Rate My Professor Melissa Claus

Dr. Melissa Claus serves as a Casual Academic and Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Murdoch University, where she previously held the position of Lecturer in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care at the Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree after completing her veterinary training in the United States and is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (DACVECC). Throughout her career, she has focused on clinical and research activities in small animal emergency and critical care, including residencies and advanced training at institutions such as the University of California, Davis, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Claus's research interests include transfusion medicine, shock, sepsis, and haemostasis. Her notable publications encompass the book chapter 'Diabetes insipidus' in Small Animal Critical Care Medicine (2023), '89 - Febrile neutropenia' in the same volume (2023), 'Effect of Deferoxamine on Post-Transfusion Iron, Inflammation, and Organ Injury in Dogs with Hemorrhagic Shock' (2023), 'Acute kidney injury in dogs after Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 administration' (2018), and 'Identification of The Canidae Iron Regulatory Hormone Hepcidin' (2019). She has supervised graduate theses such as 'Blood banking in small animal medicine: a survey of current practices' (2020) and 'The effects of haemorrhagic shock and leukoreduction on cytokine concentrations' (Masters by Research). Claus received the ACVECC Research Grant Award ($9,980) in 2018 for her project on deferoxamine to mitigate inflammatory responses in hemorrhagic shock models. She played a key role in establishing the canine blood donor program at The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University and has contributed to clinical advancements in blood banking and critical care protocols. Her scholarly work has garnered over 400 citations, influencing veterinary emergency medicine practices.