Dr Steven De Decker
DVM, PhD, DipECVN, MVetMed, PGCert Vet Ed, FHEA, MRCVS
Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery
Department: Clinical Science and Services
Campus: Hawkshead
Research Groups: Musculoskeletal Biology, Brain Health and Behaviour, CPCS (Research Programme)
Clinical Groups: Small Animal Neurology
Steven is a Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals.
Steven is Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery and the Clinical Director of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. He graduated in 2005 from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University in Belgium. After graduation, he performed there a Rotating Internship and a PhD into the diagnosis and treatment of disk associated cervical spondylomyelopathy ("wobbler syndrome") in dogs. Steven arrived in July 2010 at the RVC to complete a Senior Clinical Training Clinical Scholarship (Residency) in Neurology and Neurosurgery. After becoming an European and MRCVS recognised specialist in veterinary neurology, Steven became a permanent staff member of the RVC Neurology and Neurosurgery team.
Although Steven is interested in all aspects of veterinary neurology, his main interests are spinal disorders, neurosurgery, and clinical reasoning.
You can follow the links below to learn more about his current research projects and his PhD study about the diagnosis and treatment of disc associated wobbler syndrome in dogs.
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/4336931
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xQIJY38AAAAJ&hl=en
Steven's main research interests are spinal cord disorders, neurosurgery, and clinical reasoning in dogs and cats. You can follow the links below to learn more about his publications.
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xQIJY38AAAAJ&hl=en
Steven is involved in teaching our BVetMed as well the postgraduate MVetMed students.
He frequently delivers continuous education and is regularly involved in national and international CPD events.
Steven is the current Chair of the Education Committee of the European College of Veterinary Neurology.