Dr. Matthew Miller, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Dr. Matthew Miller is a board-certified veterinary cardiologist – a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in Cardiology (DACVIM) – with more than 30 years of experience caring for dogs’ hearts as a clinician, professor, and researcher. He is the board-certified veterinary cardiologist who helped formulate Dr. Fossum’s CardioChew, the heart-support supplement, and he reviews the heart-health guides in this library for medical accuracy.

A career devoted to the canine heart

• Earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from The Ohio State University in 1984, and a Master of Science from Ohio State in 1993.
• Completed a cardiology residency at The Ohio State University and became a board-certified Diplomate of the ACVIM in Cardiology in 1988.
• Served on the faculty of the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for 26 years (1988-2014), rising to full professor with tenure and Senior Professor of Cardiology.
• Directed the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS) from 2012 to 2014.
• Is a Charter Fellow of the Michael E. DeBakey Institute of Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices.
• Was named the 2023 Arizona Veterinarian of the Year by the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association.
• Today he directs the cardiology service at VETMED Consultants in Phoenix, Arizona.

Why a cardiologist helped build CardioChew

CardioChew was formulated with the input of a board-certified veterinary cardiologist. Dr. Miller helped select its ingredients – taurine, L-carnitine, L-arginine, coenzyme Q10, and green-lipped mussel – for the roles they play in supporting normal heart and circulatory function in dogs. CardioChew is a daily supplement that supports normal heart function; it is not a treatment for heart disease, and it is meant to work alongside your veterinarian’s care, never to replace it.

Medical review you can trust

Heart questions are stressful, and the internet is full of conflicting advice. The guides in this dog-heart-health library are written in plain English and reviewed by Dr. Miller for medical accuracy, so you can get clear, current, cardiologist-checked answers – and know when it is time to call your own veterinarian.

Dr. Miller serves as the medical reviewer for these guides. He is not your dog’s treating veterinarian, and reading these pages does not create a veterinary relationship. For your own dog, always work with your veterinarian.

This page is for general education and is not a substitute for veterinary diagnosis or care. If you are worried about your dog’s heart, contact your veterinarian.