Ben Ahern

Ben is a specialist in equine surgery and is board certified by the American College of Equine Surgeons (www.acvs.org) and the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (www.vsmr.org) he is one of only a handful of veterinarians in Australia with these dual qualifications. He has authored multiple book chapters and has published on a wide range of topics ranging from orthopaedics and lameness, to novel tie-back procedures and stem cell therapies. Ben has a Phd related to laryngeal surgery in horses. Laryngeal dysfunction in horses: Novel laryngeal prosthesis and upper respiratory tract surgery; Translational orthopedics: Use of large animal models for experimental human research.

[2026] Delphi consensus on Thoroughbred yearling sales endoscopy in Australasia. Hardwick, Josephine L., Ahern, Benjamin J., Anderson, Brian H. and Franklin, Samantha H. (2026). Equine Veterinary Journal, 58 (5) evj.70164, 1283-1292. doi: 10.1002/evj.70164 [2026] Evaluation of two point-of-care molecular diagnostic platforms for rapid detection of equine Hendra virus. Hulse, Lyndal, Izzard, Leonard, Nagendrakumar, Singanallur Balasubramanian, Colling, Axel, Underwood, Darren, Driver, Luke, Williams, David T. and Ahern, Benjamin (2026). Veterinary and Animal Science, 33 100713, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.vas.2026.100713 [2026] The effect of dynamic mobilization exercises and therapeutic trunk exercises on superficial epaxial and hypaxial muscle activity in horses. Harrison, L.M., St. George, L.B.