Heidi Kellihan, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Department of Medical Sciences
Office: 3250
Titles and Education
- Cardiology Residency, 2003-2006
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - Internship, 2003
Dr. Steve Ettinger's California Animal Hospital, Los Angeles, CA - DVM, 2002
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL - B.S. of Veterinary Medicine, 2000
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL - B.S., 1995
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Research
Dr. Kellihan's primary research interest is in canine pulmonary arterial hypertension, she is also involved with research on valvular heart disease in Whippets.
Responsibilities
Currently, Dr. Kellihan is a Clinical Professor as well as the Section Head of Cardiology for the Department of Medical Sciences.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Kellihan's clinical interests include the care and treatment of pulmonary hypertension, mitral valve disease, congenital heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, feline heart disease, and heart worm disease. She is also interested in cardiac catheterization procedures and pacemaker implantation.
Recent Publications
- Reinero, C., Visser, L. C., Kellihan, H. B., Masseau, I., Rozanski, E., Clercx, C., Williams, K., Abbott, J., Borgarelli, M., & Scansen, B. A. (2020). ACVIM consensus statement guidelines for the diagnosis, classification, treatment, and monitoring of pulmonary hypertension in dogs. Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 34(2), 549–573. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15725
- Tjostheim, S. S., Kellihan, H. B., Csomos, R. A., McAnulty, J., & Steinberg, H. (2015). Vascular hamartoma in the right ventricle of a dog: Diagnosis and treatment. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(4), 321–328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.07.004
- Kellihan, H. B., Waller, K. R., Pinkos, A., Steinberg, H., & Bates, M. L. (2015). Acute resolution of pulmonary alveolar infiltrates in 10 dogs with pulmonary hypertension treated with sildenafil citrate: 2005-2014. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(3), 182–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.04.002
- Kellihan, H. B., Stepien, R. L., Hassen, K. M., & Smith, L. J. (2015). Sedative and echocardiographic effects of dexmedetomidine combined with butorphanol in healthy dogs. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(4), 282–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.08.008
- Kellihan, H. B., Waller, K. R., Pinkos, A., Steinberg, H., & Bates, M. L. (2015). Acute resolution of pulmonary alveolar infiltrates in 10 dogs with pulmonary hypertension treated with sildenafil citrate: 2005-2014. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(3), 182–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2015.04.002
- Bellofiore, A., Henningsen, J., Lepak, C. G., Tian, L., Roldan-Alzate, A., Kellihan, H. B., Consigny, D. W., Francois, C. J., & Chesler, N. C. (2015). A novel in vivo approach to assess radial and axial distensibility of large and intermediate pulmonary artery branches. Journal of biomechanical engineering, 137(4), 044501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029578
- Soydan, L. C., Kellihan, H. B., Bates, M. L., Stepien, R. L., Consigny, D. W., Bellofiore, A., Francois, C. J., & Chesler, N. C. (2015). Accuracy of Doppler echocardiographic estimates of pulmonary artery pressures in a canine model of pulmonary hypertension. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 17(1), 13–24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2014.10.004
- Fox, P. R., Oyama, M. A., Hezzell, M. J., Rush, J. E., Nguyenba, T. P., DeFrancesco, T. C., Lehmkuhl, L. B., Kellihan, H. B., Bulmer, B., Gordon, S. G., Cunningham, S. M., MacGregor, J., Stepien, R. L., Lefbom, B., Adin, D., & Lamb, K. (2015). Relationship of plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide concentrations to heart failure classification and cause of respiratory distress in dogs using a 2nd generation ELISA assay. Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 29(1), 171–179. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12472
- Machen, M. C., Oyama, M. A., Gordon, S. G., Rush, J. E., Achen, S. E., Stepien, R. L., Fox, P. R., Saunders, A. B., Cunningham, S. M., Lee, P. M., & Kellihan, H. B. (2014). Multi-centered investigation of a point-of-care NT-proBNP ELISA assay to detect moderate to severe occult (pre-clinical) feline heart disease in cats referred for cardiac evaluation. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 16(4), 245–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2014.09.002
- Tian, L., Kellihan, H. B., Henningsen, J., Bellofiore, A., Forouzan, O., Roldán-Alzate, A., Consigny, D. W., Gunderson, M., Dailey, S. H., Francois, C. J., & Chesler, N. C. (2014). Pulmonary artery relative area change is inversely related to ex vivo measured arterial elastic modulus in the canine model of acute pulmonary embolization. Journal of biomechanics, 47(12), 2904–2910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.07.013
- Markovic, L. E., Kellihan, H. B., Roldán-Alzate, A., Drees, R., Bjorling, D. E., & Francois, C. J. (2014). Advanced multimodality imaging of an anomalous vessel between the ascending aorta and main pulmonary artery in a dog. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 16(1), 59–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2013.12.002
- Bellofiore, A., Roldán-Alzate, A., Besse, M., Kellihan, H. B., Consigny, D. W., Francois, C. J., & Chesler, N. C. (2013). Impact of acute pulmonary embolization on arterial stiffening and right ventricular function in dogs. Annals of biomedical engineering, 41(1), 195–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-012-0635-z
- Kellihan, H. B., & Stepien, R. L. (2012). Pulmonary hypertension in canine degenerative mitral valve disease. Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology, 14(1), 149–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2012.01.001