Dr Rebekah Knight
BVetMed PgC(SAS) PGDip(VCP) AFHEA Dip.ECVS MRCVS
Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics
Department: Clinical Science and Services
Campus: Hawkshead
Clinical Groups: Small Animal Orthopaedics
Rebekah is a Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics at the RVC and is Deputy Head of Orthopaedics at the RVC's Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). She is a European and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. Her role predominantly focuses on clinical work in the QMHA and teaching veterinary undergraduate and postgraduate students, but she is also involved in research into a variety of orthopaedic conditions.
Rebekah studied veterinary medicine at the RVC and qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 2012. She worked in first opinion practice for a few years before undertaking internships at Davies Veterinary Specialists and the RVC, and a European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) residency at Cambridge University Veterinary School. In 2023, she was awarded the ECVS Diploma in Small Animal Surgery and became a European and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery. She joined the RVC QMHA Orthopaedic team in January 2022 and is currently a Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedics and Deputy Head of Orthopaedics at the QMHA.
Persistent urinary incontinence in female Golden Retrievers following laser ablation of intramural ectopic ureters may be associated with the presence of historical urinary tract infection. Russell OL, Taylor O, Knight RC, Owen LJ. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Oct 10;262(1):1-7. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.07.0396.
Ultrasonography as a sensitive and specific diagnostic modality for the detection of ectopic ureters in urinary incontinent dogs. Taylor O, Knight R, Genain MA, Owen L. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2022 May;63(3):328-336. doi: 10.1111/vru.13055. Epub 2022 Jan 22.
Diagnosis of a tracheal tear by use of an oxygen analyzer in a dog with cervical trauma. Walters KL, Knight RC. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021 Oct 15;259(8):880-884. doi: 10.2460/javma.259.8.880.
Adenocarcinoma as a novel complication following incisional colopexy in a dog. Taylor O, Knight R, Owen L. Vet Rec Case Rep. 2020 Oct;8:e001204. doi:10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001204.
Hemoperitoneum Secondary to Liver Lobe Torsion in a Cat. Knight R, McClaran JK. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2020 Jan/Feb;56(1):e56102. doi: 10.5326/JAAHA-MS-6758.
Feline head trauma: a CT analysis of skull fractures and their management in 75 cats. Knight R, Meeson RL. J Feline Med Surg. 2019 Dec;21(12):1120-1126. doi: 10.1177/1098612X18819183. Epub 2018 Dec 20.
Variations in surgical technique for adrenalectomy with caudal vena cava venotomy in 19 dogs. Knight RC, Lamb CR, Brockman DJ, Lipscomb VJ. Vet Surg. 2019 Jul;48(5):751-759. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13168. Epub 2019 Jan 25.
Long-term complications following tibial plateau levelling osteotomy in small dogs with tibial plateau angles > 30°. Knight R, Danielski A. Vet Rec. 2018 Apr 21;182(16):461. doi: 10.1136/vr.104491. Epub 2018 Jan 26.
Surgical management of pivot-shift phenomenon in a dog. Knight RC, Thomson DG, Danielski A. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2017 Mar 15;250(6):676-680. doi: 10.2460/javma.250.6.676.
Rebekah teaches undergraduate veterinary students on the Locomotor Strand of the BVetMed course in the 2nd and 3rd years, and on clinical rotations in 5th year. She is the Co-Rotation Lead for the clinical rotation in Small Animal Orthopaedics.
Rebekah also trains and supervises post-graduate veterinarians undertaking internships and ECVS specialist training in orthopaedic surgery.
She has completed the Integrated Foundations of Medial Education course at the University of Cambridge, and has been an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) since 2021.
Rebekah joined the RVC QMHA Orthopaedic team in January 2022. She enjoys all aspects of orthopaedic surgery, but has a particular interest in fracture repair and arthroscopic surgery, as well as other minimally invasive surgery techniques.