Curriculum Vitae
Eva M. Oxford, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVIM (Cardiology)
Owner, The Heart Vet, PLLC
Dryden, NY
Education
Cornell University College of Veterinary Med. Ithaca, NY 2012
D.V.M.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY 2008
Ph.D. Department of Pharmacology
Walsh University North Canton, OH 2002
B.S.(Cum Laude) Biology, Minor in Chemistry
Research & Work Experience
Chief Research Officer BSM Partners, LLC 2020 - 2021
Cardiology Consultant BSM Partners, LLC 2019 - 2022
Owner The Heart Vet, PLLC 2019 -
Adjunct Assistant Professor Molecular Medicine, Cornell College of Vet Med 2017 - 2020
Ithaca, NY
Veterinary Cardiologist Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York 2017 - 2020
Syracuse, NY
Cardiology Resident Cornell University 2013 - 2017
Ithaca NY
Small Animal Intern Veterinary Medical Center of Central New York 2012 - 2013
Syracuse, NY
Veterinary Consultant Nature Conserv. Allegheny Highlands Program 2009 -
Berriedale Farms, Williamsville, VA,
Postdoctoral Fellow Section of Cardiology, Cornell College Vet Med 2008 - 2011 Ithaca NY
Graduate Student Dpt. Pharmacology, SUNY Upstate 2003 - 2008
Syracuse, NY
Senior Lab Animal Dpt. Lab Animal Resources SUNY Upstate 2002 - 2003
Caretaker Syracuse, NY
Ad Hoc Reviewer
The Veterinary Journal 2020 -
Journal of Small Animal Practice 2020 -
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology 2008 -
Canadian Veterinary Journal 2017 -
Teaching Experience
Intern Lecturer Veterinary Medical Center of CNY 2017 - 2020 Syracuse, NY
Guest Lecturer MPS Small Animal Parasite Case Studies 2018 -
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Grad Student Mentor Dept. of Molecular Medicine 2017 - 2021
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Volunteer Instructor South Side Low Income Healthy Pet Clinic 2014 - 2017
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Lecturer Cardiology Section, Department of Clinical Sciences 2013 - 2017
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Guest Lecturer Canine and Feline Genetics 2013 - 2016
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Undergraduate Student Department of Biomedical Sciences 2009 - 2011
Research Mentor Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Distinctions & Awards
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) 2019
Outstanding Resident Award, Cornell University 2015
Companion Animal and Equine/Farm Animal Hospitals
National Phi Zeta Award for Scholarly Endeavors, Phi Zeta, Alpha Chapter 2015
Veterinary Student Scholar, 3rd place, Morris Animal Foundation, Denver, CO 2011
“Canonical Wnt pathway plays a role in the development of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular
Cardiomyopathy in the Boxer Dog”
AKC Companion Animal Recovery Award Recipient, New York, New York 2008 - 2009
Upstate NY Cardiac Electrophysiology Society Young Investigator Award, Toronto 2006
“Reduced number of gap junctions at the intercalated disc in the ventricles of boxer dogs afflicted
with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)”
Invited Speaker, National Undergraduate Honors Conference, Chicago 2001
“The Nature of Human Nature”
Honors Program Member, Walsh University 1999 - 2002
Cum Laude, Walsh University 1998 - 2002
Peer Reviewed Publications
Oxford EM, Pariaut R, Tursi M, Fox PR, Santilli RA
Veterinary Sciences. 2021 Oct; 8 (11), 248
A Validated Smartphone-based Electrocardiogram Reveals Severe Bradyarrhythmias during Immobilizing Restraint in Mice of Both Sexes and Four Strains.
Labitt RN, Oxford EM, Davis AK, Butler SD, Daugherity EK.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2021 Mar 1;60(2):201-212.
Review of canine dilated cardiomyopathy in the wake of diet-associated concerns.
McCauley SR, Clark SD, Quest BW, Streeter RM, Oxford EM.
J Anim Sci. 2020 Jun 1;98(6).
ECG of the Month.
Pariaut R, Oxford EM, Santilli RA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018 Jun 1;252(11):1350-1353
Clinical and electrocardiographic presentations of transient trifascicular block in three cats.
Oxford EM, Giacomazzi FB, Moïse NS, Santilli RA.
J Vet Cardiol. 2018 Jun;20(3):204-212.
Joseph J, Oxford EM, Santilli RA. Myocarditis and transient myocardial thickening in a Bartonella henselae positive cat. J Vet Cardiol. 2018 Jun;20(3):198-203
Oxford EM, Goggs R, Kornreich BK, Fox PR. Simultaneous electrical cardioversion of atrial and ventricular fibrillation in a Doberman pinscher with dilated cardiomyopathy and hemodynamic collapse. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2018 Feb 15;252(4):415-418
Dundie A, Hayes G, Scrivani P, Campoy L, Fletcher D, Ash K, Oxford E, Moïse NS. Use of 3D printer technology to facilitate surgical correction of a complex vascular anomaly with esophageal entrapment in a dog. J Vet Cardiol. 2017 Jan 13. Epub ahead of print
Vila J, Pariaut R, Moïse, S , Oxford EM, Fox P, Reynolds C, Saelinger C. Structural and molecular pathology of the atrium in a canine model of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. J Vet Cardiol. 2017 Feb;19(1):57-67.
