Mark graduated from Nottingham University in 2013. After a few years in first opinion practice, he completed an internship at Bristol University and a residency in Diagnostic Imaging at the Royal Veterinary College, London.
In 2020, he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and in 2021 a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
Mark enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging, with a particular interest in computed tomography and portosystemic shunts.
Outside of work, Mark enjoys hiking, gardening and crosswords.
Publications:
- E, Martinez, Dobromylskyj MJ, and Plested MJ. ‘Bilateral Tonsillar Polyps in a Dog Described on CT’. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound : The Official Journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association, 03 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.70017.
- Plested, Mark, Victor Alves-Nores, Mark Plested, R. Rubial, and Raquel Salguero. ‘Evaluation of Canine Tympanic Membrane Integrity Using Positive Contrast Computed Tomography Canalography’. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2024.
- Sánchez Jiménez, César, Imogen Schofield, and Mark Plested. ‘Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema and Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Are More Prevalent in Sighthounds than Other Dog Breeds Undergoing Thoracic CT’. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 65, no. 4 (April 2024): 392–99. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.13369.
- Torres, Xavier Salord, Melanie Dobromylskyj, César Sánchez Jiménez, Mark Plested, Katarzyna Purzycka, Matthew Phillips, and Deirdre Mullowney. ‘Bilateral Renal Histiocytic Sarcoma with Disseminated Lung Involvement in a Siberian Forest Cat’. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports 9, no. 2 (July 2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/20551169231191076.
- Prager, Jon, Joe Fenn, Mark Plested, Leticia Escauriaza, Tracy van der Merwe, Barbora King, Divya Chari, Liang-Fong Wong, and Nicolas Granger. ‘Transplantation of Encapsulated Autologous Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Populations Expressing Chondroitinase for Spinal Cord Injury: A Safety and Feasibility Study in Companion Dogs’. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 16, no. 9 (June 2022): 788–98. https://doi.org/10.1002/term.3328.
- Rodriguez, Alfonso, Roger Medina-Serra, Mark J. Plested, and Kata Veres-Nyeki. ‘Optimising Endotracheal Length in Adult Cats: A Retrospective CT Study’. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, October 2021, 1098612X2110522. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612×211052214.
- McGregor, Ombeline, Mark J. Plested, and Elsa Beltran. ‘Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Caudal Portion of the Digastric Muscle in Canine Idiopathic Facial Neuropathy’. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 62, no. 4 (May 2021): 455–62. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12974.
- Medina-Serra, Roger, Andrew Foster, Mark Plested, Sandra Sanchis, Francisco Gil Cano, and Jaime Viscasillas. ‘Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block: An Anatomical and Dye Distribution Evaluation of Two Ultrasound-Guided Approaches in Canine Cadavers’. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, November 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2020.07.038.
- Plested, Mark J., Allison L. Zwingenberger, Daniel J. Brockman, Silke Hecht, Scott Secrest, William T. N. Culp, and Randi Drees. ‘Canine Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Insertion into the Systemic Circulation Is Commonly through Primary Hepatic Veins as Assessed with CT Angiography’. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 61, no. 5 (July 2020): 519–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12892.
- Long, Sarah, Mark John Plested, Emma K. Mapletoft, Anette Loeffler, and Ross Bond. ‘Inadvertent Catheterisation of the Auditory Tube during Myringotomy in a Dog’. Veterinary Record Case Reports 8, no. 2 (June 2020). https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreccr-2020-001160.
- Serra, Roger Medina, Carolina Palacios Jimenez, Paolo Monticelli, Mark Plested, and Jaime Viscasillas. ‘Assessment of an Ultrasound-Guided Technique for Catheterization of the Caudal Thoracic Paravertebral Space in Dog Cadavers’. Open Veterinary Journal 9, no. 3 (October 2019): 230. https://doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v9i3.7.
- Plested, Mark J., and Randi Drees. ‘Survey of Surgical Specialists’ Content Preferences in Radiology Reports for Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts’. Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound 60, no. 3 (March 2019): 316–22. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12730.
