Societatea Română de Cardiologie Veterinară

Dan Ohad

Dan Ohad, DVM, Diplomat ACVIM, ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)

1987- 1991:  DVM; the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

1997:  Ph.D. awarded in Applied Cardiac Electrophysiology; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. The subject of doctoral dissertation: “Endocardial mapping of ventricular tachycardia foci with a percutaneously introduced multielectrode catheter, to facilitate radio-frequency ablation”.

1996-1998: Resident in Clinical Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia;

1998-1999: Fellow in Clinical Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

2001: Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)

2006: Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)

2008-Present: Board Member of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology (ESVC), and in charge of the Scientific Programme of the ESVC meeting each year, as a part of the ECVIM-CA Congress.

2003-Present: Formal (50-60 annual curricular hours) and clinical (26 weeks a year) of teaching cardiology related courses at the Koret School.

Rafal Niziolek

Rafal Niziolek, DVM, PhD, Diplomat Cardiology

Doctor Rafal Niziolek is the owner of Cardiorespiratory Referral VETCARDIA in Warsaw, he graduated the Department of Veterinary Medicine on Warsaw Agricultural University in 1996. His specialty is diagnosing and treatment of cardiovascular system diseases in dogs, cats, and ferrets. He is a well experienced practitioner, with many years’ practice in several private veterinary practices in Warsaw (Przychodnia dla Zwierząt Boss,, Żoliborska Klinika Weterynaryjna, Natolińska Lecznica Weterynaryjna, Klinika Małych Zwierząt SGGW, Przychodnia Weterynaryjna Marysin) and several internships (Royal (Dick) Veterinary College in Edinburgh (Scotland), Tierklinik Vetsuisse Faculty University in Bern (Switzerland), Cabinet Veterinaire Amberger-Philip in geneva (Switzerland), Heart Station of the University Clinic in Uppsala (Sweden). He attended numerous ESAVS courses (Cardiology I – IV, Emergency and Critical Care I – II). He is a member of ESVC (European Society of Veterinary Cardiologists) and IVECCS (International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society). He has published numerous articles and presented lectures on cardiovascular, respiratory diseases, also on emergency medicine on the Postgraduate Specialization in Canine and Feline Medicine in Warsaw. His mentors are renown Polish (Urszula Pasławska, DVM, PhD, Bohdan Kurski, DVM) and international (Christophe Lombard, PhD, Clarence Kvart, PhD, Gerhard Wess, PhD, Claudio Bussadori, PhD, Jens Haggstron, PhD, David Spreng, PhD, Alan Kovacevic, DVM, Armelle de la Forcade, DVM, Jennifer Devey, DVM). He was also scientific editor in various cardiology books and specialised veterinary journals. Dr Niziołek specializes in echocardiography, and emergency and critical care in patients with cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. In his private life a husband and father of two – daughter Natalia (12 years old) and her younger brother Filip (5 years old). They own a young Cesky Terrier female dog named Lavia, and two domestic-shorthaired cats. Passionate of aviation, nature and macrophotography (NAP – Nature and Aviation Photography on FB), nature and wildlife documentaries, popular science literature, long distance running, heavy metal, ambient and electronic rock music.

Michal Fiedler

Michal Fiedler, DVM, EMSAVM, Diplomat Cardiology

Dr. Fiedler graduated from the Brno Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno in 2009. Received his European Master of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine (Cardiology) from the University of Luxembourg in 2016. During his post-graduate programme, he earned experience at numerous referral centres and Universities with board-certified specialists in Europe. As an ESAVS graduate, he attended Cardiology, Internal Medicine and Soft Tissue Surgery trainings. He is a member of the European Association of Veterinary Cardiologists (ESVC), and author of numerous publications in Czech Republic and lecturer at many conferences in Czech Republic and abroad.

His work interest are echocardiography, electrocardiography and screening for heart diseases.

Works in Slany Veterinary Clinic and as an external consultant for other Veterinary Clinics in Czech  Republic.

He has 2 years old Norwich terrier Elvis. Passionate of skiing, travelling, sci-fi and fantasy movies and literature and theatre.

Iuliu Scurtu

Iuliu SCURTU, Medic Veterinar

Dr. Iuliu SCURTU este titularul disciplinei CARDIOLOGIE VETERINARĂ din cadrul FMV Cluj-Napoca și are o experiență de peste 12 ani în domeniul cardiologiei veterinare. Este doctor în științe medicale, fiind de asemenea absolvent de studii masterale.

A participat la numeroase cursuri, conferințe, și work-shopuri internaționale în domeniul cardiologiei veterinare alături de cei mai cunoscuți cardiologi la nivel mondial. Este absolvent al cursurilor din cadrul programului ESAVS (Luxemburg, Novara).

A participat la programe externship în Israel sub coordonarea unui diplomat ACVIM și ECVIM. Este autor și co-autor la numeroase lucrări științifice în domeniul cadiologiei veterinare, cât și a unei cărți despre electrocardiografia la câine și pisică.