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Cardiology

Siddharth Sudunagunta

BVetMed CertAVP(VC) AHEA DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology)

Diplomate of the European College of Small Animal Cardiology

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Cardiology

Head of Cardiology

Sid graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2011 and spent a few years working in general practice before pursuing Cardiology. Sid joined The University of Liverpool in 2016, first as a cardiology intern, then a resident, completing his residency in 2020. During this time, he completed the Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice in Cardiology. In March 2021, he passed his European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine certifying examinations in Cardiology to achieve Diplomate status.

Sid is particularly interested in minimally-invasive interventional radiology procedures for managing and treating congenital and acquired cardiac diseases. He is also interested in teaching, and in April 2020, he successfully submitted a portfolio to achieve the Associate of the Higher Education Authority qualification. Sid’s research interests include canine pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease.

Shamanthi Shankar

BSc MA VetMB MRCVS

Cardiology Clinician

Shamanthi graduated from Cambridge University in 2016. After enjoying 3 years of general practice on the North Yorkshire coast, she went on to complete a busy rotating internship at the University of Liverpool. Having developed an interest in Cardiology during this time, this was then followed by a Cardiology internship at a multidisciplinary hospital in the South-East.

Shamanthi started a residency in Cardiology at the University of Bristol in 2022, completing her specialist training in the summer of 2025 after which she joined the Willows Cardiology team. While she enjoys all aspects of Cardiology, Shamanthi is particularly interested in complex cases requiring multidisciplinary input, as well as minimally invasive cardiac procedures.

In her spare time, Shamanthi enjoys training and competing her working Labradors, and unsuccessfully trying to avoid rain on the Munros.

Dr Sophie Goodrich

BVM&S MRCVS

Cardiology Resident

Sophie graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2020, and spent a year working in general practice in London. Having developed an interest in Cardiology at university and in practice, she then moved to North Downs Specialist Referrals in Surrey to complete a rotating internship, followed by a Cardiology internship.

Sophie joined Willows in 2023 to start a residency in Cardiology. She is particularly interested in Congenital Cardiac Disease and interventional treatments.

In her spare time, Sophie enjoys sailing and spending time with her rescue cat.