Rate My Professor Wendy Goodwin

Associate Professor Wendy Goodwin is a clinical veterinary anaesthetist and academic at the School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, where she has served since 2010 as Director of Research and Clinical Associate Professor. She earned her Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, completing her PhD in 2013 with a thesis titled 'Studies of Alfaxalone in Horses'. A registered specialist veterinary anaesthetist, she holds Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Critical Care, along with Membership in Equine Medicine. Goodwin's extensive clinical experience encompasses anaesthesia for horses, small companion animals, farm animals, avian and exotic species, and animals in scientific research. She is internationally recognized for her expertise on the anaesthetic agent alfaxalone, with her doctoral work providing foundational knowledge on its use in horses, extended through subsequent studies on various formulations, dosing strategies, and applications across companion animals, large animals, and laboratory species.

Goodwin's research interests include veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia, anaesthetic safety culture, innovative pain management and total intravenous anaesthesia techniques, critical care, traumatic haemorrhage and injury, translational large animal models for medical research, and the impact of leadership styles on error disclosure and safety climate in veterinary practices. She has led funded projects such as investigations into haemostatic abnormalities from brown snake envenomation (2022–2023, Australian Companion Animal Health Foundation), efficacy studies of injectable sedatives (2019–2020, Innovation Connections), and tissue oxygen saturation in horses (2018–2020, John & Mary Kibble Trust). Key publications feature 'Survey describing the perspectives and practices of Australian veterinarians to pain management in horses' (2026, Australian Veterinary Journal), 'Impact of humble leadership on attitudes to error disclosure: the mediating role of psychological safety and safety climate in Australian veterinary practices' (2025, BMJ Leader), 'A retrospective analysis of clinical features, management and outcomes in dogs and cats with Eastern Brown Snake envenomation (2016–2022)' (2025, Australian Veterinary Journal), 'Feline caudal vena cava to aorta ratio reference interval' (2024, Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery), and 'Plasma pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of alfaxalone in both premedicated and non-premedicated horses' (2012, Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia). She regularly publishes in peer-reviewed journals and presents at international conferences, contributing to advancements in clinical outcomes and professional wellbeing in veterinary anaesthesia.