Zoo Med Residency Program

Description

The first 2 years of the 3-year certificate program is primarily devoted to participating in the Zoological Clinical Service within the University of Florida Veterinary Medical Center (UFVMC) and in field activities at a variety of Florida zoological collections including Lubee Bat Conservancy, Central Florida Zoological Park, St. Augustine Alligator Farm, White Oak Conservation Center, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and the Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo. In 2005, over 1300 cases were seen in the UFVMC and another 1400 were evaluated/treated in the field. The first and second year residents rotate between 2 consecutive
weeks in the UFVMC followed by 1 week in the field and 1 week as an open period for independent study. Before May of the second year, residents are encouraged to spend 2 to 4 weeks at a major zoological collection/oceanarium for additional clinical experience. The third year of the residency will be primarily at White Oak Conservation Center, working under their staff veterinarian, a Diplomate of the ACZM. White Oak Conservation Center is located near the Florida/Georgia border and is a private conservation facility that houses a large collection of
endangered hoofstock, cheetahs and some birds. The fourth year will be at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. This facility includes a diverse collection of zoo, as well as aquatic animals. This year will also be under the supervision of a Diplomate of the ACZM. Although the
fourth year is a compulsory portion of the residency program. It is officially designated as a Clinical Lecturer position through the University of Florida. Consequently the pay will be at a higher level with full benefits.

During the first 2 years, residents are involved in teaching and training 3rd and 4th year veterinary students, with 3 to 5 students rotating through a core Clerkship in Zoological
Medicine every 2 weeks. While a majority of the students will be from the University of Florida, veterinary students also take the clerkship from other veterinary colleges, both in the U.S. and overseas.

The college requires that all Residents receive, in addition to clinical training, some exposure to investigative approaches during their residency. A Residency Research Project is a requirement of all Residents in the Department of SACS, and the awarding of a Resident Certificate is
dependent on completion of this project by January of the second year and organization of findings into a scientific paper for submission to a referred journal prior to the end of the second year. Residents are also expected to submit a clinical case report to a referred journal by the end of the first year.

A major aim of this residency program is to graduate veterinarians who are either Diplomates of the ACZM or eligible to take the exam. To attain this goal, it is necessary to complete the publication requirements for the Certification Examination of the ACZM by March of the 3rd
year. Assuming this goal is met, the resident will be eligible to sit the exam in September of the 4th year. Time has been allocated for study during portions of the first 3 months at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. There is also excellent opportunity for study during the 3rd year at White Oak Conservation Center.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact and/or visit the Zoological Medicine Program, White Oak Conservation Center and Disney’s Animal Kingdom for further information. Alternatively, representatives from these facilities are usually present at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. Application must be made by December 6th, 2006 through the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians Matching Program, 1024 Dublin Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43215-1167; Phone No: (614) 488-0617; Fax. No: (614) 488-0352. For
additional information contact Dr. Ramiro Isaza, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine; Phone No: (352) 392-2226, ext. 4708; Fax. No: (352) 392-6125.

Former and Current Residents
Former and Current Resident Publications - Papers Published by Former/Current Residents Based on Clinical Cases and Research Projects Performed During Residency Training Program
  • Jacobson ER. 1978. Reptile necropsy protocol. J Zoo Anim Med 9:7-13.
  • Jacobson ER, Sealy JC, Novilla MN, Davidson JP. 1978. Heart failure associated with unusual hepatic inclusions in a Deckert's rat snake. J Wildl Dis 15:75-81.
  • Jacobson ER, Popp JA, Shields RP, Gaskin JM. 1979. Pox-like skin lesions in captive caimans. J Am Vet Med Assoc 175:937-940.
  • Jacobson ER, Gaskin JM, Shields RP, White FH. 1979. Mycotic pneumonia of mariculture reared Green Sea Turtles. J Am Vet Med Assoc 175:929-933.
  • Raphael B, Olsen J, Senior D, Schobert E, Jacobson ER. 1982. Hematologic and serum chemistry values for captive springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis). J Zoo Anim Med 13:65-
    69.
  • Raphael BL, Clemmons R, Nguyen HT. 1980. Glioblastoma multiformes in a budgerigar. J Am Vet Med Assoc 188:935-926.
  • Raphael BL, Nguyen HT. 1980. Metastasizing rhabdo-myosarcoma in a budgerigar. J Am Vet Med Assoc 177:923-924.
  • Raphael BL, Iverson WO. 1980. Coligranuloma and psittacosis in an Amazon parrot. J Am Vet Med Assoc 177:927-929.
  • Walsh MT . 1984. Nutritional management and congenital defects of exotic felidae. Vet Clin N Amer: Sm. Anim. Pract. 14:1107-1116.
  • Walsh MT, Calderwood M. 1984. Clinical manifestations of the cervicocephalic air system of psittacines. Comp Cont Ed Pract Vet 6:783-789.
  • Walsh MT, Beldegreen RA, Clubb SL, Chen CL. 1985. Effect of exogenous ACTH on serum corticosterone and cortisol in the moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis). Am J Vet Res 46:1584-1588.
  • Allen J, Welsch B, Jacobson ER, Turner TA, Tabeling H. 1984. Medical and surgical management of a fractured tusk in an African elephant. J Am Vet Med Assoc 185: 1447-1449.
