Ivan Sosa Samper
DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)Veterinary Cardiologist
Dr. Sosa received his DVM at the University of Zaragoza in Spain, in 2007. He then went on to complete a small animal rotating internship in medicine and surgery at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. After working as a general practitioner for four years, in 2012 Dr. Sosa moved to the United States for a residency in Cardiology at the University of Florida. He became a board certified cardiologist by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2016, the same year he joined the Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital.
Although Dr. Sosa enjoys challenging cardiology cases in both dogs and cats, he has a special interest in interventional cardiology procedures such as balloon valvuloplasty, PDA occlusion and pacemaker implantation. When not at work, Dr. Sosa and his wife enjoy sailing with his Golden Retriever.
Published Articles
Stent angioplasty for treatment of canine valvular pulmonic stenosis, Journal of Veterinary Cariology, 2019. Read Article
In vitro evaluation of mitochondrial dysfunction and treatment with adeno-associated virus vector in fibroblasts from Doberman Pinschers with dilated cardiomyopathy and a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 mutation, American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2016. Read Article
Atrial septal pacing in small dogs: a pilot study, Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, 2014. Read Article
Investigation of an N-Terminal Prohormone of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Point-of-Care ELISA in Clinically Normal Cats and Cats With Cardiac Disease, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2017. Read Article