Alessandro Seguino, Prof. DVM DiplECVPH(FS) MSc PFHEA FRCVS

Prof Seguino holds a Master of Science by Research, he is a Diplomate and Chair of the Education Committee of the ECVPH, a recognised European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS) and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) specialist in VPH, a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK, and a Fellow of the RCVS for meritorious contribution to the veterinary profession in the UK.

Prof Seguino graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University “Federico II” of Naples (Italy) in 1997. He worked for four years in mixed practice and, at the same time as Veterinary Officer in the Animal Health State Veterinary Service in Italy. During this time, he undertook postgraduate studies in “Inspection and Control of Foodstuff of Animal Origin”, at the University “Federico II”, qualifying as recognised specialist in 2001. In 2002, he moved to the UK where he worked in England for one year as Official Veterinarian for the Meat Hygiene Service, and was then promoted to Veterinary Manager. Then, he moved to Scotland supervising Official Veterinarians working in a wide range of food processing plants.
In 2009, he joined the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh (UK) as Head of Veterinary Public Health (VPH) and in 2023 he was awarded the Chair of Veterinary Public Health Education. During this time, he covered different institutional roles: Director of the VPH (Food Safety) course, Director and Dean of Veterinary Medicine Quality Assurance and Enhancement, Founder and Director of the Master of Science in Food Safety, and Founder and Director of the Residency Training Programme in Food Science e Population Medicine of the European College of VPH (ECVPH).
In October 2023, Prof Seguino joined the Department of Veterinary Medical Science at the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna as Associate Professor of Inspection of Food of Animal Origin, where he is also Dean for the EAEVE accreditation.
Prof Seguino research interests are related to foodborne pathogens in wild game meat, risk-based meat inspection, and developing innovative ways to teach VPH.