  • Allen JL, Jacobson ER, Harvey JW, Boyce W. 1985. Hematologic and serum chemical values for young African elephants (Loxodonta africana) with variations for sex and age. J Zoo Anim Med 16:98-101.
  • Allen JL, Kollias GV, Greiner EC, Boyce W. 1985. Subcutaneous filariasis (Pelecitus sp.) in a yellow-collared Macaw (Ara auricollis). Av Dis 29:891-894.
  • Quesenberry KE, Jacobson ER, Allen JL, Cooley AJ. 1986. Ulcerative stomatitis and subcutaneous granulomas caused by Mycobacterium chelonei in a boa constrictor. J Am Vet Med Assoc 189:1131-1132.
  • Allen JL, Hager DA, Cooley AJ, Collins BR, Pipers FS. 1986. Echocardiographic diagnosis of intracardiac thrombi in a woolly monkey. J Am Vet Med Assoc 187: 1273-1275.
  • Allen JL, Oosterhuis JE. 1986. Effect of tolazoline on xylazine-ketamine-induced anesthesia in turkey vultures. J Am Vet Med Assoc 189:1011-1012.
  • Allen JL, Martin HD, Crowley AM. 1985. Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma in a Florida sandhill crane. J Am Vet Med Assoc 187:1215.
  • Allen JL. 1986. Use of tolazoline as an antagonist to xylazine-ketamine immobilization of African elephants. Am J Vet Res 47:781-783.
  • Martin HD, Turner T, Kollias GV, Lin SL, Heard DJ, Jacobson ER. 1985. Cementoblastoma in a dama gazelle. J Am Vet Med Assoc 187:1295-1298.
  • Martin HD, Lewis D, Lin SL, Jacobson ER. 1985. Gastric mast cell tumor in a cougar. J Am Vet Med Assoc 187: 1258-1260.
  • Martin HD, Kollias GV. 1989. Evaluation of water deprivation and fluid therapy in pigeons. J Zoo Wildl Med 20:173-177.
  • Roelke ME, Forrester DJ, Jacobson ER, Kollias GV, Scott FW, Barr MC, Evermann JF, Pertle EC. 1993. Sero-prevalence of infectious disease agents in free-ranging Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi). J Wildl Dis 29:36-49.
  • Heard DJ, Cantor GH, Hager DA, Jacobson ER. 1986. Osteosclerosis in a skunk with renal fibrous osteodystrophy. J Am Vet Med Assoc 189:1162-1163.
  • Heard DJ, Cantor GH, Jacobson ER, Purich B, Ajello L, Padhye AA. 1986. Hyalohyphomycosis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus in an Aldabra tortoise. J Am Vet
    Med Assoc 189:1143-1145.
  • Heard DJ, Jacobson ER, Brock KA. 1986. Effects of oxygen supplementation on blood gas values in chemically restrained juvenile African elephants. J Am Vet Med Assoc 189:1071-1074.
  • Heard DJ, Kollias GV, Merritt AM, Jacobson ER. 1988. Idiopathic chronic diarrhea and malabsorption in a juvenile African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana). J Zoo Anim Med 19:132-136.
  • Heard DJ, Jacobson ER, Clemmons RE, Campbell GA. 1988. Bacteremia and septic arthritis in a West African dwarf crocodile. J Am Vet Med Assoc 192:1453-54.
  • Heard DJ, Kollias GV, Webb AI, Jacobson ER, Brock,KA. 1988. Use of halothane to maintain anesthesia induced with etorphine in juvenile African elephants. J Am Vet Med Assoc 193:254-256.
  • Heard DJ, Collins B, Chen DL, Coniglario J. 1990. Thyroid and adrenal function tests in adult male ferrets. Am J Vet Res 51:32-35.
  • Caligiuri R, Carver M, Jacobson ER, Buergelt CD. 1988. Corneal squamous cell carcinoma in a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). J Zoo Anim Med19:219-222.
  • Caligiuri RL, Kollias GV, Jacobson ER, McNab B, Clark CH, Wilson RC. 1990. The effects of ambient temperature on amikacin pharmacokinetics in gopher tortoises. Vet Pharmacol Therap. 13:287-291.
  • Caligiuri R, Norton T, Jacobson ER, Hart OJ, Locke R, Ackerman N, Spencer C. 1990. Urethral obstruction and abscessation in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). J Zoo Wildl Med 21:206-214.
  • Norton TM, Jacobson ER,Caligiuri R, Kollias GV. 1989. Medical management of a Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) with hypothyroidism. J Zoo Wildl Med
    20:212-216.
  • Norton TM, Jacobson ER, Sundberg JP. 1990. Cutaneous fibropapilloma and renal myxofibroma in a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas. J Wildl Dis 26:265-270.
  • Norton TM, Kollias GV, Clark CH, Gaskin J, Wilson RC, Coniglario J. 1992. Acyclovir (Zovirax) pharmacokinetics in Quaker parakeets, Myiositta monachus. J Vet Pharm
    Therap 15:252-258.
  • Norton TM, Williams WH, Kollias GV, Clyde VL. 1990. Medical and surgical management of benign prostate hyperplasia diskospondylitis and penile paresis in an
    ocelot. J Am Vet Med Assoc 197:630-632.
