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Dr Susan Sommerlad

Adjunct Fellow
Email: 
s.sommerlad@uq.edu.au

UQ Researcher Profile

Dr Susan Sommerlad graduated as a Bachelor of Veterinary Science, from The University of Liverpool. After completing an intern year at the Small Animal Hospital, University of Liverpool, UK, and spending time in small animal practice in UK, she became a Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery and Medicine at the School of Veterinary Science, The University of Nairobi, Kenya. After moving to Australia, and working in small animal practice, Dr Sommerlad joined the School of Veterinary Science at The University of Queensland in 1990, as a Clinical Resident and Surgical Registrar, and then as a Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery until 2009. During this time she developed a keen interest in small animal soft tissue surgery, particularly of the ear nose and throat and also in surgical correction of portosystemic shunts and vascular surgery in the dog and cat. She founded an audiological testing service for congenital and acquired deafness in the dog and cat. She obtained a membership by examination of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, in Small Animal Surgery. In 2013 Dr Sommerlad completed a PhD in Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland entitled " The Treatment of Acquired Conductive Deafness and Management of Congenital Hereditary Sensorineural Deafness in the Dog". She is now an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Veterinary Science, providing clinical audiological facilities combined with the promotion of further research into the genetic nature of Congenital Hereditary Sensorineural Deafness in the dog and the surgical treatment of Conductive Deafness in the dog.

Publications

Conference Papers 5 Journal Articles 8 Theses 1

Conference Paper

Eindorf, T., Sommerlad, S.F., Iwata, D. and Anderson, G. (2007). Characteristics of the cervical spine in large-breed dogs with cervical spondylomyelopathy. Australian College of Veterinary Scientists - Science Week 2007, Gold Coast, Australia, 2-4th July 2007. Australia: Australian College of Veterinary Scientists.
Sommerlad, S. F., Mackenzie, D., Johansson, B. and Atwell, R. B. (2006). The use of barrier membranes for bone augmentation around hearing aid implants. Australian College of Veterinary Scientists 2006, Surfers Paradise, Qld, 6-8 July, 2006. Australia:
Sommerlad, S. F., Mackenzie, D., Johansson, C. B. and Atwell, R. B. (2004). A comparison of two barrier membranes and bone formation around bone-anchored hearing aid implants - a pilot study in dogs. 7th World Biomaterials Congress, Darling Harbour, Sydney, 17-21 May, 2004. Australia:
Sommerlad, S., Mackenzie, D., Johansson, C. B. and Atwell, R. B. (2004). A comparison of two barrier membranes and bone formation around bone anchored hearing aid implants: A pilot study in dogs. Research Conference Proceedings 2004, Gatton, Qld, 5 November, 2004. Australia:
Sommerlad. S. and Mackenzie. D. (2001). The Surgical placement and efficacy of bone anchored hearing aids in two dogs. BSAVA Congress 2001, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 5-8 April 2001. England: British Small Animal Veterinary Association.

Journal Article

Sommerlad, S. F., Morton, J. M., Johnstone, I., O'Leary, C. A. and Seddon, J. M. (2014). Consequences of a screening programme on the prevalence of congenital hereditary sensorineural deafness in the Australian Cattle Dog. Animal Genetics, 45 (6), 855-862. doi: 10.1111/age.12224
Sommerlad, Susan F., Morton, John M., Haile-Mariam, Mekonnen, Johnstone, Isobel, Seddon, Jennifer M. and O'Leary, Caroline A. (2012). Prevalence of congenital hereditary sensorineural deafness in Australian Cattle Dogs and associations with coat characteristics and sex. BMC Veterinary Research, 8 202, 202.1-202.15. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-8-202
Sommerlad, Susan, McRae, Allan F., McDonald, Brenda, Johnstone, Isobel, Cuttell, Leigh, Seddon, Jennifer M. and O'Leary, Caroline A. (2010). Congenital sensorineural deafness in Australian Stumpy-tail Cattle Dogs is an autosomal recessive trait that maps to CFA10. PLoS One, 5 (10) e13364, e13364. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013364
Sommerlad, S. F., Mackenzie, D., Johansson, C. and Atwell, R. B. (2007). Guided bone augmentation around a titanium bone-anchored hearing aid implant in canine calvarium: An initial comparison of two barrier membranes. Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research, 9 (1), 22-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2006.00028.x
Chemonges-Nielsen, S., Sommerlad, S. F. and Filippich, L. J. (2003). The effects of peripheral and central warming on body temperature during canine laparotomy. Australian Veterinary Practitioner, 33 (2), 50-56.
Galloway, A. M., Curtis, N. C., Sommerlad, S. F. and Watt, P. R. (1999). Correlative imaging findings in seven dogs and one cat with spinal arachnoid cysts. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 40 (4), 445-452. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1999.tb00373.x
Curtis, N. C., Johnstone, I., Sommerlad, S. F. and Kelly, W. R. (1999). Sclerosing peritonitis in a dog. Australian Veterinary Practitioner, 29 (2), 50-53.
Sommerlad, S. F., MacKenzie, D., Divitini, J., Goldstein, L. B. and Filippich, L. J. (1999). Surgical placement and efficacy of a bone-anchored hearing aid in a dog with conductive deafness. Australian Veterinary Practitioner, 29 (2), 70-78.

Thesis

Sommerlad, Susan Florence (2012). The treatment of acquired conductive deafness and management of congenital hereditary sensorineural deafness in the dog. PhD Thesis, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland.
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