Dr. Duana McBRIDE
Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
Adjunct Professor
Biography
Dr Duana McBride is an experienced diplomate of the American and European College of Veterinary Emergency
and Critical Care (ECC). She has a passion for teaching and training, having worked as a lecturer at the
Royal Veterinary College in the United Kingdom and achieving a Masters in Health Care Simulation Training
and Patient Safety with the National University of Galway.
Dr McBride undertook her veterinary training at the University of Sydney, which was followed by a career in
general practice and emergency medicine throughout Australia. With her drive to learn more about ECC medicine,
she undertook a specialist residency training program at Murdoch University in Australia and was soon boarded
as a specialist with the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2013.
Dr McBride has worked as a specialist in ECC in the United Kingdom and Australia in academic and private referral hospitals.
She has trained many students, interns and residents and has co-authored research papers and textbooks in ECC medicine.
She currently works as an ICU lead at CityUVMC where she strives to provide the highest quality of patient care at CityUVMC's intensive care unit.
Dr McBride has research experience in canine coagulation and fluid therapy, and a strong interest in managing patients
with septic shock and patients requiring mechanical ventilation. She strives to continue to improve the standard of
veterinary intensive care medicine in Hong Kong by training JCC Veterinary students and internationally as an invited speaker at international conferences.
With her Masters in patient safety, Dr Duana has led quality improvement committees in veterinary hospitals,
where she strives to improve patient outcomes via patient safety initiatives and non-technical skills. She has worked with VetLed,
a veterinary human factors company, where she has trained veterinarians in communication, teamwork, resilience, veterinary well-being and patient safety.
When out of her hospital scrubs, you will find her enjoying live music, playing the drums, cooking vegan feasts,
hiking, swimming, and practicing yoga and meditation.