  • Norton TM, Gaskin JM, Kollias GV, Homer B, Clark CH, Wilson R. 1991. Efficacy of acyclovir against herpes-virus infection in Quaker parakeets. Am J Vet Res 52: 2007-2009.
  • Ackerman N, Isaza R, Greiner E, Berry CR. 1992. Pneumocoelom associated with Serratospiculum amaculata infection in a bald eagle. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 33:351-355.
  • Sapienza JS, Isaza R, Johnson RD, Miller TR. 1992. Anatomical and radiographic study of the nasolacrimal duct of the llama. Am J Vet Res. 53:1007-1009.
  • Isaza R, Buergelt C, Kollias GV. 1992. Bacteremia and vegetative endocarditis associated with a heart murmur in a blue and gold macaw. Av Dis 36:1112-1116.
  • Isaza R, Budsberg SC, Sundlof SF, Baker B. 1993. Disposition of ciprofloxacin in red tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) following a single oral dose. J Zoo Wildl Med 24:498-
    502.
  • Isaza R, Ackerman N, Jacobson ER. 1993. Ultrasound imaging of the coelomic structures in the boa constrictor (Boa constrictor). Vet Radiol Ultrasound 6:445-450.
  • Isaza R, Ackerman N, Schumacher J. 1993. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous liver biopsy in snakes. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 6:452-454.
  • Neuwirth L, Isaza R, Bellah J, Ackerman N, Collins B. 1993. Adrenal neoplasia in seven ferrets. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 34:340-346.
  • Candeletta SC, Homer BL, Garner MM, Isaza R. 1993. Diabetes mellitus associated with chronic lymphocytic pancreatitis in an African grey parrot. Assoc Av Vet. 7:39-43.
  • Prezant RM, Isaza R, Jacobson ER. 1994. Plasma concentrations and disposition kinetics of enrofloxacin in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). J Zoo Wildl Med 25:82-87.
  • Isaza R, Jacobson ER. 1995. Non-nutritional bone diseases in reptiles. In Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XII. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 1357-1361.
  • Isaza R, Courtney CH, Kollias GV. 1995. The prevalence of benzimidazole resistant trichostrongyloid nematodes in antelope collections in Florida. J Zoo Wildl Med 26:260- 264.
  • Sapienza JS, Isaza R, Brooks DE, Miller TR. 1996. Atresia of the nasolacrimal duct in a llama. Vet Comp Ophthalmol 6:6-8.
  • Garner MM, Herrington R, Howerth EW, Homer BL, Nettles VF, Isaza R, Shotts EB, Jacobson ER. 1997. Shell disease in river cooters (Pseudemys concinna) and yellowbellied turtles (Trachemys scripta) in a Georgia (USA) lake. J Wildl Dis 33:78-86.
  • Isaza R, Kollias GV. 1999. Designing a trichostrongyloid parasite control program for
    captive exotic ruminants. In Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine, Current Therapy IV, Fowler M, Miller E (eds), W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 593-597.
  • Isaza R, Garner M, Jacobson ER. 2000. Proliferative bacterial osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis in fifteen snakes. J Zoo Wildl Med. 31:20-27.
  • Isaza R, Schiller CA, Stover J, Smith PJ, Greiner EC. 2000. Halicephalobus gingivalis (Nematoda) infection in a Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi). J Zoo Wildl Med 31:77-81.
  • Adams L, Isaza R, Greiner, EC. 2001. Fatal pentastomiasis in captive African dwarf crocodile hatchlings (Osteolaemus tetraspis). J Zoo Wildl Med 32:500-502.
  • Abou-Madi N, Jacobson ER, Buergelt CD, Schumacher J, Williams B. 1994. Disseminated Undifferentiated sarcoma in an Indian rock python (Python molurus
    molurus    ). J Zoo Wildl Med 25:143-149.
  • Abou-Madi N, Kollias GV. 1992. Avian fluid therapy. In Current Veterinary Therapy. Kirk RW. Bonagura JD. pp. 1154-1159.
  • Abou-Madi N, Jacobson ER. Effects of blood processing techniques on sodium and potassium values: A comparison between Aldabra (Geochelone gigantea) and Burmese brown tortoises (Manouria emys). J Vet Clin Pathol 32:61-66.
  • Clyde VL, Cardeilhac PT, Jacobson ER. 1994. Chemical restraint of American alligators (Alligator missippiensi) with atracurium or tiletamine-zolazepam. J Zoo Wildl Med 25:525-530.
  • Lung N, Romagnano A. 1995. Current approaches to feather picking. In Current Veterinary Therapy XII. Kirk RW. Bonagura JD. (eds.), WB Saunders Company, pp
    1303-1307.
  • Lung NP, Thompson JP, Kollias GV, Klein PA. 1996. Development of monoclonal antibodies for measure-ment of immunoglobulin G antibody responses in blue and gold macaws (Ara ararauna). Am J Vet Res 57: 1157-1161.
  • Lung NP, Thompson JP, Kollias GV, Olsen JH, Zdziarski JA, Klein PA. 1996. Maternal immunoglobulin G antibody transfer and development of immunoglobulin G antibody responses in blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) chicks. Am J Vet Res 57:1162-1167.
  • Johnsrude JD, Christopher MM, Lung NP, Brown MD. 1996. Isolation of Mycoplasma felis from a serval (Felis serval) with severe respiratory disease. J Wildl Dis 32:691-694.
