Meg M. Sleeper, V.M.D., D.A.C.V.I.M.

Section Chief, Cardiology Assistant Professor of Cardiology

Contact Information:

VHUP 1122 University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine 3900 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6010 sleeper@vet.upenn.edu (general information email)

The Section of Cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school was established in 1958 by Drs. David Detweiler and Donald Patterson as the clinical arm of the comparative cardiovascular studies unit. It is considered the "birthplace" of veterinary cardiology with pioneer work done in various areas, including electrocardiography, heartworm disease, congenital heart disease, heart surgery, etc.

The section has state-of-the-art equipment, including echocardiography, electro- & phonocardiography, radiography & angiography, event & Holter-monitoring equipment and a pacemaker interrogator unit providing the basis for high-scale diagnostic work-up within the area of small animal veterinary cardiology.

Thanks to collaborative work with Dr. Lee Sweeney in the Physiology Section of the University of Pennsylvania, in 2004 the Echo Lab acquired the Sonos 7500, and echo machine capable of real time 3D echocardioph.  Penn Vet School is the first veterinary school in the USA with this capability.  Click this link to see real time 3D loops at the Philips website:

http://www.medical.philips.com/us/products/ultrasound/ image_library/
sonos7500_live_3d.html#pl
The Cardiology Section serves the major Philadelphia area with an average yearly case-load of 1820 patients.