Dr. Cris Navas is a clinician and researcher at University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center. He received his veterinary degree from the Universidad Cardenal Herrera -CEU University in Valencia, Spain, his PhD from Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain and his Master of Veterinary Clinical Medicine from the University of Illinois. He completed a residency in Equine Internal Medicine (University of Illinois) and a Fellowship in Cardiology and Ultrasound (University of Pennsylvania) and has been a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine since 2009. Before starting formal Internal Medicine training, Navas worked in equine ambulatory practice. Dr. Navas joined Texas A&M from 2015-19 and returned to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 2019.

Dr. Navas’ clinical activity and research focuses on equine cardiology and ultrasound. His ongoing projects are designed to prevent injuries and exercise-associated deaths in equine athletes and to promote veterinary health and education using telehealth.