Oxford EM, Danko CG, Fox PR, Kornreich BG, and MoïseNS. Change in b-catenin localization suggests involvement of the canonical Wnt pathway in boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. J Vet Intern Med. 2014 Jan-Feb;28(1):92-101.
Oxford EM, Danko CG, Kornreich BG, Maass K, Hemsley SA, Raskolnikov D, Fox PR, Delmar M, and MoïseNS. Ultrastructural changes in cardiac myocytes from Boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). J Vet Cardio. June 2011, 13(2):101-13
Joshi-Mukherjee R, Coombs W, Musa H, Oxford E, Taffet SM, Delmar M. Characterization of the molecular phenotype of two ARVC-related PKP2 mutations. Heart Rhythm. December 2008, 5(12): 1715-23.
Oxford EM, Musa H, Maass K, Coombs W, Taffet SM, and Delmar M. Connexin43 remodeling caused by inhibition of plakophilin-2 expression in cardiac cells.Circ. Res.October 2007, 101: 703-711.
Oxford EM, Everitt M, Coombs W, Fox PR, Kraus M, Gelzer ARM, Saffitz J, Taffet SM, Moïse NS, Delmar M. Molecular composition of the intercalated disc in a spontaneous canine animal model of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm.September 2007, 4: 1196-1205.
Published Abstracts and Book Chapters
Chen FL, Oxford EM, Leach JP, Martin JF, Kurpios NA. The long non-coding (lnc) RNA, Playrr, modulates Pitx2 dosage and leads to cardiac rhythm disturbances in the Playrrmutant mouse. Upstate New York Electrophysiology Conference (UNYCES), Utica, NY, 2018. *Young Investigator Award winner
Oxford EM, Pariaut R, Tursi M, Fox PR, Santilli RA. Immunofluorescent localization of plakoglobin in endomyocardial biopsy samples to diagnose arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) in the dog. European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Congress, St. Julian’s, Malta, 2017.
Oxford EM, Moise NS, Rice EJ, Boyko, AR, Danko CG. Characterization of gene expression profiles linked to degenerative mitral valve disease in small breed dogs. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Forum, National Harbor, Maryland, 2017.
Vila J, Pariaut R, Moïse, S , Oxford EM, Fox P, Reynolds C, Saelinger C. Structural and molecular pathology of the atrium in a canine model of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. March 2013, 61 (10_S).
Oxford EM. End stage arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in a boxer dog. Cornell Senior Seminar. ecommons@cornell.edu. 2012.
Oxford EM, Kornreich BG, Moïse NS. Altered localization of bcatenin and striatin in boxer dogs afflicted with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy suggests etiological involvement of the canonical wnt pathway. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. May 2011, 25 (3): 651.
Lewandowski R, Shibayama J, Oxford EM, Joshi-Mukherjee R, Coombs W, Sorgen PL, Taffet SM, Delmar M. Chemical gating of connexin channels. IN: Connexins, A Guide. ed. Harris H, Locke D, 2009: 129-142.
Oxford EM, Maass K, Moïse N, Delmar M. Reduced number of gap junctions at the intercalated disc in the ventricles of boxer dogs afflicted with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Circulation. October 2008, 118 (18): S1033.
Zlochiver S, Munoz V, Oxford EM, Vikstrom KL, Berenfeld O, Jalife J. Biphasic effect of electrotonic fibroblast-myocyte coupling on 2D wave conduction velocity and reentry. Circulation. October 2007, 116 (16): 275.
Research Support
Center for Vertebrate Genomics (CVG) seed grant Cornell University. Dec 2018 - Dec2020
Kurpios, NA (PI), Oxford EM (Co-PI), Danko CG (co-PI)
Identification of transcriptional regulatory elements associated with the development of
cardiac rhythm disturbances in Playrr deficient mice.
Research Grants Program in Animal Health. Cornell University. Aug 2016 - Aug 2018
Danko, CG (PI)
Genetic Mapping of Canine ARVC in the English Bulldog.
ACVIM (Cardiology) Jan 2014 - Jan 2017
Oxford (PI)
Identification of genetic mutations associated with the development of degenerative mitral valve disease
in the small breed dog.
Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholar Fellowship #D09CA603. May 2010 - Dec 2010 Oxford (PI)
Analysis of gene expression in boxer dogs afflicted with ARVC.
Veterinary Investigator Program. Cornell University College of Graduate Studies. May 2009 - Aug 2009 Oxford (PI)
Mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis in canine models of cardiovascular disease.
Veterinary Investigator Program Cornell University College of Graduate Studies. May 2008 - Aug 2008 Oxford (PI)
Reduced number of gap junctions at the intercalated disc in the ventricles of boxer dogs afflicted with
arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).
American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship #0615697T. June 2006 - July 2008 Oxford (PI)
Molecular composition of the intercalated disc in models of arrhythmogenic right ventricular
cardiomyopathy.