McGorum B.C.

Bruce McGorum graduated from the University of Edinburgh as BSc (Veterinary Pathology) in 1983 and BVM&S with distinction in 1985. After working for 3 years in mixed veterinary practice in Buckinghamshire, he returned to Edinburgh as the Horserace Betting Levy Board resident in equine respiratory diseases. He was awarded a PhD on equine asthma in 1992 and has continued working in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences ever since. He was awarded the Animal Health Trust Veterinary Achievement Award in 2004. He is currently professor of equine medicine and head of the equine section at the University of Edinburgh. He provides specialist veterinary care for horses referred by practising veterinarians throughout Scotland and Northern England. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students. His research focuses on internal medicine, particularly equine pulmonary disease and equine grass sickness.