Anna Louise Meredith

Research and career Meredith established the Exotic Animal and Wildlife Unit at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, which was the first in the United Kingdom. She was present for the key hole surgery that took place on a giraffe in 2004.

On the merit of her clinical and teaching work, Meredith was promoted to professor in 2015, before earning her doctorate. She worked on conservation medicine and the intersection of animal and human health. She has worked with Scottish Wildcat Action to protect her favourite species, the Scottish wildcat. on the use of carnivores as sentinels – animals which can provide information about the ecosystems they live in. She also led a project to reintroduce beavers to Scotland, which had been hunted to extinction 300 years ago. Beavers are important in the maintenance of ecosystems; including forests and streams. She has also served as a specialist for the European College of Zoological Medicine. In June 2018 Meredith was made head of the Melbourne Veterinary School in the University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences. Meredith left her role at the University of Melbourne in January 2022.

Awards and honours Her awards and honours include;

2003 British Small Animal Veterinary Association Blaine Award 2016 Appointed to the Scottish Science Advisory Council 2018 Elected to the council of the Scottish Wildlife Trust 2019 Appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to veterinary surgery in the 2019 New Year Honours 2023 Appointed to the UK Government's Animal Sentience Committee

Meredith was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS). Wildlife Medicine and Rehabilitation: Self-Assessment Color Review BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine BSAVA Small Animal Formulary: Part B: Exotic Pets