Professional Activities
University Memberships and Honors
- 1994, Pfizer Award from the University of Leipzig for an extraordinary thesis
- 2002, Research Award from the German Veterinary Medical Association
Professional Service
- Cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory examinations
- Cardiac certifications for congenital and acquired heart disease in dogs and cats
- Electrocardiography
- Holter-Electrocardiography
- Event monitoring
- Blood pressure measurment
- Echocardiography
- Cardiac catheterization and angiography
- Cardiac Pacemaker implantation
- Balloonangioplasty aortic and pulmonic stenosis
- PDA ACDO or coil occlusion
Administrative Service
- 1999 Diplomate European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Companion Animals (Cardiology)
- 2002-present Vice president European Society of Veterinary Cardiology
- 2001-2009 Editorial Board Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
- 2009-current Associate Editor, Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
- 2002-present ad-hoc reviewer for 7 veterinary journals
Teaching
- VM6600, Cardiovascular System Course (team leader)
- VCS8895.01, Advanced Topics in Veterinary Cardiology (team leader)
- VCS7722, Clinical Problems in Small Animal Cardiology (team member)
- VCS7719, Clinical Problem Solving and Treatment in Small Animal Internal Medicine (team member)
- VM7615.02 Small Animal Medicine Techniques (team member)
- Teaching in several graduate courses at The Ohio State University
- Continuing Education Courses in feline and canine cardiology in the US and in Europe
