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Duncan Lascelles

Professor

CVM Research Building 208

Bio

After graduating from the veterinary program at the University of Bristol, U.K., with honors, in 1991 Dr. Lascelles completed a PhD in aspects of pre-emptive/perioperative analgesia at the University of Bristol. After an internship there, he completed his surgical residency at the University of Cambridge, U.K. He moved to Colorado for the Fellowship in Oncological Surgery at Colorado State University, then a period of post-doctoral research in feline pain and analgesia at the University of Florida, and is currently Professor in Small Animal Surgery and Pain Management at North Carolina State University. He is board-certified in small animal surgery by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the European College of Veterinary Surgeons, and the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

He is director of the Comparative Pain Research and Education Centre (CPREC). His research program (Translational Research in Pain [TRiP]) is dedicated to answering critical questions about pain control and pain mechanisms through high quality, innovative research. His career has been focused on developing algometry methods (methods to measure pain) in spontaneous disease animal models (pets with naturally occurring disease), and probing tissues from well-phenotyped animals with spontaneous disease to understand the neurobiology, with a strong translational focus. The aim of his research is to improve pain control in companion animals, and facilitate analgesic development in human medicine. He has authored over 180 peer reviewed research papers and reviews and 190 research abstracts, as well as over 30 book chapters.

AFFILIATIONS

International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), member
IASP Special Interest Group on Non-Human Pain
Chair, World Small Animal Veterinary Association Global Pain Council
Thurston Arthritis Center, Medical School, UNC Chapel Hill, member
Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University, member

CERTIFICATIONS

Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Surgeons
Diploma of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Soft Tissue Surgery

Area(s) of Expertise

NEUROBIOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, VETERINARY CANCER CARE
Dr. Lascelles' research is focused on developing algometry methods in spontaneous disease animal models (i.e. developing ways to measure the many dimensions impacted by pain), and probing tissues from well-phenotyped animals with spontaneous disease to understand the neurobiology of that pain. The two fundamental aims of his research are: 1) to improve pain control in companion animals, and 2) to facilitate analgesic development in human medicine though using companion animals with spontaneous (naturally occurring) disease.

Publications

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