Cardiology

Cardiology Toronto

Cardiology

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Veterinary Cardiologist Toronto

Animal Health Partners JONATHAN LICHTENBERGER

Jonathan Lichtenberger, DVM, MSc, DACVIM

Head of Service
Cardiology
  • Graduated from the École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (France)
  • Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Cardiology section
  • 4-year specialty training residency in Cardiology and MSc in electrophysiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College (PEI, Canada)
  • Small animal internship at Oregon State University (USA)

    • Cardiology Services

    • Specialized cardiology consultations
    • Medical therapy for cardiac patients
    • Conventional and advanced echocardiography (cardiac ultrasonography)
    • 6-12 lead electrocardiography (ECG)
    • Holter monitoring (24h ECG monitoring)
    • Interventional cardiac procedures under fluoroscopic guidance (including minimally invasive PDA closure, treatment of pulmonic stenosis and pacemaker implantation)
    • Electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation
    • Cardiac screening for breeding dogs and cats

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    Common reasons for consultation

    • Heart murmur evaluation in symptomatic and asymptomatic animals
    • Treatment of congestive heart failure
    • Respiratory difficulty
    • Exercise intolerance
    • Diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats)
    • Diagnosis and treatment of congenital cardiac conditions (birth defects)
    • Evaluation of syncopal episodes (fainting)
    • Minimally invasive cardiac surgeries

    Strengths of Service

    • Our board-certified cardiologist underwent an extensive 4-year specialty
      training residency.
    • We have a dedicated echo suite, equipped with a state of the art Vivid E90
      cardiovascular ultrasound system, and EchoPAC workstation for analysis.
    • Our procedure suite is equipped with an advanced OEC 9900 C-arm system
      (fluoroscopy).
    • Direct collaboration with other services (including critical care, internal
      medicine, oncology, anesthesia & analgesia, surgery) and the referring
      veterinarians to ensure best quality medicine.
    • Access to other advanced diagnostic imaging modalities including CT scan
      and 3T MRI if needed.