We are pleased to be able to offer in-house cardiology consults including echocardiography by a board certified veterinary cardiologist, Dr. Jean-Paul Petrie, DVM, DACVIM. Dr Petrie was a staff cardiologist in the department of medicine at The Animal Medical Center in New York City where he was employed for almost 11 years.
Dr. Petrie completed his DVM degree at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1994. Following veterinary school, he completed his internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists, Southfield, Michigan. Prior to completing his residency he completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cardiac physiology and interventional cardiology at the Robarts Research Institute, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Petrie traveled to New York to complete his residency in veterinary cardiology at The Animal Medical Center in 1996.
He is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Cardiology since 1999. Jean-Paul has a specific interest in echocardiography and feline cardiomyopathies. He continues to lecture both nationally and internationally . Dr. Petrie continues to be actively involved in clinical research projects and has published several articles and book chapters while continuing to be active in this aspect of his career.