Rate My Professor Mark Haworth

Dr. Mark Haworth is a Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care in the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland. He heads the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care service at the UQ VETS Small Animal Hospital on the Gatton campus, where he established the 24-hour emergency service in 2015. Haworth graduated with a BVSc (Hons 1) from the University of Queensland. He completed a rotating internship at Queensland Veterinary Specialists and Emergency, followed by a residency in emergency and critical care at Murdoch University. His qualifications include Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (MANZCVS) in Emergency and Critical Care, a Master of Veterinary Medical Science (MVMS) in 2014, and Diplomate status with the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC) since 2012.

Haworth's academic interests focus on small animal emergency and critical care, encompassing point-of-care ultrasound, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, sepsis, mechanical ventilation, toxicology with emphasis on snake envenomation, antimicrobial stewardship in dog bite wounds, and big data surveillance for tick paralysis. Key publications include 'Antimicrobials in dog-to-dog bite wounds: A retrospective study of 1526 dog bite events (1999-2019)' in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2022), 'Diagnosis and Treatment of Snake Envenomation in Dogs in Queensland, Australia' in Veterinary Sciences (2021), 'Pre-hospital emergency cricothyrotomy in dogs part 2: Airway sealing and ventilation using cricothyrotomy tubes' in Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2023), 'Use of big data in the surveillance of veterinary diseases: early detection of tick paralysis in companion animals' in Parasites & Vectors (2016), and contributions to book chapters. His research has garnered over 270 citations. In 2022, he received the High Impact Clinical Research award in the School of Veterinary Science staff awards. As a clinician-educator, Haworth has mentored two emergency and critical care specialists and presented at conferences such as the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia on clinical topics.