Sonya G. Gordon, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Dr. Sonya Gordon graduated with a DVM from the Ontario
Veterinary College in Canada in 1994. She then completed a small
animal internship at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Canada and
returned to the Ontario Veterinary College where she completed an
advanced degree in cardiology and her cardiology residency
training. Subsequently she joined the faculty of the College of
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science of Texas A&M
University and became board certified by the American College of
Veterinary Internal Medicine in the specialty of cardiology in
1999. She has been on faculty at Texas A&M University since
1998 and is currently an Associate professor of cardiology and a
Fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute. She is
actively involved in the ACVIM College of Cardiology where she has
served as a member and or Chair of the Residency Training,
Credentials, Examination, MVD consensus statement, Appeals and
Forum committees. She has received awards for teaching and is very
active in Continuing education efforts for primary care
veterinarians both locally and internationally. She is a founding
member of the Cardiology Education Group whose mission statement
involves a commitment to the education of primary care
veterinarians. She reviews for peer reviewed journals and granting
organizations, has authored many journal articles and book chapters
and is frequently an invited lecturer at professional veterinary
conferences. She is proud to be a part of a busy progressive
cardiology program at Texas A&M where she has helped train nine
cardiology residents. Although she considers herself a clinician
and teacher first her research interests are focused on canine
chronic valve disease, imaging, interventional procedures and
clinical trials. She considers her home College Station TX where
she shares her life with her husband, 4 dogs and 3 cats. Dr
Gordon's new book, The ABCDs of Small Animal Cardiology is due out
in February 2013.
See Dr. Gordon's full
profile >>