Alba Bello Gavete

Alba graduated from the School of Veterinary Science at Complutense University, Madrid in 2011 and gained a Masters degree in research the following year. 

She has worked at a number of veterinary teaching hospitals in Spain and the UK and completed a Rotating Internship at the University of Cambridge in 2017. She was subsequently a Visiting Researcher at the University of Oxford from 2017 until 2020.

Alba worked in 1st opinion practice for 5 years before joining the internal medicine team at Pride Veterinary Centre in April 2020. During this time she gained the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice in Small Animal Medicine in 2019 at the University of Liverpool

Alba is undertaking a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine and is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Nottingham Vet School. Her areas of clinical interest are inherited and immunological disorders, infectious diseases, particularly vector-borne diseases, haematological disorders, nephrology and endocrinology.

In her spare time, Alba enjoys travelling and experiencing new cultures. She loves to draw, paint and read, and has recently started a love of baking.

Publications:
Bello A, Bosschaerts T, Checa R, Fortin A, Gálvez R, Hernández L, Jansen H, Miró G, Montoya A, Rupérez C, 2014, First study on efficacy and tolerability of a new alkylphosphocholine molecule (oleylphosphocholine-OlPC) in the treatment of canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum.  Parasitol Res. 113(1):157-64.

Bello A, Layos C, Meana A, Miró G, Rupérez C, 2013, Canine Linguatulosis. Canis et Felis, 125: 62-73.

Oral Presentations:
Archer J, Bello A, Davison LJ, O’Callagham CA, Wallace MD,Targeted serum metabolomic and lipidomic profiling in Miniature Schnauzers – a pilot study. [Abstract] ECVIM-CA Congress 2018, Rotterdam.

Poster Presentations:
Davison LJ, Wallace MD, Bello Gavete A, Archer J, O’Callagham CA. Targeted serum lipidomics ad whole genome sequencing: a pilot study in Miniature Schnauzer hyperlipidaemia. [Abstract] ECVIM-CA Congress 2019, Bern.

Fortin A, Bosschaerts T, Hernández L, Montoya A, Gálvez R, Diana D, Checa R, Bello A, Jansen H, Fortin A, Miró G. Short oral treatment with Oleylphosphocholine (OlPC) improves clinical canine leishmaniasis. Joint Meeting of the Belgian and Dutch Societies for Parasitology, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2012.

Bello Gavete A, Hernández Martínez L, Checa Herraiz R, Dado Ortiz D, Montoya Matute A, Benito Hidalgo M, Vázquez M, Miró Corrales G. Current epidemiological situation of ocular canine thelaziosis in Spain. Vetmadrid 2012-XXIX Annual Congress, Madrid, Spain. 2012.

Checa Herraiz R, Montoya Matute A, Gálvez Esteban R, Hernández Martínez L, Dado Ortiz D, Bello Gavete A, Martínez Rosello EE, Bustillo Barreda G, Miró Corrales G. Seroprevalence of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs in non-endemic areas in North of Spain. Vetmadrid 2012-XXIX Annual Congress, Madrid, Spain, 2012.

Hernández Martínez L, Montoya Matute A, Checa Herraiz R, Dado Ortiz D, Bello Gavete A, Vázquez MV, Benito Hidalgo M, Villagrasa M, Ribas F, San José J, Miró Corrales G. First report of Thelazia callipaeda infestation in cats in Spain. Vetmadrid 2012-XXIX Annual Congress, Madrid, Spain, 2012.