ECVSMR 2024 - CÓRDOBA (SPAIN)

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Marta Varela

She has a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (1999) and working in equine ambulatory practice and sports medicine, mainly at La Zarzuela Racetrack (Madrid). PhD in Veterinary from the Complutense University "Horse races in Spain 2011-2014: characteristics and relation with the incidence of catastrophic musculoskeletal injuries" (2016), she is also assistant professor of the Animal Medicine and Surgery Department (UCM Veterinary Faculty) since 2015. She was Head of the Equine Surgery Service of the Complutense Veterinary Teaching Hospital (HCVC), and since 2018 she is the Head of the Large Animal Area at the HCVC. Her principal interests include equine high-performance sports medicine (principally horseracing) and equine surgery.