Cardiovascular Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Matthew W. Miller, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)

Dr. Miller is currently Professor of Cardiology in The Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University and immediate past president of the ACVIM Cardiology Specialty. He received his DVM degree from The Ohio State University in 1984 and his Masters of Science degree from the same university in 1993. He completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the West Los Angeles Veterinary Medical Group from 1984 to 1985 and a cardiology residency at The Ohio State University from 1985 to 1988. He became a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 1988. He is a Charter Fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute of Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices.

Research Interests

Interventional cardiology
Color Doppler ultrasonography
Cardiomyopathies

Selected Publications

Transarterial Ductal Occlusion with the Amplatzer® Vascular Plug in 31 Dogs. Achen S, Miller MW, Gordon SG, Saunders AB, Roland R, Drourr L. J Vet Intern Med 2008;22:1438-1352.
Angiographic classification of patent ductus arteriosus in the dog. Miller MW, Gordon SG, Saunders AB, Arsenault WG, Meurs KM, Lehmkuhl LB, Bonagura JD, Fox PR. J Vet Cardiol 2006;8:109-114.
Pathologic and clinical features of infectious endocarditis. Miller MW, Fox PR, Saunders AB. J Vet Cardiol 2004;6:35-43.
Transvenous retrograde portography for identification and characterization of portosystemic shunts in dogs. Miller MW, Fossum TW, Bahr AM. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2002;221:1586-1590.
Clinical features of dilated cardiomyopathy in Great Danes and results of a pedigree analysis: 17 cases (1990-2000). Meurs KM, Miller MW, Wright NA. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2001;218:729-732.

Sonya G. Gordon, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Dr. Gordon is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Texas A&M University. She graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1994 and earned her DVSc in Veterinary Cardiology from the same university in 1998. Dr. Gordon became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 1999. She is a Charter Fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Sciences and Biomedical Devices at TAMU. Dr. Gordon received the Richard H. Davis Teaching Award at TAMU in 2004 for excellence in teaching. She is pictured with Joey, her Dalmatian.

Research Interests

Canine chronic degenerative valve disease
Interventional cardiology
Cardiomyopathies

Selected Publications

Open heart closure of an atrial septal defect by use of an atrial septal occlude in a dog. Gordon SG, Nelson DA, Achen SE, Miller MW, Roland RM, Saunders AB, Drourr LT. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010;236:434-439.
Transcatheter atrial septal defect closure using the AMPLATZER® Atrial Septal Occluder in 13 dogs: Short-term and mid-term outcome. Gordon SG, Miller MW, Roland RM, Saunders AB, Achen SE, Drourr LT, Nelson DA. J Vet Intern Med 2009; 23:995-1002.
Outcome on minimally invasive surgical treatment of heartworm caval syndrome in dogs: 42 cases (1999-2007). Bove CM, Gordon SG, Saunders AB, Miller MW, Roland RM, Achen SE, Drourr LT, Boggess MM. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2009; 236:187-192.
Pimobendan in heart failure therapy- A silver bullet? Gordon SG, Miller MW, Saunders AB. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2006;42:90-93.
Pharmacokinetics of carvedilol after intravenous and oral administration in conscious healthy dogs. Arsenault WG, Boothe DM, Gordon SG, Miller MW, Chalkley JR, Petrikovics I. Am J Vet Res 2005;66:2172-2176.
Transarterial coil embolization for canine patent ductus arteriousus occlusion. Gordon SG, Miller MW. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract 2005;20:196-202.
Pharmacodynamics of carvedilol in conscious, healthy dogs. Gordon SG, Arsenault WG, Longnecker M, Boothe DM, Miller MW, Chalkley J. J Vet Intern Med 2006;20:297-304.

Ashley B. Saunders, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Dr. Saunders is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Texas A&M University. She received her DVM degree from Texas A&M University, completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Tennessee and a cardiology residency at Texas A&M University. Dr. Saunders is board certified in the specialty of cardiology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. She is a Fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Sciences and Biomedical Devices. She is pictured with her French Bulldogs, DJ and Max.

Research Interests

Interventional cardiology
Canine chronic degenerative valve disease and heart failure
Arrhythmia management
Echocardiography

Selected Publications

Transvenous heartworm extraction in a ferret with caval syndrome. Bradbury C, Saunders AB, Heatley JJ, Gregory CR, Wilcox AL, Russell KE. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2010;46:61-65.
Cardiac troponin I and C-reactive protein levels prior to and following balloon valvuloplasty in dogs with severe pulmonic stenosis. Saunders AB, Smith BP, Suchodolski JS, Steiner JM, Fosgate GT. J Vet Cardiol 2009;11:9-16.
Effect of anesthesia on serum troponin I and C-reactive protein in healthy dogs. Saunders AB, Hanzlicek A, Stickney M, Martinez EA, Steiner JM, Suchodolski JS, Fosgate G. Vet Anaesth Analg 2009; 36:449-456.
Coil embolization of a congenital arteriovenous fistula of the saphenous artery in a dog. Saunders AB, Fabrick C, Achen SA, Miller MW. J Vet Intern Med 2009;23:662-664.
Echocardiographic and angiographic comparison of minimal ductal diameter in dogs with patent ductus arteriosus. Saunders AB, Miller MW, Gordon SG, Bahr A. J Vet Intern Med 2007;21:68-75.
Oral amiodarone therapy in dogs with atrial fibrillation. Saunders AB, Miller MW, Gordon SG, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2006;20:921-926.
Clinical outcome following pulmonary embolization of vascular occlusion coils in 7 dogs with patent ductus arteriosus. Saunders AB, Miller MW, Gordon SG, et al. J Vet Intern Med 2004;18:663-666.

Technicians

Kathy Glaze, RVT

Kathy Glaze is a registered veterinary technician and has been a technician at Texas A&M University since 1991. She is currently the supervisor of the medicine technicians. Glaze was a founding member of Brazos Valley Golden Retriever Rescue and served as president for 4 years. She has been an active member of Cavalier Rescue for the past 5 years. Kathy specializes in managing the cardiovascular catheterization laboratory and her areas of interest include EKG interpretation and holter monitor analysis. Kathy enjoys kayaking with Grace, her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, pictured below.

Kathy and Grace

Katy Waddell, RVT, VTS (ECC, Anesthesia)

Katy Waddell is a 1976 graduate of Texas State Technical Institute, Waco, Texas, with an AAS in Animal Health Technology. She became a registered veterinary technician in the state of Texas in 1977. She taught at Morehead State University in the veterinary technician training program. She was a member of the TAMU technical staff from 1980-1987. She rejoined the TAMU technical staff in 2002 as the anesthesia service technician coordinator. She obtained her veterinary technician specialty certification in emergency/critical care in 2002 and in anesthesia in 2006. Katy joined the cardiology team in May 2006 with the desire to complement the service by assisting with student teaching and to provide anesthesia support.