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Chris McLaughlin, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (Cardiology)

I am originally from Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada.  I attended the Atlantic Veterinary College, followed by an Internship at the Ontario Veterinary College.  I completed a residency in Emergency and Critical Care from North Carolina State University in 2016, before moving to South Florida to practice in two, large referral hospitals.  During my time as a Director of Emergency and Critical Care, I developed a passion for minimally invasive interventional procedures.  This led me to undertake a second residency in Cardiology at North Carolina State University, which I completed in July 2023.

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There are many things I love about practicing Cardiology.  I have a passion for interventional procedures and have extensive experience in the management of several congenital and acquired heart defects.  It is incredibly rewarding to intervene in puppies and kittens with heart disease and give them a long and healthy life.  With my background in Emergency and Intensive Care Unit Medicine, I also enjoy inpatient management of critically ill and complex cardiopulmonary cases, including heart failure and arrhythmias.  Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the relationships that are built with clients, their pets, and their family veterinarians while managing chronic heart disease are both rewarding and fulfilling for me.  I prefer to be a partner in a patient’s care, involving the clients and their family veterinarians in all management decisions and follow up.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Science with Honors, Acadia University

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Atlantic Veterinary College

  • Emergency and Critical Care Residency, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Cardiology Residency, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Publications

  • The RAPACAT Study: A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a novel veterinary rapamycin product in feline subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Joanna L. Kaplan, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology); Ashley L. Walker, DVM; Victor N. Rivas, MS; Louise Grubb, BSc, MBS; Aisling Farrell, MPSI, MSc, PGCert; Stuart Fitzgerald, MVB, MANZCVS; Susan Kennedy, BSc, PhD; Carina E. Jauregui, RVT, RLAT; Amanda E. Crofton, DVM; Chris McLaughlin, DVM, DACVECC; Rachel Van Zile, DVM; Teresa C. DeFrancesco, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (Cardiology); Kathryn M. Meurs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology); Joshua A. Stern, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Cardiology)

  • Case Report: Successful Reperfusion of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Using tPA in a Cat.Sutton B, Long Mays E, McLaughlin C. Front Vet Sci. 2022

  • Thromboelastography or Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time for Heparin Anticoagulation to Prevent Thrombosis: The TOP HATT Trial. Abstract. Presented at the International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium. Nashville, TN, USA. Sept 13-17, 2017.

  • Foreign Bodies. In Five Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology, 2nd Edition. McLaughlin, C. 2015.

  • Thromboelastographic monitoring of the effect of unfractionated heparin in healthy dogs. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 2017 Jan; 27 (1):71-81. McLaughlin, C, Hanel, R, Marks, S. et al. 2015.

  • McLaughlin, C. 2008. Microsatellite analysis of population structure in the Eastern Ribbonsnake, Thamnophis sauritus. BScH Thesis. Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S.

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Services

McLaughlin Mobile Veterinary Services provides mobile cardiology clinics for hosting hospitals.  We provide echocardiogram and ECG services, as well as radiograph evaluation.

 

We are licensed to provide services in:

  • ​Washington, DC

  • Maryland

  • Virginia

  • Delaware

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