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Matyas Liptovszky

Professor of Practice in Zoological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Prof. Liptovszky is Professor of Practice in Zoological Medicine. He graduated as a veterinary surgeon in Budapest, Hungary, and also earned a diploma in wildlife management during his studies. He holds a master in exotic animal medicine and an MSc in science communication. He is a diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine, and a European and RCVS recognised specialist in zoological medicine. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Prior to his current position he worked in a number of European, UK, and Australian zoos both as a zoo and wildlife veterinarian and in different leadership roles, most recently as Director Life Sciences at Perth Zoo, Western Australia.

Expertise Summary

Matyas Liptovszky gained broad experience in zoo, wildlife and exotic animal medicine, and worked in a wide range of field conservation and research projects in Europe, the UK, Asia, Africa, Central America and Australasia. He is the veterinary advisor of the European Association of Zoos and Aquarium's Western lowland gorilla EEP, and associate editor of the Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research.

His main focus of interest is wildlife conservation and more specifically the interface of ex-situ and in-situ conservation, as well as conservation medicine, clinical research, and science communication.

Research Summary

Prof. Liptovszky's current research includes a variety of topics within the fields of zoological medicine, One Health, and wildlife conservation. In recent years he has spent significant time… read more

Selected Publications

  • FRIEDERICI, ANGELA D., WITTIG, ROMAN M., ANWANDER, ALFRED, EICHNER, CORNELIUS, GRÄßLE, TOBIAS, JÄGER, CARSTEN, KIRILINA, EVGENIYA, LIPP, ILONA, DÜX, ARIANE, EDWARDS, LUKE J., GIRARD-BUTTOZ, CÉDRIC, JAUCH, ANNA, KOPP, KATHRIN S., PAQUETTE, MICHAEL, PINE, KERRIN J., UNWIN, STEVE, HAUN, DANIEL B. M., LEENDERTZ, FABIAN H., MCELREATH, RICHARD, MORAWSKI, MARKUS, GUNZ, PHILIPP, WEISKOPF, NIKOLAUS, CROCKFORD, CATHERINE, CONSORTIUM, E. B. C., ASHOFF, DANIEL, ALBIG, KAROLINE, AMARASEKARAN, BALA, ANGEDAKIN, SAM, ANWANDER, ALFRED, ASIIMWE, CAROLINE, BOCK, CHRISTIAN, BLAZEY, BIRGIT, BERNHARD, ANDREAS, BEEHNER, JACINTA C., BAILANDA, LAURENT, BELAIS, RAPHAEL, BERGMAN, THORE J., BÖTTCHER, DENNY, BORTOLATO, TATIANA, CARLIER, PENELOPE, CHANTREY, JULIAN, CROCKFORD, CATHERINE, DENK, DANIELA, DESCHNER, TOBIAS, DÜX, ARIANE, EDWARDS, LUKE J., EICHNER, CORNELIUS, ENCKE, DAG, ESCOUBAS, GELARDINE, ETTAJ, MALAK, FEDUREK, PAWEL, FLORES, KARINA, ROMERO FLORERO, ALEJANDRA, FRANKE, RICHARD, FRIEDERICI, ANGELA D., GIRARD-BUTTOZ, CEDRIC, GOMEZ FORTUN, JORGE, GRÄßLE, TOBIAS, GRUBER-DUJARDIN, EVA, GUNZ, PHILIPP, HAMBRECHT, SUSAN, HANSMANN, FLORIAN, HARTEL, JESS, HAUN, DANIEL BM, HENSHALL, MICHAEL, HOBAITER, CATHERINE, HOFMAN, NOÉMIE, JAFFE, JENNIFER E., JÄGER, CARSTEN, JAUCH, ANNA, KARHEMERE, STOMY, KIRILINA, EVGENYA, KLOPFLEISCH, ROBERT, KNAUF-WITZENS, TOBIAS, KOPP, KATHRIN, LANGE, BASTIAN, LANGERGRABER, KEVIN