Liz graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2006. After a year in mixed practice she completed a rotating internship at the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge. Following this Liz embarked on a PhD at The University of Manchester and was awarded her doctorate in 2013.
She then returned to practice for a short time before starting her residency training in small animal cardiology at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh. After her Residency Liz joined the University of Liverpool as a senior lecturer, and was successful in achieving her Specialist status in 2017. In 2022, Liz was also awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in recognition of her meritorious contributions to clinical practice.
Liz is actively involved in postgraduate teaching and training, something that she is passionate about. She is one of the most experienced interventional cardiologists in the North West and has a particular interest in these procedures. She also loves feline cardiomyopathies and arrhythmogenesis.
Publications:
- Sanz-Gonzalez I, Aitken J, Pedro B, Martin M, Martinez Pereira Y, Dukes-McEwan J, Bode EF, Culshaw GJ. Clinical presentation, management, and survival in dogs with persistent atrial standstill in the United Kingdom. J Vet Cardiol. 2024 Feb;51:179-187. doi: 10.1016/j.jvc.2023.11.016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2023.11.016.
- Palarea-Albaladejo J, Bode EF, Partington C, Basili M, Mederska E, Hodgkiss-Geere H, Capewell P, Chauché C, Coultous RM, Hanks E, Dukes-McEwan J. Assessing the use of blood microRNA expression patterns for predictive diagnosis of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs. Front Vet Sci. 2024 Nov 1;11:1443847 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1443847
- Caldwell JL, Clarke JD, Smith CER, Pinali C, Quinn CJ, Pearman CM, Adomaviciene A, Radcliffe EJ, Watkins A, Horn MA, Bode EF, Madders GWP, Eisner M, Eisner DA, Trafford AW, Dibb KM. Restoring Atrial T-Tubules Augments Systolic Ca Upon Recovery From Heart Failure. Circ Res. 2024 Sep 13;135(7):739-754. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.324601.
- McGrath C, Dixon A, Hirst C, Bode EF, DeFrancesco T, Fries R, Gordon S, Hogan D, Martinez Pereira Y, Mederska E, Ostenkamp S, Sykes KT, Vitt J, Wesselowski S, Payne JR. Pacemaker-lead-associated thrombosis in dogs: a multicenter retrospective study. J Vet Cardiol. 2023 Oct;49:9-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2023.06.004
- Sarcinella F, Pedro B, Bode EF, Blundell R, Dukes-McEwan J. Double-Outlet Right Atrium in a Young Cat. CASE (Phila). 2023 Oct 25;8(1):36-40. https://doi.org.10.1016/j.case.2023.09.001
- Bode EF, Mederska E, Hodgkiss-Geere H, Radford AD, Singleton DA. Analysis of canine cardiovascular therapeutic agent prescriptions using electronic health records in primary care veterinary practices in the United Kingdom. J Vet Cardiol. 2022 Feb;39:35-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2021.11.003.
