| Dr
RichardMalik BVSc FACVSc PhD
Richard
Malik graduated from the University of Sydney in
January 1981. His first year out was spent training
in anaesthesia and intensive care with Jan Ilkiw and
Kathy Brock at Sydney University Veterinary Teaching
Hospital. This was followed by a PhD in the
Department of Pharmacology at the John Curtin School
of Medical Research (ANU), working with David Curtis
on amino acid neurotransmitters. During this time he
also worked part-time at Woden Animal Hospital. Dr
Malik then moved to the Neurobiology Research Centre
at the University of Sydney studying the development
of neuromuscular connects as an NH&MRC postdoctoral
fellow.
In 1987 he
returned to the Department of Veterinary Clinical
Sciences as its first Resident in Small Animal
Medicine. Since then he remained in the vet school
in varying capacities, and was the Valentine
Charlton Senior Lecturer in Feline Medicine from
1995 to 2001. He is currently a veterinary
specialist employed by the Post Graduate Foundation
in Veterinary SCience to conduct clinical research,
work in veterinary practice and organise continuing
education. Dr Malik passed his FACVSc in Medicine of
Cats in 1991 and is a registered specialist in
feline medicine.
Although
interested in all facets of cat medicine, he
is particularly interested in infectious diseases,
neurology and cardiology. Richard has wide research
interests, including mycobacterial infections and
fungal disease (especially cryptococcosis).
Currently, he is concentrating on feline renal
disease (with Joanna White), FIP (with Jacqui
Norris), faucitis (with Richard Stenlake) and
diseases of Koalas (with Mark Krockenberger and Paul
Canfield). |