E., LAWRENZ, ARNE, LEE, KEVIN, LEENDERTZ, FABIAN H., LIPP, ILLONA, LIPTOVSZKY, MATYAS, PATRICIA LUMBU, CHRISTELLE, MAKOULOUTOU NZASSI, PATRICE, LANDRY MAMBOUNDOU KOUIMA, GUY, MÄTZ-RENSING, KERSTIN, MCELREATH, RICHARD, MEZÖ, ZOLTAN, MINESI, FANNY, MOITTIE, SOPHIE, MØLLER, TORSTEN, MORAWSKI, MARKUS, MORGAN, DAVE, MÜLLER, MATHIAS, MUGABE, TIMOTHY, MULLER, MARTIN, OLOFSSON-SANNÖ, KARIN, ONDZIE, ALAIN, OTALI, EMILY, PAQUETTE, MICHAEL, PIKA, SIMONE, PINE, KERRIN J., PIZARRO, ANDREA, PLEH, KAMILLA, REICHLER-DANIELOWSKI, SANDRA, RENDEL, JESSICA, ROBBINS, MARTHA M., RUSKE, KONSTANTIN, SAMUNI, LIRAN, SANZ, CRICKETTE, SCHINKÖTHE, JAN, SCHÜLE, ANDRÉ, SCHWABE, INGO, SCHWALM, KATARINA, SEBASTIAMPILLAI, ANISTAN, SOUTHERN, LARA, SPEEDE, SHERI, STEINER, JONAS, STIDWORTHY, MARK F., SURBECK, MARTIN, SZENTIKS, CLAUDIA A., TANGA, TANGUY, LOUBSER THERON, TOBIAS, ULRICH, REINER, UNWIN, STEVE, VAN DE WAAL, ERICA, WALKER, SUE, WEISKOPF, NIKOLAUS, WIBBELT, GUDRUN, WIDULIN, NAVENA, WILL, HERMANN, M WITTIG, ROMAN, WOOD, KIM, ZACCARELLA, EMILIANO and ZUBERBÜHLER, KLAUS, 2024. Brain structure and function: a multidisciplinary pipeline to study hominoid brain evolution: Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 17,
  • GRÄßLE, TOBIAS, CROCKFORD, CATHERINE, EICHNER, CORNELIUS, GIRARD‐BUTTOZ, CÉDRIC, JÄGER, CARSTEN, KIRILINA, EVGENIYA, LIPP, ILONA, DÜX, ARIANE, EDWARDS, LUKE, JAUCH, ANNA, KOPP, KATHRIN S., PAQUETTE, MICHAEL, PINE, KERRIN, EBC CONSORTIUM, HAUN, DANIEL B. M., MCELREATH, RICHARD, ANWANDER, ALFRED, GUNZ, PHILIPP, MORAWSKI, MARKUS, FRIEDERICI, ANGELA D., WEISKOPF, NIKOLAUS, LEENDERTZ, FABIAN H. and WITTIG, ROMAN M., 2023. Sourcing high tissue quality brains from deceased wild primates with known socio‐ecology: Methods in Ecology and Evolution Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14(8), 1906-1924
  • LIPTOVSZKY, MATYAS, DOBBS, PHILLIPA, MOITTIE, SOPHIE, WHITE, KATE, TARGETT, MIKE and STRONG, VICTORIA, 2022. Assessing the Educational Value of a Zoo Placement for Veterinary Students: A Report on Student Feedback and Perceptions JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION. 49(2), 236-240

Current Research

Prof. Liptovszky's current research includes a variety of topics within the fields of zoological medicine, One Health, and wildlife conservation. In recent years he has spent significant time focusing on great ape health, specifically on understanding pathophysiological background of cardiac disease in great apes, and how husbandry and nutrition factors can help optimising the health of these animals in human care. As an example, he is part of a research group investigating vitamin D deficiency in great apes in human care across Europe and internationally, to understand how this might enable common diseases, especially cardiac disease.

Other research areas he is currently active in include conservation of threatened species, and improving ex situ conservation outcomes; utilising technology, especially artificial intelligence, in zoo animal welfare and health; and anaesthesia of wildlife species.

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