Patrick Pollock is a veterinary surgeon, educator and specialist in equine surgery, with particular interests in trauma, emergency care, large animal rescue, simulation and remote and rural veterinary medicine. He is Head of ATU Veterinary at Atlantic Technological University, where he is leading the development of Ireland’s first new veterinary school since the foundation of the State.
A Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, Patrick has held academic and clinical positions at University College Dublin, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh.
His clinical and educational work has taken him from referral hospitals to farms and from working-equid projects in Africa and Asia to emergency-service training in the UK and Ireland. He has a longstanding interest in large animal rescue and has worked extensively with veterinary teams and emergency responders to develop practical approaches to managing animal incidents, trauma and extrication.
Patrick is particularly interested in decision-making under pressure, human factors and the use of simulation to prepare veterinary professionals for situations in which there may be limited time, information or resources.
His teaching is practical, case-based and occasionally irreverent, with a simple aim: to help veterinary professionals think clearly, work safely and make good decisions when things don’t go according to plan.
