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ACVIM Resident Research Award Eligible
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ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
ACVIM Resident Research Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner
Cardiology Research Abstract Award Winner

Beatriz Mendoza, DVM, MSc (she/her/hers)

ECVIM-CA Resident (Internal Medicine)
CIISA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon; Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS); IVC Evidensia Portugal
Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

Graduated with the Master in Veterinary Medicine by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon in 2020. General internship at North Downs Specialist Referrals (UK) in 2022/23. In 2023, Beatriz started a Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Lisbon in collaboration with IVC Evidensia (currently undergoing).

This work was supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia IP, grant UIDB/00276/2025 and by LA/P/0059/2020—AL4AnimalS.
No conflict of interest to declare. Dechra Veterinary Products provided the transdermal mirtazapine (Mirataz®) used in the prospective clinical trial, but the company was not involved in study design, case selection, or statistical analysis.

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