Dr Keely Wilson in theatre holding an anaesthetised Tasmanian devil

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

2026
Head Examiner, ANZCVS Fellowship examinations
2025
Examiner, ANZCVS Fellowship examinations
2023 – present
SASH Alexandria
2020 – present
Veterinary Anaesthesia Consultants — consultant specialist anaesthetist at Northside Veterinary Specialists and Eye Clinic for Animals
2020 – 2023
Head of Anaesthesia, Sydney Veterinary Emergency and Specialists
2020
Specialist anaesthesia locum, CSU Wagga Wagga
2019 – 2020
Specialist veterinary anaesthetist, Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Centre (UK)
2019
Veterinary anaesthesia registrar locum, The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge
2015 – 2019
Anaesthesia resident (2015–2018) and registrar (2018–2019), Murdoch University Veterinary Teaching Hospital
2014 – 2019
Anaesthesia consultant, Goulburn Valley Equine Hospital, Shepparton
2015 – 2018
Anaesthesia consultant and locum, West Coast Vets, Perth

Selected publications

  • Wilson KAT et al. (2018) Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured centrally and peripherally in anaesthetized horses. Vet Anaes Analg 45, 467–476.
  • Mosing M, … Wilson K (2018) Monitoring of tidal ventilation by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in anaesthetised horses. EVJ.
  • Wilson KAT et al. (2017) Agreement between invasive blood pressure measured at different peripheral arteries in anaesthetized horses. Vet Anaes Analg.
  • Wilson KAT et al. (2016) Suspected tracheal tear during anaesthesia of a cat. Companion Animal 21, 614–617.

Education

Diplomate ACVAA — examinations passed 2019

Masters Veterinary Anaesthesia — Murdoch University, 2017–2018

Masters Veterinary Clinical Studies (Anaesthesia) — Murdoch University, 2015–2016

ACVAA & ECVAA residency programmes — Murdoch University, 2015–2018

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