ProfessorPieter Brama

Pieter Brama received his veterinary degree (DVM cum laude) from theUniversity of Utrecht in 1994. He followed his surgery residency at theDepartment of Equine Sciences and became board certified as a DutchSpecialist in Equine Surgery in 1998 (DRNVA). In 1999 he received hisPhD (cum laude) from Utrecht University for his thesis: Dynamics ofEquine Articular Cartilage. In 2000 he became board certified as aDiplomate in the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (DECVS).Pieter Brama continued working at the Department of Equine Sciencesuntil October 2006 when he moved to University College Dublin to takethe chair of Professor of Veterinary Surgery. He completed an MBA (1st ClassHonours) at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in 2011. He currently is the Head of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. Pieter's key clinical interests are lameness and surgery in general although his orthopaedic research have resulted in certain specific orthopedic interests like cartilage repair and joint disease.