Cardiac Teleconsulting Service for Veterinarians

Primary veterinarians are just as important as patients to the Cardiac Vet team. They are the first line of defense at suspecting a cardiac problem. The Cardiac Vet team would like to assist rDVMs in confirming their suspicion of heart disease by offering a Teleconsulting Service for interpretation of echocardiograms, ECGs, thoracic radiographs, Holters and event monitors. This service is not just limited to California but is available for all veterinarians and hospitals across the country and internationally.

The Details:

  • Diagnostics will be interpreted within 3 business days with a typed emailed report or within 2 business days if a STAT service is selected. Turnaround time is often within one business day.
  • Report turnaround time begins from the time that all documents, images and records are provided that are needed for interpretation of the case. If a case is submitted after hours, report turnaround time begins from the start of the next business day. 
  • Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm PST. Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays are considered non-business days (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day)
  • Diagnostics are interpreted by Dr. Carley Saelinger, VMD, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Nicole Culwell, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Ross Feldgreber DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Scott Forney, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Logan Funk, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Timothy Hodge, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Hannah Hogkiss-Geere, BVM&S, MSc PhD, DECVIM-CA (cardiology), SFHEA, FRCVS, Dr. Rima Kharbush, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Eva Larouche-lebel, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Stacey Leach, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Nekesa Morey, BVM&S, MRCVS, MS, DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Keaton Morgan, BVSc (hons), DACVIM (cardiology), Dr. Jon Stack, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology),  and Dr. Carl Toborowsky, MA, MS, VMD, DACVIM (cardiology), licensed and board certified cardiologists.
  • If you are a new customers, Please fill out our contact form to get started setting up your account. We’ll get back to you shortly with the next steps.
  • If you are a current customers, Please submit all diagnostic studies through our secure portal at https://apc.freelandsystems.net.
  • When you fill out patient demographics and history through our formal reporting/echopacs website, please include patient signalment, weight, history, salient lab work findings (if applicable) and current medications with dosages and frequency.  Please do not attach any labwork or previous diagnostic findings/reports. Instead summarize the findings in the patient history of our report form. Please do not attach any handwritten documents. Attachments will not be reviewed.
  • Verbal consultations with the Cardiac Vet team are also  available.
  • Services available worldwide.
  • Congenital study (under 6 years of age or known historical or suspected congenital heart disease if > 6 years) or special species (exotics) has a nominal added fee.

  • Admin Fee will be charged for images/history turned in after formal report resulting in rewriting of formal report

  • There is an additional STAT fee for reports needed in for 48 hours or less.

  • Reports will be sent to the original email address from which the diagnostics were submitted from unless otherwise specified.

New customers: Please fill out our contact form to set up your account. We’ll get back to you shortly with next steps.

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