Mending hearts and forging discoveries in animal health

Sarah Carey — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:00:03 +0000

Dr. Amara Estrada's work in veterinary cardiology at UF is featured in the Haile Village Journal.

Amara H. Estrada

Heather Wamsley — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:32:25 +0000

Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Instruction – SA Cardiology

Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
estradaa@ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
352-392-2226
FAX: 352-846-2445

Education

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, subspecialty of Cardiology, 2002
Residency, Cardiology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, 1999-2002
Internship, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN, 1998-1999
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 1994-1998
BS, Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1989-1993

Honors and Awards

Morris Animal Foundation “Thank Your Vet”, 2009
CE Cornelius Young Investigator Award, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2008
Florida Association of Kennel Clubs, Clinical Investigator Award, 2006
University of Florida Outstanding Young Alumni Award, 2006
University of Florida Faculty Superior Accomplishment Award, 2006

Research Interests

Electrophysiology; Pacing therapy; Complex arrhythmias; Cardiac interventional therapy; Cardiac stem cell therapy.

Recent Publications

Procedure times, complication rates, and survival times associated with single-chamber versus dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in dogs with clinical signs of bradyarrhythmia: 54 cases (2004-2009).

Additional publications here