Rate My Professor Jonathan Elliot

Professor Jonathan Elliott is Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the Royal Veterinary College. He graduated from Cambridge University Veterinary School with a VetMB in 1985, completed an internship at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital in 1986, and earned a PhD in vascular biology and amine oxidases from the University of Cambridge in 1989. He gained the RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Cardiology in 1990 and is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. Appointed to a lectureship at the Royal Veterinary College in 1990, he has been an academic there for 35 years, currently holding his professorship after serving as Vice Principal for Research and Innovation from 2004 to 2021, leading the institution's research strategy and submissions to RAE2008, REF2014, and REF2021.

Elliott's research specializations encompass the pathophysiology of kidney, cardiac, and vascular diseases in companion animals, with a particular focus on feline chronic kidney disease and factors influencing its progression, as well as equine laminitis. He has received major awards including the Pfizer Academic Award in 1998 for research contributions to laminitis pathophysiology, BSAVA Amoroso Award in 2001, PetPlan Scientific Award in 2005, European Society of Nephrology and Urology Award in 2007, and BSAVA Woodrow Award in 2019, all recognizing his clinical research in feline chronic kidney disease. Key publications include 'Dietary magnesium supplementation in cats with chronic kidney disease: A prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial' (Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2024), 'Long-term safety of dietary salt: A 5-year ProspEctive rAndomized bliNded and controlled stUdy in healThy aged cats (PEANUT study)' (Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2024), 'Survival of cats with naturally occurring chronic renal failure is related to severity of proteinuria' (Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2006), and 'Effect of dietary fructans and dexamethasone administration on the insulin response of ponies predisposed to laminitis' (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 2007). He has published more than 235 international peer-reviewed papers, supervised 38 PhD students to completion, served as President of the European College of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology from 2018 to 2021, and holds roles such as panel member for REF 2029 Unit of Assessment 6 and member of the International Renal Interest Society.