Marisa K. Ames

About the Author

Dr. Ames received her DVM from The Ohio State University. Following a rotating internship at Michigan State University and an emergency/critical care internship at Tufts University, Dr. Ames completed a cardiology residency and the Jane Lewis-Seaks post-doctoral research fellowship at North Carolina State University. She spent 7 years as a professor of cardiology at Colorado State University. She is currently an associate professor of cardiology at the University of California, Davis. Her research interests include neurohormonal activation in cardiovascular and kidney disease (specifically the pharmacologic modulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) and heartworm disease. She also serves on the executive board of the American Heartworm Society.

Updated August 2022