Dr. Sarah Cavanaugh received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and then earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University. After graduation, Dr. Cavanaugh completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. Then, Dr. Cavanaugh completed a residency in cardiology and Master of Science at Colorado State University and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialty of Cardiology. Dr. Cavanaugh practiced small animal cardiology in Denver, Colorado and then Fort Myers, Florida prior to joining the faculty at RUSVM in 2017.
EDUCATION
BS – University of Florida
DVM – Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
MS – Colorado State University
CERTIFICATION
Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialty of Cardiology
Companion Animal Nutrition Certificate (University of Illinois)
Apple Learning Specialist
Apple Teacher
Essential Skills in Medical Education
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cardiovascular Health and Disease
Veterinary Education Innovations
Holistic Admissions
PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS
- Biancaniello CM, Rolph KE, Cavanaugh SM, Karnik P, Peda A, Cavanaugh RP. Readability of postoperative discharge instructions is associated with complication rate in companion animals undergoing sterilisation. Vet Rec. 2024 Mar 2;194(5):e3796. doi: 10.1002/vetr.3796. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PMID: 38321362.
- Rolph MJ, Bolfa P, Cavanaugh SM, Rolph KE. Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization for the Detection of Intracellular Bacteria in Companion Animals. Vet Sci. 2024 Jan 22;11(1):52. doi: 10.3390/vetsci11010052. PMID: 38275934; PMCID: PMC10821249.
- King A, Rolph KE, Dzikiti L, Cavanaugh SM. Overall good agreement of smartphone-based and standard base-apex electrocardiography in healthy sheep. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 May 18;261(9):1-5. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.02.0126. PMID: 37217175.
- Rolph KE, Cavanaugh SM. Feline pulmonary hypertension: are we overlooking an important comorbidity? J Feline Med Surg. 2022 Dec;24(12):e636-e646. doi: 10.1177/1098612X221127233. Epub 2022 Nov 9. PMID: 36350715.
- Cavanaugh SM, Cavanaugh RP, Streeter R, Vieira AB, Gilbert GE and Ketzis JK. Commercial Extruded Plant-Based Diet Lowers Circulating Levels of Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) Precursors in Healthy Dogs: A Pilot Study. Front. Vet. Sci. 2022 9:936092. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.936092.
- Xue, C, Cavanaugh, SM. Echocardiographic Findings of a Donkey (Equus asinus) Jenny with Suspected Mitral Valve Dysplasia. J Equine Vet Sci. 2022 Apr;111:103871.
- Vieira AB, Restrepo MA, Auzenne D, Molina K, O’Sullivan M, Machado MV, Cavanaugh SM. Mild to moderate overweight dogs: Is there an impact on routine hematological and biochemical profiles, echocardiographic parameters and cardiac autonomic modulation? Vet Res Commun. 2022 Jun;46(2):527-535. Epub 2022 Jan 12.
- Cavanaugh SM, Cavanaugh RP, Gilbert GE, Leavitt EL, Ketzis JK, Vieira AB. Short-term amino acid, clinicopathologic, and echocardiographic findings in healthy dogs fed a commercial plant-based diet. PLoS One. 2021 Oct 12;16(10):e0258044.
