Bio

Alex Lynch graduated from the University of Bristol veterinary school, England in 2009 with honors. After a period in general and specialty practice in the UK, he moved to Tufts University in North Grafton, MA, to undertake further clinical training in emergency and critical care. He became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2015. Following his residency, he joined the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida as a Clinical Faculty member in ECC. He joined NCSU in July 2017. In addition to his clinical duties, he undertakes research with a particular interest in coagulation and transfusion medicine.

AFFILIATIONS

VECCS, ACVECC, AVHTM

CERTIFICATIONS

BVSc(Hons) DACVECC MRCVS

Area(s) of Expertise

Small animal emergency and critical care
Hemostasis

Publications

• Safety and feasibility of near‐infrared fluorescence imaging with inhaled indocyanine green to assess the pulmonary parenchyma in six normal dogs , Veterinary Surgery (2026)
• Dogs with sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome have evidence of a hypercoagulable state and decreased clot turnover , Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2025)
• Factors Affecting Sleep Among Dogs and Cats in a Veterinary Intensive Care Unit , Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (2025)
• Investigation of a point-of-care viscoelastic coagulation monitor and its comparison to thromboelastography in 9 female southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) , American Journal of Veterinary Research (2025)
• Tailoring treatment: dog breed status influences pain assessment and treatment in emergency veterinary care , Frontiers in Pain Research (2025)
• An 18-µm microaggregate blood filter does not cause hemolysis during in vitro whole blood transfusions in sea turtles , American Journal of Veterinary Research (2024)
• Comparison of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of apixaban and rivaroxaban in dogs , Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2024)
• DEVELOPING A THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY ASSAY IN ELASMOBRANCHS , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2024)
• Flumazenil may improve gait and mentation in dogs presenting with marijuana toxicosis , Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2024)
• INVESTIGATION OF A POINT-OF-CARE VISCOELASTIC COAGULATION MONITOR AND ITS COMPARISON TO THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY IN CLINICALLY HEALTHY AFRICAN ELEPHANTS (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2024)