Dr. Jean-Paul Petrie is a clinical cardiologist with Hudson Valley Veterinary Cardiology.  He sees patients  at our West Village and Tribeca-Soho hospitals.  Prior to this current position, Dr. Petrie was a staff cardiologist in the Department of Medicine at The Animal Medical Center in New York.  Dr. Petrie received his DVM degree from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1994.  Following veterinary school, he completed his internship at Michigan Veterinary Specialists and a fellowship in cardiac physiology and interventional cardiology at the Robarts Research Institute, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.  Dr. Petrie then came to New York for a residency in veterinary cardiology at The Animal Medical Center.  He has been board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Cardiology since 1999.  Dr. Petrie has specific interests in echocardiography and feline cardiomyopathies.  He lectures both nationally and internationally and continues to be actively involved in clinical research projects.  He has published several articles and book chapters during his clinical veterinary career.