Dr. Michele Borgarelli, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)

Associate Professor

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Virginia Tech

Duck Pond dr.

24061 Blacksburg, VA

USA

contact: mborgarelli@gmail.com

Michele Borgarelli is Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, graduate of the Veterinary School of Torino in 1989. Since 1990 he has developed cardiology, abdominal ultrasound and internal medicine training in Italy, Europe and the USA. From 1995 to 2007 he was temporary Professor and then assistant professor (internal medicine and cardiology) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Torino.

From 2007 to 2012 Associate professor of cardiology at Kansas State University. Since June 2012 he is Associate Professor Cardiology at Virginia Tech. Diplomate of the European College Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 1999, Dr Borgarelli earned in 2005 his PhD in clinical sciences with a thesis on “Mitral Valve Disease in dogs”.

Since 1991, he is member of the board of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology (ESVC). From 2004 until 2007 he was President of Italian Society of Veterinary Cardiology. From 2009 to  2011 he was  ECVIM–CA President.

Author of 60 scientific publications, Dr Borgarelli actually research interests are on, pathophysiology and natural history of chronic degenerative mitral valve disease in dogs and pathophysiology and therapy of heart failure