Dr. Sara Brethel was born and raised in Long Island, New York. She received her Bachelor of Science in Zoology from SUNY Oswego and from there earned her veterinary degree from St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Brethel continued her training with a rotating internship and speciality internship in Cardiology at the Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group in Brooklyn, NY. She then completed her cardiology residency at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her Diplomate status from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology) in 2022 and works in Charlotte, North Carolina at a busy private practice.
Her interests include management of end stage congestive heart failure, exotic animal cardiology, and arrhythmias. Outside of work, she loves to explore her city with her husband and son trying new restaurants and breweries. She also enjoys cooking and baking at home. She has an energetic Schnauzer mix and two cats at home.
Education:
- ST. GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE January – 2016
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Clinical year rotations at North Carolina State University Veterinary Health Complex: January 2015 – 2016
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK at OSWEGO – May 2009
- Bachelor of Science in Zoology
Veterinary Experience:
- CHARLOTTE ANIMAL AND REFERRAL EMERGENCY – Charlotte, NC: September 2021 – Present
- Veterinary Cardiologist
- UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE – Gainesville, FL: July 2018 – July 2021
- Cardiology Resident
- Chief resident June 2020 – July 2021
- VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND REFERRAL GROUP – Brooklyn, NY: July 2017 – July 2018
- Cardiology Specialty Internship
- VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND REFERRAL GROUP – Brooklyn, NY: June 2016 – July 2017
- Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Rotating Internship
- OLD COUNTRY ANIMAL CLINIC – Plainview, NY: February 2016 – June 2017
- Associate Veterinarian
Publications:
- Sara Brethel, Seth Locker, Renee Girens, Paulo Rivera, Kathryn Meurs, Darcy Adin. The effect of taurine supplementation on the renin – angiotensin – aldosterone system of dogs with congestive heart failure, Scientific Reports, (2023)13:10700
- Lisa Freeman, John Rush, Darcy Adin, Kelsey Weeks, Kitristen Antoon, Sara Brethel, et al. Prospective study of dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs eating nontraditional or traditional diets and in dogs with subclinical cardiac abnormalities, JVIM 2022
- Margaret Sleeper, Sara Brethel; Myocardial infarction book chapter
- D. Adin, PR. Johnson, CH. Kim, T. Nguyenba, S. Brethel (Rosen). Long term stability of a compounded suspension of Torsemide (5mg/ml) for oral administration, JVIM 2017