Mrs Yolanda Martinez Pereira (LdaVet CertVC DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology), SFHEA, MRCVS, Eurpean and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology)
Senior Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Medicine
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Yolanda is an European and RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, and is particularly interested in interventional cardiology in patients with congenital cardiac disease, but also in the pathophysiology and diagnosis of congestive heart failure in dogs and cats. Yolanda contributes regularly to clinical research in the area of novel cardiology diagnostic tools. She qualified from Spain in 1998 and worked in general practice for 5 years, developing an interest for cardiology and respiratory medicine. She moved to the UK to pursue specialist training, completing a cardiology internshit followed by a residency at the R(D)SVS.
Yolanda has worked in referral cardiorespiratory practice since 2005, both in academia (R(D)SVS and Small Animal Teaching Hospital at the University of Liverpool) and private practice (peripatetic referral services in Scotland). She re-joined the R(D)SVS in 2013, where she combines clinical practice with undergraduate teaching and training of future veterinary cardiology specialist. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has a especial interest in veterinary clinical education.
Outside her work, Yolanda has two children and one rescued dog, and spends her free time exploring the Roslin Glen with her family.
Qualifications
Licenciada Veterinaria, 1998, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
RCVS Certificate in Veterinary Cardiology, 2004
European Diploma in Veterinary Cardiology, 2009
RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology, 2011
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2018
Clinical Expertise and Specialisation
Cardiopulmonary medicine
Responsibilities & affiliations
Head of the Cardiopulmonary Service, Hospital for Small Animals, R(D)SVS
ECVIM-CA(Cardiology) Program Director
Clinical Research Associate of The Roslin Institute
Course Organiser of the ABSC, Graduate Entry Program
RCVS CertAVP examiner
Member of the ECVIM-CA(Cardiology) Examination Committee
Undergraduate teaching
Year GEP
The Animal Body Systems and Cases
Year 3
Dog & Cat Clinical Foundation Course
Year 4
Final year preparation course
Year 5
Final Year Rotations
Student Selected Component 2
Postgraduate teaching
Program Director of ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) program
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVetMed program
MSc/Dip/Cert Advanced Clinical Practice (Veterinary Cardiology)
Current PhD students supervised
Maria Ines Oliveira
Inigo Sanz Gonzalez
Past PhD students supervised
Jonathan Bouvard
Rachel Blake
Elizabeth Bode
Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere
Valentina Palermo
Research summary
Clinical biomarkers of congestive heart failure in canine patients Novel diagnostic tools in canine mesothelioma Use of 4-D echocardiography in the dog
Current project grants
ECVIM-CA and Purine Institute Resident Research Award (Maria Ines Oliveira): Home monitoring of heart rate control in dogs with atrial fibrillation
Past project grants
Petsavers: Immunohistochemical differentiation of reactive from malignant mesothelial cells as a diagnostic aid in canine pericardial disease
PetPlan Charitable Trust (project No S14-39): Parathyroid hormone as a biomarker in the assessment of canine congestive heart failure
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Outcome clinical audit: analyses of interventional closure of patent ductus arteriosus in dogs: Clinical audit in interventional cardiac procedures
(14 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, vol. 43, pp. 27-40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2022.06.009
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Validation of heart rate spot-check protocol to measure circadian variation and heart rate in healthy dogs and dogs with atrial fibrillation
(14 pages)
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, vol. 43, pp. 41-54
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2022.07.002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Branham sign in dogs undergoing interventional patent ductus arteriosus occlusion or surgical ligation: a retrospective study
In:
Open Veterinary Journal, vol. 11, pp. 603- 612
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/OVJ.2021.v11.i4.10
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Comparison of effusion cell block and biopsy immunohistochemistry in mesothelial hyperplasia, mesothelioma and carcinoma in dogs
In:
Veterinary Clinical Pathology: An International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.13002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Continuous heart rate monitoring by Holter and validation of heartrate spot-checks to measure circadian variation in heart rate in dogs with atrial fibrillation
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Published) -
Predictive Value of Cardiac Remodelling on Survival in Dogs with Persistent Atrial Standstill: The UK Perspective
Research output: Contribution to Conference › Abstract (Published) -
IMPROVED DIAGNOSIS OF FOOT OSTEOARTHRITIS IN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS, LOXODONTA AFRICANA) USING STEREORADIOGRAPHY
In:
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 67-74
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1638/2020-0083
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Eosinophilic pericardial effusion in a cat with complex systemic disease and associated peripheral eosinophilia
In:
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2021.03.001
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Aortic Sinus Aneurysm Communicating with the Main Pulmonic Artery, and a concurrent Patent Ductus Arteriosus, in a Dog
In:
Journal of Small Animal Practice, vol. 62
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13103
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Association of diet and left ventricular wall thickness, troponin-I and IGF-1 in cats with subclinical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
In:
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15925
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)