Education |Research and Clinical Interests |
Major Specialized Equipment Items Available | Selected Publications
TCSVM Faculty

Suzanne M. Cunningham
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
Cardiology
Phone: 508-839-5395 x84251
Fax: 508-839-7922
Email: suzanne.cunningham@tufts.edu

Education

DVM - Cornell University (with Distinction) - 2003
BS - Cornell University (with Honors and Distinction) - 1999

Board Certification

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Cardiology

General Research Interest

  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in the Boxer
  • Inflammation in heart disease and heart failure
  • Endothelial dysfunction in heart failure
  • Endothelial progenitor cells in heart failure
  • Cardiac biomarkers
  • Novel medical and device therapies for congestive heart failure
  • Cardiac stem cell therapies

Research Sponsor Interest

  • Privately Funded Research

Major Specialized Equipment Items Available:

  • Echocardiography, cardiac catheterization laboratory, MRI, CT, thromboelastography

Selected Publications

  1. Cunningham SM, Rush JE, Freeman LM. Endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation in dogs with congestive heart failure. J Vet Intern Med 2012; 26:547–557.

  2. Cunningham SM, Rush JE, Freeman LM. Short-term effects of atorvastatin in normal dogs and dogs with congestive heart failure due to myxomatous mitral valve disease. J Vet Intern Med (In Press).

  3. Cunningham SM, Lindsay K, Rush JE. Acquired Gerbode defect and third-degree atrioventricular block secondary to vehicular trauma in a dog. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (In Press).

  4. Tse YC, Rush JE, Cunningham SM, Bulmer BJ, Freeman LM, Rozanski EA.  Evaluation of a Training Course in Focused Echocardiography for Non-Cardiology House Officers. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (In Press).

  5. Ogata N, Gillis TE, Liu X, Cunningham SM, Lowen SB, Adams B, Sutherland-Smith J, Mintzopoulos D, Janes AC, Dodman NH, Kaufman MJ. Brain Structural Abnormalities in Doberman Pinschers with Canine Compulsive Disorder. Prog Neuro-Psychoph (In Press).

  6. Majoy SB, Sharp CR, Dickinson AE, Cunningham SM. Septic pericarditis in a cat with pyometra. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2013; 23(1):68-76.

  7. Freeman LM, Rush JE, Meurs KM, Bulmer BJ, Cunningham SM. Body size and metabolic differences in Maine Coon cats with and without hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Feline Med Surg 2013; 15:74-80.

  8. Freeman, LM, Rush JE, Oyama MA, MacDonald KA, Cunningham SM, Bulmer BJ, MacGregor JM, Laste NJ, Malakoff RL, Hall DJ, Trafny DJ. Development and evaluation of a questionnaire for assessing health-related quality of life in cats with cardiac disease. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2012; 240:1188-1193.

  9. MacGregor JM, Rush JE, Laste N, Malakoff R, Cunningham SM, Aronow N, Hall DJ, Williams J. Use of Pimobendan in 161 cats (2006-2009). J Vet Cardiol 2011; 13:251-60.

  10. Cunningham SM, Rush JE, Freeman LM, Brown DB, Smith CE. Echocardiographic ratio indices in overtly healthy Boxer dogs screened for heart disease. J Vet Intern Med 2008; 22:924-930.

  11. Cunningham SM, Ames MK, Rush JE, Rozanski EA. Successful treatment of pacemaker-induced stricture and thrombosis of the cranial vena cava in two dogs by use of anticoagulants and balloon venoplasty. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2009; 235:1467-1473.

  12. Cunningham SM, Rush JE. Interventional cardiovascular procedures. In: Waltham Veterinary Focus: Advances in Cardiology 2008;18.

  13. Paxson JA, Cunningham SM, Rush JE, Bedenice D. The association of lung function and plasma volume expansion in neonatal alpaca crias following plasma transfusion for failure of passive transfer. J Vet  Emerg Crit Car 2008; 18:601-607.

  14. Cunningham SM, Rush JE. Transvenous pacemaker placement in a dog with atrioventricular block and persistent left cranial vena cava. J Vet Cardiol 2007; 9:129-134.

  15. Smith CE, Freeman LM, Rush JE, Cunningham SM, Biourge V. Omega-3 fatty acids in Boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. J Vet Intern Med 2007; 21:265-273.

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