diplomate, ACVAA (2019)
- ANZCVS Anaesthesia & Analgesia chapter, by examination (2017)
- NAVAS (2019 – present)
- AVA (2015 – present)
Prizes & grants
- IVECCS ACVAA large animal resident abstract prize, 2017
- AVA Educational grant, 2017
- Murdoch University research conference travel award, 2017
- Len Cullen Veterinary Anaesthesia Award, 2016
- Poster prize, College of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch, 2016