Staff Associate Wildlife Veterinarian
Position:
Part-time diagnostic anatomic pathologist predominantly for the Sea bird Health and Prescott marine mammal programs and as ancillary support for the Sea Otter Program at MWVCRC.
Part-time research and diagnostic anatomic pathologist for The Marine Mammal Center
Education:
Princeton University, New Jersey, BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 1996
James Cook University, Australia, Specialized study in marine zoology, 1995
University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, Georgia, DVM, 2001
Veterinary Specialty Hospital, California, Small animal medicine and surgery intern and emergency veterinarian, 2001-2002
University of California, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, California, Anatomic pathology zoo-wildlife resident I-II, 2002-2004
Zoological Society of San Diego, California, Anatomic pathology zoo-wildlife resident III, 2002-2004
Goals:
Continue to use pathology to contribute to routine screening and research on the
health of the marine environment, especially as it pertains to the human-domestic
animal-wildlife interface and legislation thereof. Expand the breadth of species that
we investigate to include lower marine vertebrates and invertebrates.