Sian Durward-Akhurst, DVM

Dr. Sian Durward-Akhurst is an Assistant Professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Large and Internal Medicine. Her primary interests include cardiovascular disorders, in particular cardiac arrhythmia’s that contribute to sudden cardiac death. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic and electrophysiologic mechanisms of these arrhythmias in horses. She also investigated other detrimental diseases in horses that are similar to simple inherited diseases in humans. (Source)