Dr. Ivan Sosa-Samper, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

Dr. Sosa received his DVM at the University of Zaragoza in Spain, in 2007. He then went on to complete a small animal rotating internship in medicine and surgery at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. After working as a general practitioner for four years, in 2012, Dr. Sosa moved to the United States for a residency in Cardiology at the University of Florida. He became a board-certified cardiologist by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2016, the same year he joined Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital.  In 2026, Dr. Sosa joined the Boston West Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Team, heading the  Cardiology service. 

Although Dr. Sosa enjoys challenging cardiology cases in both dogs and cats, he has a special interest in interventional cardiology procedures such as balloon valvuloplasty, PDA occlusion, and pacemaker implantation. When not at work, Dr. Sosa enjoys sailing with his Golden Retriever, Baloo.