Dr. Tammy Shadbolt

Curriculum vitae

• 2021–Present: Teaching Fellow (Casual), Royal Veterinary College
• 2019–Present: Wildlife Veterinarian & Postdoctoral Research Assistant, IOZ ZSL
• 2018–2019: Veterinarian & External Tutor, TShadboltConsulting Ltd
• 2012–2018: Veterinarian, Jolly Fine Vets
• 2013–2017: Academic Tutor & Facilitator, Royal Veterinary College
• 2013–2014: Anatomy Demonstrator & Tutor, Royal Veterinary College
• 2012–2012: Veterinarian (Locum), Bowenfels Vets & Larkhill Vets
• 2008–2012: Veterinarian, Culverden Veterinary Group

Professional organisations

• Fellow of the Higher Education Authority
• Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Education

• Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert): Veterinary Education (FHEA), RVC
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): The Pathogenesis of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease, RVC
• Master’s Degree (MSc): Wild Animal Health, RVC, IOZ
• Bachelor’s Degree (BVM&S): Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (MRCVS), University of Edinburgh
• Bachelor’s Degree (BSc Hons): Veterinary Conservation Medicine, University of Liverpool

Research Interests

I am currently working as a Wildlife Veterinarian and Research Associate on the Disease Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance for Interventions project (DRAHS) at the Institute of Zoology, ZSL. We work in partnership with Natural England (NE) and other key collaborators to assess the risk of disease during conservation interventions such as translocations of endangered species. We work with animals of every taxa - mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. We carry out disease risk analysis (DRA), advise on disease risk managment (DRM) and conduct post-release health surveillance (PRHS) for each project species. To find out more about DRAHS and our work please click here.

Publications

• Gerard, G, Common, S, Jaffe, JE, Shadbolt, T & Sainsbury, AW (2022) Plastic ingestion in an emaciated red kite (Milvus milvus) in England

• Jordan, E & Shadbolt, T (2021) A first case of polymely in the northern pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) from a translocated population in Norfolk, England

• Shadbolt, T, Sainsbury, AW, Foster, J, Bernhard, T (2021) Risks of poorly planned conservation translocations 

• Shadbolt, T, Pocknell, A, Sainsbury, AW, Egerton-Read, S, Blake, DP (2021) Molecular identification of Sarcocystis wobeseri-like parasites in a new intermediate host species, the white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)

• Common, SM, Shadbolt, T, Walsh, K, Sainsbury, AW (2021) The risk from SARS‐CoV‐2 to bat species in England and mitigation options for conservation field workers

Webinars

• Revealing the unseen: the amazing world of wildlife pathology

• Protecting the health of Britain's rarest wildlife: veterinary contributions in conservation

Podcasts

• What lies beneath: investigating the amazing world of wildlife pathology

Blogs

• Dormouse release

• Chequered skipper butterfly release