Prof. Dr. Jens Häggström
University of Munich,
Germany Diplomate ACVIM,
Diplomate ECVIM-CA
Current Position
Head of the Cardiology Service, Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, LMU University of Munich, Germany.
Founder of www.EKGService.de
Education and Experience
- 1990-1995 Veterinary School, University of Munich
- 1996-1999 Resident in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 07/1999-06/2000 Resident in Small Animal Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of GA, Athens, USA
- 11/2000 Doctoral thesis, Title: Dr. med vet
- 07/2000-07/2001 Resident in Small Animal Internal Medicine, Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- 08/2001-08/2003 Resident in Cardiology, VMTH, University of California, Davis, USA
- 09/2003 Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Internal Medicine)
- 10/2004 Addendum Cardiologie, Landestierärztekammer Bayern, Germany
- 07/2005 Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology)
- 09/2006 Diplomate ECVIM-CA (Cardiology)
Research
- Feline cardiomyopathies – new and current diagnostics, therapy, genetic testing
- Dobermann Cardiomyopathy – genetic testing, new and advanced diagnostics, therapy studies Biomarker
- New echocardiographic methods: TVI, strain, strain rate, 3D/4D ultrasound
- Interventional cardiology
- Mitral valve – therapy studies
Awards
- Swiss Veterinary Association (SVK): Award for the best young researcher scientific work in 2001
- European College for Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM-CA) in 2003: 2nd price for the best overall scientific abstract
- European Society for Veterinary Cardiology (2003): best scientific abstract in Cardiology
Other
- Member of the ECVIM-CA Credential Committee
- Member of the ACVIM Constitutional Committee (Cardiology)
- Reviewer for multiple international journals
- Residency Program Director Cardiology (ACVIM)