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Joel Silva

DVM DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) MRCVS

RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology
EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Cardiology

After graduating from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon (Portugal) in 2003, Joel spent five years in general practice in Portugal where he developed a special interest in cardiology. He then moved to Italy where he began an internship at Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso in Milan, followed by a three-year residency in cardiology in joint collaboration between Clinica Veterinaria Gran Sasso and the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital at Cambridge University.

Joel became a European recognised Specialist in Cardiology in 2014. He enjoys all aspects of clinical cardiology, but has a particular interest in advanced cardiac imaging and interventional treatment of congenital heart disease.