Shane Ryan

Veterinary surgeon & veterinary practice owner with many years experience in small animal & equine practice in Singapore & South East Asia. Extensive regional professional, government & industry contacts.

Professional interests include development of continuing veterinary education in Singapore & South East Asia and promoting closer relationships between regional veterinary associations.

Specialties: Veterinary practice management, veterinary acupuncture, veterinary chiropractic & physical therapies, animal rehabilitation.

Shane also holds the following positions:
- Interim Chairperson of the WSAVA Animal Wellness & Welfare Committee;
- Singapore Workplace Safety & Health Council's Healthcare Committee veterinary representative ;
- Singapore Conference Ambassador.

Chair

Asia Oceania Veterinary Group

November 2011 – Present (1 year 8 months) Asia / Australasia / Oceania

AOVG is a new regional veterinary entity aiming to promote co-operation, collaboration & professional collegiality amongst regional veterinary associations.

AOVG regards its function to be a non-political, co-operative & informal gathering or “club”. The group has committed to act as a repository for information on regional Continuing Education (CE) events, to share CE resources, and to promote reciprocity amongst Asia-Oceania veterinary associations.

Vice-President

Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations

November 2010 – Present (2 years 8 months) Asia

FAVA, as unified professional association, promotes responsible animal care and welfare initiatives to enhance the quality of life of the people in the Asia Pacific region. FAVA does this by promoting disease control, veterinary education & strengthening regional & international veterinary networks.

Executive Board

World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA)

June 2010 – Present (3 years 1 month) Canada

WSAVA's primary purpose is to advance the quality and availability of small animal medicine and surgery.

This broad aim is achieved through the exchange of scientific information, both between individual veterinarians and between their veterinary organisations, and the furthering of international relationships between all veterinarians dealing with small animal health and welfare.

President

Singapore Veterinary Association

Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Veterinary industry

October 2009 – Present (3 years 9 months) Singapore

The Singapore Veterinary Association is the professional society representing the interests of veterinary surgeons & the veterinary community in Singapore. The objectives of the SVA are to:
promote and advance the veterinary art and the practice of veterinary and allied sciences in Singapore;
support, protect and foster the character, status, interests, honour and dignity of the veterinary profession;
inform and acquaint the government & public of Singapore on matters relating to veterinary science and the veterinary profession.

FAVA & CVA representative for SVA

Director & Senior Veterinary Surgeon

Companion Animal Surgery (Pte Ltd) Singapore

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Veterinary industry

September 1989 – Present (23 years 10 months) Singapore

Senior veterinarian in 10-veterinarian predominately small animal & equine practice in Singapore. Major clinical interests include veterinary acupuncture, manipulative therapies & animal rehabilitation.

Veterinary Surgeon

SRVCS

1984 – 1988 (4 years)

Veterinary services consultancy in Singapore for small animal, equine, zoo & exotic animals.

Feline Post-Vaccinal Sarcoma - A Literature Review
- Singapore Veterinary Journal (1998) 22:65-73
- 1998
Authors: Shane Ryan

Soft-tissue sarcomas are common mesenchymal tumours of the cat, representing approximately 7% of all skin and subcutaneous neoplasia reported in this species. Two distinct clinical presentations are classically observed, a multicentric form occurring in young cat less than five years old associated with the feline sarcoma virus (FeSV), and a solitary tumour development in cats usually older than eight years (average 12 years) that are typically feline leukaemia (FeLV) negative, and therefore is non-FeSV associated. However, more recently there has been a reported increase in solitary sarcomas affecting cats at a younger and in a wider age range and developing at the site of previously administered vaccinations. The vaccines involved have been primarily killed adjuvanted rabies and feline leukaemia products, although inactivated feline viral rhinotracheitis / calicivirus / panleukopaenia (FVRCP) vaccines have also been implicated. These tumours have been variously referred to in the literature as feline post-vaccinal, post-vaccination, vaccination - induced and vaccination-site (VS) sarcomas. Vaccines that have been associated with tumorigenesis are not of a specific brand nor from any particular manufacturer. While epidemiological evidence supports a causal relationship between sarcomatogenesis and killed adjuvanted vaccines, there have been no reports statistically linking sarcomas to modified-live or recombinant vaccines, nor of canine post-vaccinal sarcomas associated with usage of killed adjuvanted rabies vaccines. Neither has association between sarcoma formation and non-vaccinate injections has been demonstrated.

RMIT University

MChiroSc(AnimChiro), Master of Chiropractic Science (Animal Chiropractic)

2009 – 2011

RMIT University

GradDipAnimChiro, Veterinary Chiropractic

2006 – 2008

IVAS

CVA, Veterinary Acupuncture

2004 – 2005

International Veterinary Acupuncture Society

Murdoch University

MVS, Master of Veterinary Studies, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery

1996 – 1998

The University of Queensland

BVSc (Hons), Veterinary Science

1976 – 1980

Activities and Societies: UQ Red Lions 1976-1983

St. Kevins College

HSC

1969 – 1975

St Patricks College Melbourne

Interests:

continuing professional education, veterinary acupuncture, veterinary chiropractic & osteopathy, animal rehabilitation, pain management, animal welfare

Groups and Associations:

Singapore Veterinary Association (SVA) - President; World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) - Executive Board / Treasurer; Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) - President-Elect; Asia Oceania Veterinary Group (AOVG) - Chair; Australian Veterinary Acupuncture Group (AVAG) - member; Australian Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) - member; International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) - member; Commonwealth Veterinary Association (CVA) - Singapore Councillor; American Association of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (AATCVM) - member