Debbie is Professor of Equine Surgery and Head of Veterinary Research at the University of Liverpool. She has a PhD on the Epidemiology of Colic and is a European and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in Equine Surgery. She was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2017. Debbie combines elective and emergency clinical work, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research in her role. Her clinical interests include all aspects of equine emergency care, surgery of the abdomen, head, neck, urogenital tract and skin, laser and laparoscopic surgery and imaging of the head. She has a particular interest in colic epidemiology and surgery and is the Chief Investigator on an international Randomised Controlled Trial (CHARIOT lidocaine project) and leads the International Colic Surgery Audit (INCISE project). For further details see: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/people/debra-archer