Rate My Professor Wendy Goodwin

Associate Professor Wendy Goodwin is a clinical veterinary anaesthetist and academic in the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Queensland, where she has served since 2010 as Director of Research and Clinical Associate Professor. She earned her Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honours and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, graduating in 2004 and completing her PhD in 2013 with a thesis titled 'Studies of Alfaxalone in Horses'. Following graduation, she worked in equine, mixed, and small animal general practices and as a consultant equine anaesthetist. A registered specialist veterinary anaesthetist, she holds Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (FANZCVS) in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Critical Care, awarded in 2016, along with Membership in Equine Medicine attained in 2008. Her clinical experience encompasses horses, small companion animals, farm animals, avian and exotic species, and laboratory animals used in scientific research.

Goodwin specializes in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Critical Care, with research focusing on the anaesthetic agent alfaxalone in various formulations and species, including companion animals, large animals, and laboratory species; total intravenous anaesthesia techniques; innovative pain management; anaesthetic safety culture and leadership impacts on error disclosure; critical care; traumatic haemorrhage; and translational large animal models. She has obtained funding for projects such as 'Yearling Xray lesions and the effect on long term performance in thoroughbred horses' (2024-2028, Agrifutures Australia), 'Research and Discovery in Anaesthetic and Sedative Drugs' (2022-2025, Jurox Pty Ltd), and 'Measurement of tissue oxygen saturation using near-infrared spectroscopy in standing and anaesthetised horses' (2018-2020, John & Mary Kibble Trust). Key publications include '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), 'Antinociceptive and wound healing effects of a commercial formulation of lidocaine, bupivacaine, adrenaline and cetrimide applied topically to superficial skin wounds in horses' (2024, Veterinary Record), 'Anaesthetic practices and attitudes to patient safety in a sample of Australian veterinary practices' (2024, Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia), and 'Targeted multifidus muscle activation reduces fibrosis of multifidus muscle following intervertebral disc injury' (2024, European Spine Journal). She contributes as President of the Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia Chapter of ANZCVS since 2022, Science Week Program Convenor from 2019 to 2022, and Council member since 2023, while presenting at international conferences and co-authoring position statements on anaesthetic monitoring.