Mark A. Oyama, DVM, DACVIMC

Tinsley AT, Oyama MA, Reineke EL. Animal Trauma Triage Score, Modified Glasgow Coma Scale, age, and weight were associated with outcome in feline bite wounds (1,065 cases): a VetCOT registry study J Am Vet Med Assoc 261: 881-887, 2023.

Castillero E, Fitzpatrick E, Keeney SJ, D’Angelo AM, Pressly BB, Simpson MT, Kurade M, Erwin WC, Moreno V, Camillo C, Shukla HJ, Inamdar VV, Aghali A, Grau JB, Salvati E, Nissim I, Rauova L, Oyama MA, Stachelek SJ, Brown C, Krieger AM, Levy RJ, Ferrari G. Decreased serotonin transporter activity in the mitral valve contributes to progression of degenerative mitral regurgitation Sci Transl Med 15: eadc9606, 2023.

Pedro B, Mavropoulou A, Oyama MA, Linney C, Neves J, Dukes-McEwan J, Fontes-Sousa AP, Gelzer AR. Optimal rate control in dogs with atrial fibrillation-ORCA study-Multicenter prospective observational study: Prognostic impact and predictors of rate control J Vet Intern Med : , 2023.

Oyama MA, Adin D. Toward quantification of loop diuretic responsiveness for congestive heart failure J Vet Intern Med : , 2023.

Li Q, Larouche-Lebel É, Loughran KA, Huh TP, Suchodolski JS, Oyama MA. Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Deranged Energy Metabolism and Amino Acid Metabolic Reprogramming in Dogs With Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease J Am Heart Assoc 10: e018923, 2021.

Li Q, Larouche-Lebel É, Loughran KA, Huh TP, Suchodolski JS, Oyama MA. Gut Dysbiosis and Its Associations with Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Dogs with Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease mSystems 6: e00111-21, 2021.

Crooks AV, Gelzer AR, Oyama MA, Kraus MS. Quiet timer blanking in a dog with sick sinus syndrome and a permanent transvenous pacemaker J Vet Cardiol : , 2021.

Wilshaw J, Rosenthal SL, Wess G, Dickson D, Bevilacqua L, Dutton E, Deinert M, Abrantes R, Schneider I, Oyama MA, Gordon SG, Elliott J, Xia D, Boswood A. Accuracy of history, physical examination, cardiac biomarkers, and biochemical variables in identifying dogs with stage B2 degenerative mitral valve disease J Vet Intern Med : , 2021.

Oyama MA, Gelzer AR, Kraus MS. Letter regarding “Efficacy of adding ramipril (VAsotop) to the combination of furosemide (Lasix) and pimobendan (VEtmedin) in dogs with mitral valve degeneration: The VALVE trial” J Vet Intern Med : , 2021.

Larouche-Lebel É, Loughran KA, Huh T, Oyama MA. Effect of angiotensin receptor blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme 2 on plasma equilibrium angiotensin peptide concentrations in dogs with heart disease J Vet Intern Med : , 2021.

Cardiac biomarkers (troponin, natriuretic peptides [BNP, ANP])
Diuretic resistance
Clinical trials
Serotonin signaling and myxomatous valve disease
Animal models of heart disease and heart failure
Epidemiology and biostatistics

Animal Medical Center New York, NY (1994 to 1995) Small Animal Internship University of California Davis, CA (1995 to 1997) Cardiology Residency