Giulio Menciotti awarded professorship
Giulio Menciotti, assistant professor of cardiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the Anne Hunter Endowed Professorship in Veterinary Medicine by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The Anne Hunter Endowed Professorship in Veterinary Medicine was established April 10, 1990, through a gift to the Virginia Tech Foundation by Anne Hunter. This professorship was created to attract and retain distinguished scholars in small animal medicine with particular emphasis on feline medicine and research.
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2013, Menciotti is board certified in cardiology by both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Companion Animals.
His research has made impactful contributions to feline health. He has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on 17 extramural research grants totaling over $7 million.
Menciotti has 29 refereed publications including research findings on the diagnostic accuracy of the vertebral heart score and other radiographic indices in the detection of cardiac enlargement in cats with different cardiac disorders and the evaluation of hemostasis in hyperthyroid cats. He has 23 published abstracts and has been invited to multiple continuing education and scientific presentations in his area of expertise.
He is an exceptional teacher who provides instruction in small animal cardiology to Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students in both the classroom and in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital as well as to interns and residents.
Menciotti received his bachelor’s degree from A. Pedrollo Conservatory in Italy and both his master’s degree and Ph.D. from Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.
