Personale docente

CURRICULUM VITAE
PROF. CECILIA QUINTAVALLA

Born in Parma (Italy) – 29th of January 1966

Affiliation:
Department of Animal Health – University of Parma
Via del Taglio, 10 – 43126 PARMA – ITALY
Tel +39 0521 902694 fax +39 0521 902692 – 0039 338 2801717
e-mail: cecilia.quintavalla@unipr.it

Academic qualification and positions held
 Graduate in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1992
 PhD in Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1996
 Grant in Veterinary Internal medicine in 1997-1998
 Researcher in Internal Medicine (1999–2006)
 Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (2006-)
 Responsible of the Unit of Internal Medicine of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Department of Animal Health (2009 - )

Teaching and invitations
 “Medical Pathology”, “Internal medicine: patient clinical management” and “Internship of internal medicine, prophylaxis and avian medicine” at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – degree in Veterinary Medicine (University of Parma)

 “Congenital heart disease in the cat” at the Master Course in Canine and Feline Cardiology at the University of Turin

 “Physical examination” and “Canine and Feline Pneumology” at the Master Course in Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Parma

Invited speaker in national and international meetings

Research experiences
Small and large animal cardiology
 Congenital heart disease in dogs and cats
 Acquired heart disease in dogs, cats and horses
 Echocardiography and echoDoppler in dogs, cats and horses

Publications
 More than 60 publications on national and international journals

Membership of Scientific Society and Board
 Member of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology
 Member of the Italian Veterinary Science Society
 Member of Italian Society of Veterinary Cardiology
 Member of the Organising Committee of the IV International Symposium on Emerging and Re-emerging Pig Diseases (Rome – June 29th – July 2nd, 2003)
 Member of the Executive Committee of the Master Course in Small Animal Cardiovascular medicine of the University of Parma
 Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Observatory on Canine and Feline cardiovascular disease
 Coordinator for Canine Heart Disease of the National Observatory on Canine and Feline cardiovascular disease
 Member of the Board of the PhD in Animal Health (2001 -)