Rate My Professor Kristopher Hughes

Professor Kristopher Hughes serves as Professor in Equine Medicine and Clinical Director of the veterinary enterprises at Charles Sturt University in the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences. He earned his BVSc (Hons) from the University of Sydney in 1995 and completed an equine medicine residency at the same institution from 1999 to 2004. Hughes holds specialist qualifications including Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (FANZCVS) in Equine Medicine, Diplomate of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (DipECEIM), and Associate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (AssocACVIM). Registered as a specialist in equine medicine with the Veterinary Practitioners Board of New South Wales, he brings over 20 years of academic teaching experience in veterinary science. In his leadership role, he oversees the integration of veterinary services, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research activities, and contributions to veterinary course accreditation across three enterprises.

Hughes teaches equine medicine at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as animal and equine science in undergraduate degrees. He supervises doctoral students and provides advanced clinical training for specialist qualifications in equine medicine and related disciplines. Additionally, he has served as an examiner for the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists and the European College of Equine Internal Medicine. His research specializations encompass equine parasitology, infectious diseases such as Salmonella spp. and Chlamydia psittaci, the intestinal microbiota, lower respiratory tract disorders, and intensive care of horses. With more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, 16 book chapters, and over 75 scientific conference presentations to his name, accumulating over 2,000 citations, Hughes has significantly influenced equine veterinary science. Notable publications include 'Equine Psittacosis and the Emergence of Chlamydia psittaci as an Equine Abortigenic Pathogen in Southeastern Australia: A Retrospective Data Analysis' (2023), 'BEVA Primary Care Clinical Guidelines: Equine Parasite Control' (2024), 'Pleuropneumonia – Advances in Treatment and Prognosis' (2018), and 'Effects of Production Method and Repeated Freeze Thaw Cycles on Cytokine Concentrations and Microbial Contamination in Equine Autologous Conditioned Serum' (2021). He contributes to the academic community as a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine and research committees in his school and the Faculty of Science and Health.