Dr. Richard "Rick" Kienle is a veterinary cardiologist board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Dr. Kienle has experience in teaching, animal research, biomedical research, academic practice and private practice (both referral and mobile). After a short stint in academics, Dr. Kienle has been in private practice and private biomedical research consulting. Dr. Kienle has been providing mobile cardiology services to the Bay Area and Central Coast of California since 1996. He was on staff at Bay Area Veterinary Specialists from 1998 to 2018 accepting traditional referrals and providing minimally invasive surgical procedures and cardiac catheterizations. Dr. Kienle is skilled and experienced in all aspects of veterinary cardiology. We have personal recommendations from two of our members, Kathy Graber and Sara Pearce, who have both had dogs examined by Dr. Kienle.