Benefits of a JSVMA Membership:

• ONLY $80 for annual membership (8 Meetings September through May with no December meeting)
• Delicious Catered food for meetings gives you an opportunity to interact with colleagues &
  keep in touch with local & state veterinary issues
• Members are LISTED on the "public" side of JSVMA.ORG website so people can find you when searching online for a veterinarian  
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Thursday  May 24th, 2012at GSVS 7:30pm Dinner 8:15pm Business Meeting 8:30pm Start of Lecture SPEAKER: Dr. Gordon Peddle Pulmonary Hypertension: The Cardiopulmonary 'Great Pretender'    Gordon Peddle, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology) Dr. Peddle is originally from Long Island, NY. He received a BS in Animal Science from Cornell University and his Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) degree from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. He completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Oradell Animal Hospital in Paramus, NJ before returning to the University of Pennsylvania to complete a residency in veterinary cardiology. Though fascinated by virtually all aspects of veterinary and human cardiology, Dr. Peddle has a special interest in pericardial disease, pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease, infectious endocarditis, heart failure therapy, and catheter-based interventions. He is currently involved in active research investigating alternative diuretic therapies for heart failure and investigation of cardiac biomarkers as indicators of presence and severity of cardiac disease. Dr. Peddle has been published in a variety of veterinary journals on both cardiac and non-cardiac subjects, including original research, review articles and case reports. Dr. Peddle plans to continue active research within veterinary cardiology via pursuit of clinical trials and evaluation of uncommon diseases.