  • Garner MM, Lung NP, Citino SB, Greiner EC, Harvey JW, Homer BL. 1996. Fatal cytauxzoonosis in a captive reared white tiger (Panthera tigris). Vet Path 33:82-86.
  • Young LA, Lung NP, Isaza R, Heard DJ. 1996. Anemia associated with lead intoxication and uterine leiomyoma in a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). J Zoo Wildl Med 27:96-100.
  • Young LA, Schumacher J, Papich MG, Jacobson ER. 1997. Disposition of enrofloxacin and its metabolite ciprofloxacin after IM injection in juvenile Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus). J Zoo Wildl Med 28:71-79.
  • Pablo LS, Young L, Schumacher J, Bailey J, Ko JCH. 1995. Epidural morphine in a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus). J Zoo Wildl Med 26:436-439.
  • Schumacher J, Heard DJ, Caligiuri R, Norton T, Jacobson ER.1995. Comparative effects of etorphine and carfentanil on cardiopulmonary parameters in juvenile African elephants (Loxodonta africana). J Zoo Wildl Med 26:503-507.
  • Homer BL, Sundberg JP, Gaskin JM, Schumacher J, Jacobson ER. 1995. Immunoperoxidase detection of ophidian paramyxovirus in snake lung using a polyclonal antibody. J Vet Diag Invest 7:72-77.
  • Schumacher J, Papendick R, Herbst L, Jacobson ER. 1996. Volvulus of the proximal colon in a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbacata). J Zoo Wildl Med 27:386-391.
  • Schumacher J, Pellicane T, Heard DJ, Voges A. 1996. Periorbital abscess in a threehorned chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii). Vet. & Comp. Ophth. 6:30-33.
  • Schumacher J, Wolf J, Bennett RA, Shiroma J. 1995. Clinical challenge. J Zoo Wildl Med 27:121-124.
  • Johnsrude JD, Alleman AR, Homer B, Fox J, Schumacher J, Harvey JW. 1996. Cytologic findings in cerebrospinal fluid from two animals with GM2 - Gangliosidosis. J
    Vet Clin Path 25:80-83.
  • Schumacher J. 1996. Viral Diseases of Reptiles. In Mader DM (ed). Reptile Medicine and Surgery. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pp. 224-234.
  • Schumacher J. 1996. Reptile and Amphibian Anesthesia. Thurmon J.C. (ed). Lumb & Jones Veterinary Anesthesia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, Pp. 670- 685.
  • Schumacher J, Heard DJ, Young L, Citino SB. 1997. Cardiopulmonary effects of carfentanil in dame gazelles (Gazella dama). J Zoo Wildl Med. 28(2):166-70.
  • Schumacher J, Citino SB, Dawson R. 1997. Effects of a carfentanil/xylazine combination on cardiopulmonary parameters and plasma catecholamine concentrations in the female bongo antelope. Am J Vet Res 58:157-161.
  • Whittaker CJG, Schumacher J, Bennett RA, Neuwirth L, Gelatt. KN. 1997. Orbital varix in a green iguana (Iguana iguana). J Vet Comp Ophth 7:101-104.
  • Schumacher J, Citino SB, Hernandez K, Hatt J, Dixon B. 1997. Cardiopulmonary and anesthetic effects of propofol in wild turkeys. Am J Vet Res 58:1014-1017.
  • Chrisman CL, Walsh M, Meeks JC, Zurawka H, LaRock R, Herbst L, Schumacher J.1997. Neurologic examination of sea turtles. J Am Vet Med Assoc 211: 1043-1047.
  • Schumacher J.1997. Respiratory diseases of reptiles. Sem Avian and Exotic Pet Med 6:209-215.
  • Schumacher J, Bennett RA, Fox LE, Deem SL, Neuwirth L, Fox JH. 1998. Mast cell tumor in an eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulus getulus). J Vet Diagn Invest 10:101-104.
  • Manucy TK, Bennett RA, Greenacre CB, Roberts RE, Schumacher J, Deem SL. 1998. Squamous cell carcinoma of the manidibular beak in a Buffon's Macaw (Ara ambigua). J of Avian Med Surg 12:158-166.
  • Fox J, Li Y-T, Dawson G, Alleman A, Johnsrude J, Schumacher J, Homer B. 1999. Naturally occurring GM2, gangliosidosis in two Muntjac deer with pathological and biochemical features of human classical Tay-Sachs disease (type B GM2 gangliosidosis). Acta Neuropathol 97:57-62.
  • Chandra S, Papendick RE, Schumacher J, Homer BL, Wollenman P. 1999. Cerebellar herniation in captive lions (Panthera leo). J Vet Diagn Invest 11:465-468.
  • Schumacher J. 1996. Viral Diseases of Reptiles. In Mader DM (ed). Reptile Medicine and Surgery. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pp. 224-234.
  • Schumacher J. 1996. Reptile and Amphibian Anesthesia. In Lumb & Jones Veterinary Anesthesia, Thurmon J.C. (ed). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland, pp. 670- 685.
  • Bennett RA, Deem SL. 1995. The avian gastrointestinal system: part one of a two part series. Perspectives, September/October: 12-18.
