Todd Sumerfield – DVM

Cardiology Resident

Dr. Todd Sumerfield is a second-year cardiology resident at the University of Illinois. He was born in Urbana, Illinois; however, grew up in Colorado before attending Colorado State Veterinary School, graduating in 2021. He did a rotating internship at Texas A&M University before returning home to Champaign/Urbana where he lives with his wife, Sydney and cat, Minerva.

ECG Basics: A Return to Baseline

An ECG is an essential tool for assessment of cardiac disease; however, is often intimidating and underutilized. This lecture is intended to review the basics of veterinary electrocardiogram before discussing commonly identified arrhythmias in clinical practice.