Rate My Professor Nerissa Stander

Nerissa Stander serves as Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Radiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Murdoch University. She is the principal radiologist at Vet Imaging Specialists, providing advanced diagnostic imaging services including computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, and radiography to The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University and referring veterinarians. Stander earned her BVSc from the University of Pretoria in 2002. Following graduation, she spent four years in small animal practice in the United Kingdom, including an internship at Davies Veterinary Specialists, a large multidisciplinary referral hospital. She returned to South Africa for a residency in diagnostic imaging at the University of Pretoria, conducted in parallel with the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging program. In 2010, she passed her examinations, becoming a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (DipECVDI) and a South African Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging Specialist. Subsequently, she held a position as Senior Lecturer in Radiology at the University of Pretoria before relocating to Perth in July 2012, where she established Vet Imaging Specialists. Stander also holds a Master of Veterinary Science and is recognized as an Australian Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.

Stander's research specializes in veterinary diagnostic imaging, with a focus on computed tomography applications in canine conditions such as thoracic trauma, adrenal gland volume estimation, vascular malformations, esophageal nodules, and spirocercosis-induced lesions. She has special interests in thoracic imaging, echocardiography, gastrointestinal ultrasonography, MRI, and radiographs. An avid educator, she enjoys teaching veterinary students and has presented extensively in continuing veterinary education courses and guest lectures. Her scholarly contributions include 16 publications with 179 citations, such as "Congenital isolated left ventricular noncompaction in two juvenile dogs" (2024, with Doris Ma and Manreet Singh), "Distal radial osteochondroma causing expansile lysis and ulna fracture in a dog" (2024, with A.R. Nesbitt et al.), "Pilot study: external validation of commercial veterinary radiology artificial intelligence software" (2026 preprint, with D. Ma et al.), "Algorithmic estimation of adrenal volume based on body weight and CT landmarks in dogs" (2022, with R. Swepson et al.), and "Computed tomographic, ultrasonographic, MRI and radiographic findings of a venous malformation with phleboliths in the thoracic limb of a dog" (2022, with K. Kang et al.). Additionally, she has co-authored and authored book chapters in the BSAVA Manuals of Canine and Feline Abdominal and Musculoskeletal Imaging, including "Long bones – juvenile" (2016).