  • Peter TF, Deem SL, Barbet A, Norval RAI, Simbi BH, Kelly PJ, Mahan SM. 1995. Development and evaluation of PCR assay for detection of low levels of Cowdria
    ruminantium infection in Amblyomma ticks not detected by DNA probe. J Clin Microbiol. 33:166-172.
  • Norval RAI, Donachie PL, Meltzer MI, Deem SL, Mahan SM. 1995. The relationship between tick (Amblyomma hebraeum) infestation and immunity to heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) in calves in Zimbabwe. Vet Parasitol 58:335-352.
  • Deem SL, Bennett RA. 1995. The avian gastrointestinal system: part two of a two part series. Perspectives, November/December:42-47.
  • Deem SL, Norval RAI, Yonow T, Peter TF, Mahan SM, Burridge MJ. 1996. The epidemiology of heartwater: establishment and maintenance of endemic stability.
    Parasitol. Today 12:402-405.
  • Deem SL, Norval RAI, Donachie PL, Mahan SM. 1996. Demonstration of vertical transmission of Cowdria ruminantium, the causative agent of heartwater, from cows to their calves. Vet. Parasitol. 61:133-144.
  • Deem SL, Donachie PL, Norval RAI. 1996. Colostrum from dams living in a heartwater endemic area influences calfhood immunity of Cowdria ruminantium. Vet Parasitol 61:119-132.
  • Bennett RA, Deem SL. 1997. The avian gastrointestinal system: part one of a two part series. In Practical Avian Medicine: The Compendium Collection. Veterinary Learning Systems, Trenton, New Jersey, pp. 11-17.
  • Deem SL, Bennett RA. 1997. The avian gastrointestinal system: part two of a two part series. In Practical Avian Medicine: The Compendium Collection. Veterinary Learning Systems, Trenton, New Jersey, pp. 18-23.
  • Henson KL, Raskin RE, Deem SL, Vaughn KL. 1997. What is your diagnosis? Anemia in a river otter. Vet Clin Pathol 26:14-19.
  • Deem SL, Heard DJ, Fox JH. 1997. Avian pox in eastern screech owls (Otus asio) and barred owls (Strix varia) in Florida. J Wildl Dis 33:323-327.
  • Deem, SL, Ko JCH, Citino SB., 1998. Anesthetic and cardiorespiratory effects of tiletamine-zolazepam-medetomidine in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). J Amer Vet Med Assoc 213:1022-1026.
  • Deem SL, Terrell SP, Forrester DJ. 1998. A retrospective study of morbidity and mortality of raptors in Florida: 1988-1994. J Zoo Wildl Med 29:160-164.
  • Deem SL, Heard DJ, LaRock R. 1998. Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) and glomerulonephritis in a black-footed cat (Felis nigripes). J Zoo Wildl Med 29:199-202.
  • Deem SL. 1999. Raptor medicine: basic principles and noninfectious diseases. Comp Cont Educ Private Pract 21:205-215.
  • Deem SL. 1999. Infectious and parasitic diseases of raptors. Comp Cont Educ Private Pract 21:329-338.
  • Deem SL, Heard DJ, Clippinger TL, Buergelt CD. 1999. Cranial edema associated with a protein-losing nephropathy in a golden-mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus). J Zoo Wildl Med 30:126-131.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA, Platt SR. 1996. The avian neurologic examination and ancillary neurodiagnostic techniques. J Av Med Surg 10:221-247.
  • Brown DR, Clippinger TL, Helmick KE, Schumacher IM, Bennett RA, Johnson CM, Vliet KA, Jacobson ER, Brown MB. 1996. Mycoplasma isolation during a fatal epizootic of captive alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in Florida. International Organization of Mycoplasmology Letters 4:42-43.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA, Deem SL, Newell SM. 1997. Clinical challenge - osteomyelitis in a flying fox. J Zoo Wildl Med 28:115-119.
  • Clippinger TL. 1997. Diseases of the lower respiratory tract of companion birds. Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine, 6:1-9.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA, Deem SL, Newell SM. 1997. Clinical challenge: Osteomyelitis in a Malayan flying fox (Pteropys vampyrus). J Zoo Wildl Med 28:115-
    119.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA. 1998. Successful treatment of a traumatic tracheal stenosis in a goose by surgical resection and anastomosis. J Av Med Surg12:243-247.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA, Alleman AR, Ginn PE, Bellah JR. 1998. Removal of a thymoma via median sternotomy in a rabbit with recurrent appendicular
    neurofibrosarcoma. J Am Vet Med Assoc 213:1140-1143.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA and Newell SM. 1998. Radiographic diagnosis - granulomatous pneumonia with intralesional acid-fast bacilli in an Amazon parrot. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 39:181-184.
  • Platt SR, Helmick KE, Graham J, Bennett RA, Phillips L, Chrisman CL, Ginn PE. 1999. Peripheral neuropathy in a turkey vulture with lead toxicosis. J Am Vet Med Assoc
    214:1218-1220.
  • Platt SR, Clippinger TL. 1999. Neurologic signs. In Olsen GH and S Orosz, Handbook of Avian Medicine. Mosby-Year Book, Inc., pp. 148-169.
  • Clippinger TL, Platt SR. 1999. Seizures. In Olsen GH and S Orosz, Handbook of Avian Medicine. Mosby-Year Book, Inc., pp. 170-182.
  • Clippinger TL, Platt SR, Bennett RA, Chrisman CL. 2000. Electrodiagnostic evaluation of peripheral nerve function in rheas and barred owls. Am J Vet Res 61: 469-472.
  • Clippinger TL, Bennett RA, Johnson CM, Vliet KA, Deem SL, Oros J, Jacobson ER, Schumacher IM, Brown DR, Brown MB . 2000. Morbidity and mortality associated with a new Mycoplasma species from captive American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). J Zoo Wildl Med 31:303-314.
  • Brown DR , Farley JM, Zacher LA, Carlton JM, Clippinger TL, Tully JG, Brown MB. 2001. Mycoplasma alligatoris sp. nov, from American alligators. Internat J System Evolut Microbiol 51(Pt2):419-424.
  • Rotstein DS, Thomas R, Helmick KE, Citino SB, Taylor SK, Dunbar MR. 1999. Dermatophyte infections in free-ranging Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi). J Zoo
    Wildl Med 30:281-284.
  • Helmick KE, Bennett, RA, Ginn P, DiMarco N, Beaver DP, Dennis PM. 2000. Intestinal volvulus and stricture associated with a leiomyoma in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas). J Zoo Wildl Med 31:221-227.
  • Andrew SE, Clippinger TL, Brooks DE, Helmick KE. 2002. Penetrating keratoplasty for treatment of corneal protrusion in a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus). Vet Ophthalmol 5:201-205.
  • Helmick KE, Citino SB. 2001. Surgical resolution of an ectopic pregnancy in a captive gerenuk (Littocranius walleri walleri). J Zoo Wildl Med 32:503-508.
  • Helmick KE, Brown DR, Jacobson ER, Brown MB. 2002 In vitro drug susceptibility pattern of Mycoplasma alligatoris isolated from symptomatic American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). J Zoo Wildl Med 33:124-136.
  • Maxwell LK, Helmick KE. 2003. Drug Dosages and Chemotherapeutics. In Jacobson, E.R. (ed.). Biology, Husbandry, and Medicine of the Green Iguana. Krieger Publishing Co., Malabar, FL. pp. 133-151.
  • Helmick KE, Papich MG, Vliet KA, Bennett RA, Jacobson ER. 2004. Pharmacokinetic disposition of a long-acting oxytetracycline formulation following single-dose intravenous and intramuscular administrations in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). J
    Zoo Wildl Med 35:367-384.
  • Helmick KE, Papich MG, Vliet KA, Bennett RA, Jacobson ER. 2004. Kinetic disposition of enrofloxacin following single-dose oral and intravenous administration in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). J Zoo Wildl Med 35:361-366.
  • Helmick KE, Heard DJ, Richey L, Finnegan M, Ellis GA, Nguyen A,Tucker L, Weyant RS. 2004. A Pasteurella-like bacterium associated with pneumonia in captive
    megachiropterans. J Zoo Wildl Med 35:53-70.
  • Bennett RA, GW Pye. 2000. General Surgery. In Ferret Husbandry, Medicine, and Surgery, Lewington JH (ed), Butterworth and Heinemann, Oxford. Pp. 240-250.
  • Pye GW. 2000. Surgery of the avian respiratory tract. Vet Clin N Amer: Exotic Anim Pract: Soft-tissue Surg. 3:693-713.
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  • Pye GW, Bennett RA, Terrell SP, Ginn P, McSherry LJ, Alleman R. 2000. A T-cell-rich, B-cell lymphoma in a ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta. J Zoo Wildl Med 31:388-393.
  • Pye GW, Bennett RA, Roberts G, Terrell S. 2000. Thoracic vertebral chordoma in a domestic ferret, Mustela furo putorius. J Zoo Wildl Med 31:107-111.
  • Pye GW, Jacobson ER, Newell SM, Skase T, Heard D, Dennis P. 2000. Serratia marcescens infection in a gopher tortoise, Gopherus polymerus and magnetic
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  • Brown DR, Nogueira MF, Schoeb TR, Vliet KA, Bennett RA, Pye GW, Jacobson ER. 2001. Pathology of experimental Mycoplasma alligatoris infection in American alligators. J Wildl Dis 37:671-679.
  • Pye GW. 2001. Anesthesia of marsupials, hedgehogs, and bats. Vet Clin N Am: Exotic Anim Pract: Anesthesia. 4:211-237.
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  • Pye GW, Bennett RA, Plunske R, Davidson J. 2001. Endoscopic salpingohysterectomy in juvenile cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). J Av Med Surg 15:90-94.
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  • Neiffer DL, Miller MA, Weber M, Stetter M, Fontenot DK, Robbins PK, Pye GW. 2004. Standing sedation events in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) using detomidinebutorphanol combinations. J Zoo Wildl Med.
  • Lock BA, Heard DJ, Dennis P. 1998. Preliminary evaluation of metdetomidine/ketamine combinations for immobilization and reversal with atipamezole in three tortoise species. Bull Assoc Reptil Amph Vet 8:6-9.
  • Lock BA, Bennett RA. 1998. Treatment of interrupted parturition with delivery of viable young in a Brazilian rainbow boa, Epicrates cenchria cenchria. Bull Assoc Reptil Amph Vet 8:9-13.
  • Lock BA, Heard D, Dunmore D, Ramaiah S. 2001. Lymphosarcoma with lymphoid leukemia in an Aruba Island Rattlesnake, Crotalus unicolor. J Herp Med Surg 11:19-24.
  • Jacobson ER, Oros J, Tucker SJ, Pollock DP, Kelly KL, Munn RJ, Brad A,Lock BA, Mergia A, Yamamoto JK. 2001. Partial characterization of retroviruses from boid snakes with inclusion body disease. Am J Vet Res 62:217-224.
  • Harr KE, Alleman RA, Dennis PM, Maxwell LK, Lock BA, Bennett RA, Jacobson ER. 2001. Morphologic and cytochemical characteristics of blood cells and hematologic and plasma biochemical reference ranges in green iguanas. J Am Vet Med Assoc 218: 915-
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  • Dennis PM, Bennett RA, Harr KE, Lock BA. 2001. Plasma concentration of ionized calcium in healthy green iguanas. J Am Vet Med Assoc 219: 326-328.
  • Bennett RA, Lock BA. 2000. Non-reproductive surgery in reptiles. In Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotics Practice, Bennett RA (ed.), Saunders Co, 3:715-732.
  • Lock BA. 2000. Reproductive surgery in reptiles. In Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotics Practice, Saunders Co, 3:733-752.
  • Lock BA, Green L, Klein P, Jacobson E. 2003. Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay for detecting the antibody response in Argentine boa constrictors (Boa constrictor
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  • Lock BA, Heard D, Detrisac C, Jacobson E. 2003. An Epizootic of chronic regurgitation in recently imported emerald tree boas (Corallus caninus). J Zoo Wildl Med 34:385-393.
  • Bennett RA, Lock B. 2003. Surgery and Anesthesia. In Biology, Husbandry and Medicine of the Green Iguana, Jacobson ER (ed), Krieger Publishing Co., pp. 152-167.
  • Lock BA, Citino SB, Pickup A. 2005. Intrahepatic portosystemic venous shunt in a neonatal roan antelope (Hippoptragus equinus cottoni). J Zoo Wildl Med. 36:546-549.
  • DeMarco JH, Heard DJ, Fleming GJ, Lock BA, Scase TJ. 2002. Toxicosis associated with topical administration of ivermectin in dog-faced fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotis). J Zoo Wildl Med 33:147-50
  • Fleming GJ, Lester NV, Stevenson R, Silver BS. 2003. High field strength (4.7T) magnetic resonance imaging of hydrocephalus in an African grey parrot (Psittacus
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  • Fleming GJ, Heard DJ, Floyd R, Riggs A. 2003. Evaluation of propofol and medetomidine/ketamine for short term immobilization of the Gulf of Mexico sturgeon. J Zoo Wildl Med 34:153-158.
  • Fleming GJ, Heard DJ, Jacobson ER. 2003. Cytoplasmic inclusions resembling inclusion body disease of boid snakes in corn snakes (Elaphe guttata). J Herp Med Surg 13:18-22.
  • Fleming GJ, Heard DJ, Uhl EW, Johnson CM. 2004. Thymic hyperplasia in subadult Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone sp.). J Herp Med Surg 14:24-27.
  • Lafortune M , Wellehan J, Thompson M, Gebhart C, Jacobson E, Troutman M. 2004. Lawsonia intracellularis enteritis in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata). J Zoo Wildl Med 35:549-552.
  • Jacobson ER, Robertson DR, Lafortune M, Johnson C. 2004. Renal failure and bilateral thymoma in an American Bullfrog, Rana catesbiana. J Herp Med Surg 14:6-11.
  • Lafortune M, Canapp SO, Heard DJ, Farina LL. 2004. A vasectomy technique for Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus). J Zoo & Wildl Med 35:104-106.
  • Lafortune M, Wellehan JFX , Heard DJ, Rooney-DelPino E, Fiorello CV, Jacobson ER. 2005. Vacuum-assisted closure (Turtle VAC) in the management of traumatic shell defects in chelonians. J Herp Med Surg 15:4-8.
  • Lafortune M, Wellehan JFX , Terrell SP, Jacobson EJ, Heard DJ, Kimbrough JW. 2005. Shell and systemic hyalohyphomycosis in Fly River turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus. J Herp Med Surg 15:L15-19.
  • Lafortune M, Gobel T, Jacobson ER, Heard DJ, Brown D, Alleman R, Vliet K, Harr KE, Hernandez J. 2005. Respiratory bronchoscopy of subadult American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) and tracheal wash evaluation. J Zoo Wildl Med 36:12-20.
  • Wellehan JFX, Johnson AJ, Latimer KS, Bischoff K, Lafortune M, Jacobson ER. 2005. Characterization of an adenovirus associated with fatal hepatic and lymphoid necrosis in a Meyer’s parrot (Poicephalus meyeri). J Av Med Surg 19(3):191-197.
  • Wellehan JFX , Johnson AJ, Harrach B, Benkö M, Johnson C, Pessier A, Garner MM, Jacobson ER. 2004. Detection and analysis of six lizard adenoviruses by consensus primer PCR provides further evidence of a reptilian origin for the atadenoviruses. J Virol 78: 13366-13369.
  • Wellehan JFX , Farina L, Keoughan CG, Lafortune M, Grooters AM, Mendoza L, Brown M, Terrell SP, Jacobson ER, Heard DJ. 2004. Pythiosis in a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius). J Zoo Wildl Med 35:564-568.
  • Wellehan JFX , Turenne C, Heard DJ, Detrisac CJ, O’Kelley JJ. 2004. Dermatophilus chelonae in a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah). J Zoo Wildl Med. 35:553-556.
  • Wellehan JFX, Lafortune M, Gunkel C, Rooney E, Heard DJ, Jacobson ER. Coccygeal vascular catheterization in lizards and crocodilians. J Herp Med Surg. 2004 14:26-28.
  • Wellehan JFX, Lafortune M, Heard DJ. 2004. Traumatic elbow luxation repair in a common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) and a bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata). J Zoo Wildl Med 35:197-202.
  • Wellehan JFX , Johnson AJ, Latimer KS, Whiteside DP, Crawshaw GJ, Detrisac CJ, Heard DJ, Terrell SP, Childress A, Jacobson ER. 2005. Varanid herpesvirus-1: a novel herpesvirus associated with proliferative stomatitis in green tree monitors (Varanus prasinus). Vet Micro. 105:83-92.
  • Wellehan JFX, Johnson AJ. 2005. Reptile Virology. Vet Clin N Amer: Exotic Anim Pract 8:27-52.
  • Johnson AJ, Wellehan JFX. 2005. Amphibian Virology. Vet Clin N Amer: Exotic Anim Pract 2005 8:53-65.
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  • Johnson AJ, Pessier AP, Wellehan JFX, Brown R, Jacobson ER. 2005. Identification of a novel herpesvirus from a California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Vet Micro 11:107-116.
  • Farina LL, Heard DJ, LeBlanc D, Hall JO, Stevens G, Wellehan JFX, Detrisac CJ. 2005. Iron storage disease in captive Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus): relationship of blood iron parameters to hepatic iron concentrations and hepatic histopathology. J
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  • Govett PD, Harms CA, Johnson AJ, Latimer KS, Wellehan JFX, Fatzinger MH, Christian LS, Kelly TR, Lewbart GA. 2005. A novel herpesvirus associated with lymphoid follicular cloacal inflammation in juvenile alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). J Vet Diagn Investig 17:474-479.
  • Wamsley HL, Wellehan JFX, Harvey JW, Embury JE, Troutman JM, Lafortune M. 2005. Cytologic diagnosis of Lawsonia intracellularis proliferative ileitis in a Japanese snow macaque (Macaca fuscata). Vet Clin Pathol 34(1):57-60.
  • Strik NI, Alleman RA, Wellehan JFX. 2005. Conjunctival swab cytology from a guinea pig: it’s elementary! Vet Clin Pathol 34:169-171.
  • Telford SR, Wellehan JFX. 2005. Two Plasmodium species of the skink (Tribolonotus gracilis) from Irian Jaya. J Parasitol 91:148-151.
  • Esson D, Wellehan JFX, Lafortune M, Valverde A, Citino S. 2006. Surgical management of a malacic corneal ulcer in a greater one-Horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) using a free island tarsoconjunctival graft. Vet Ophthalmol 9:65-69.
  • Garner MM, Gardiner CH, Wellehan JFX, Johnson AJ, McNamara T, Linn M, Terrell SP, Jacobson ER. 2006. Intranuclear coccidiosis in tortoises, 9 Cases. Vet Pathol 43:311-320.
  • Powe J, Castleman W, Fiorello C . 2005. A thymic carcinoid in a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris). J Zoo Wildl Med 36:531-33.
  • Fiorello CV, Heard DJ, Barnes Heller HL, Russell K. 2006. Medical management of Toxoplasma meningitis in a white-thorated capuchin (Cebus capucinus). J Zoo Wildl Med 37(3):409-412.
  • Siegal-Willott JL, Henrikson T, Carpenter JW, Andrews GA. 2005. Chronic obstipation in a leopard (Panthera pardus) caused by intrapelvic uterine leiomyoma compression of the distal colon. J Zoo Wildl Med 36:534-537.
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Application Process

Applications for a residency in Zoological Medicine Program at the University of Florida Veterinary Medicial Center are through the American Association of Veterinary Clinician's
Veterinary Internship/Residency Matching Program.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact and/or visit the Zoological Medicine Service for further information. Alternatively, representatives are usually present at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. For additional information contact Dr. Ramiro Isaza, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida; Phone no.: 352-392-2226, ext. 5743; Fax. no.: 352-392-6125, IsazaR@vetmed.ufl.edu

Matching applicants who require a visa are responsible to obtain his/her H1-B or TN-1 (for Canadian or Mexican citizens) visa. To expedite the process and enable the applicant to begin the residency at the required time an expedited processing fee is charged by INS for H1-B
visas. The applicant is responsible for this fee.

Potential for Jobs for Residents Finishing the Program

Visit the above link for a list of past graduates and their present positions. Our residents usually are employed as either zoo veterinarians or academicians. The number of positions for zoo veterinarians has increased dramatically within the last decade. This is due, in part, to the requirement that accredited zoos must have either a full-time veterinarian or a contract with a veterinarian. There is also an increasing need for more veterinarians in veterinary schools to teach zoological medicine (primarily avian, reptile and small mammal medicine).