Amy B Alexander,
Clinical Associate Professor – Zoological Medicine
Department:
Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Business Phone:
(352) 392-2235
Business Email:
alexandera@ufl.edu
Accomplishments
Diplomate
2017
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American College of Zoological Medicine
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2018-2021,2023-2024
VEM5311 Avian Med and Surgery
2019-2024
VEM5221 Intro Clinic Pathol
2018-2024
VEM5288 Sm An Clin Pharmacol
2019-2020
VEM5203 Pnt Care Clin Skill 3
2017-2024
VEM5821 Senior Clk Zoo Wl/Med
2019-2024
VEM5003 End of Life Issues
2019-2023
VEM5370 Reptile Med and Surgery
2021-2024
VEM5200 Pnt Care Clin Skill 1
Board Certifications
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Zoological MedicineAmerican College of Zoological Medicine
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0001-7077-1917
Areas of Interest
- Clinical Pathology of Non-Domestic Animals
- Critical Care of Non-Domestic Animals
- Health of Captive and Free-Ranging Wildlife
- One Health
Publications
2023
DETERMINATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF GALAPAGOS (CHELONOIDIS NIGRA COMPLEX) AND ALDABRA (ALDABRACHELYS GIGANTEA) TORTOISES.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
54(2):310-318
[DOI] 10.1638/2020-0125.
[PMID] 37428693.
2023
Intralipid Emulsion Therapy for the Treatment of Suspected Toxicity in 2 Avian Species.
Journal of avian medicine and surgery.
36(4):394-399
[DOI] 10.1647/21-00057.
[PMID] 36935211.
2023
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intramuscular alfaxalone in central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps): effect of injection site
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
50(3):280-288
[DOI] 10.1016/j.vaa.2023.02.010.
2023
Retrospective evaluation of wobbly hedgehog syndrome in 49 African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris): 2000-2020.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
261(9):1-6
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.23.03.0167.
[PMID] 37217171.
2022
AUSTWICKIA CHELONAE IN A WILD GOPHER TORTOISE (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS) AND EVIDENCE OF POSITIVE SELECTION ON THE DIPHTHERIA-LIKE TOXIN GENE.
Journal of wildlife diseases.
58(1):1-7
[DOI] 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00223.
[PMID] 34780647.
2022
Correction: Turner et al. Steatitis in Cold-Stunned Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii). Animals 2021, 11, 898.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI.
12(9)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani12091129.
[PMID] 35565650.
2022
PULMONARY AND COELOMIC MYCOSES DUE TO METARHIZIUM AND BEAUVERIA SPECIES IN REPTILES.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
53(3):605-612
[DOI] 10.1638/2021-0081.
[PMID] 36214247.
2021
Identification of a novel mortality-associated Helicobacter species in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), qPCR test development and validation, and correlation with mortality in a wildlife rehabilitation population
Veterinary Microbiology.
259
[DOI] 10.1016/j.vetmic.2021.109136.
2021
Retrospective analysis of ocular disease in a population of captive pteropodid bats, 2003-2020.
Veterinary ophthalmology.
24(3):240-251
[DOI] 10.1111/vop.12879.
[PMID] 33682341.
2021
Sedation and Anesthesia of Galapagos (Chelonoidis nigra), Aldabra (Aldabrachelys gigantea), and African Spurred Tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata): A Retrospective Review (2009–2019)
Animals.
11(10)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani11102920.
[PMID] 34679940.
2021
Steatitis in Cold-Stunned Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii)
Animals.
11(3)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani11030898.
[PMID] 33801097.
2021
THE USE OF INTRADERMAL ALLERGY TESTING FOR ALLERGIC DERMATITIS IN PTEROPID BATS AND TREATMENT WITH ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY: A CASE SERIES.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
52(4):1298-1308
[DOI] 10.1638/2020-0202.
[PMID] 34998303.
2021
What is your diagnosis? Coelomic effusion in a chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
Veterinary Clinical Pathology.
50(2):305-308
[DOI] 10.1111/vcp.12946.
2020
Clinical Manifestation and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Member of the Nannizziopsiaceae in a Pulmonary Granuloma From a Galapagos Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra).
Frontiers in veterinary science.
7
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2020.00024.
[PMID] 32118056.
2020
RENAL NEOPLASIA FROM A SINGLE POPULATION OF PTEROPODID BATS.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
51(3):696-704
[DOI] 10.1638/2019-0220.
[PMID] 33480548.
2017
Radiation Therapy of Periorbital Lymphoma in a Blue-and-Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna).
Journal of avian medicine and surgery.
31(1):39-46
[DOI] 10.1647/2015-116.
[PMID] 28358607.
2016
GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES OF CAPTIVE AND FREE-LIVING LEMURS AND DOMESTIC CARNIVORES IN EASTERN MADAGASCAR.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
47(1):141-9
[DOI] 10.1638/2015-0111.1.
[PMID] 27010275.
2015
MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE RENAL FAILURE WITH DELAYED HYPERCALCEMIA SECONDARY TO SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA-INDUCED MYOSITIS AND RHABDOMYOLYSIS IN A CALIFORNIA SEA LION (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
46(3):652-6
[DOI] 10.1638/2015-0075.1.
[PMID] 26352981.
2015
MANAGEMENT OF TOXIC MASTITIS IN A BABIRUSA (BABYROUSA CELEBENSIS).
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians.
46(4):949-52
[DOI] 10.1638/2015-0129.1.
[PMID] 26667559.
Education
Residency – Zoological Medicine
2012-2015
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Saint Louis Zoo
Internship – Zoological Medicine
2011-2012
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Colorado State University
Internship – Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
2010-2011
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BluePearl Veterinary Specialists, Tampa FL
DVM
2010
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University of Florida
BS
2005
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University of Florida
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 392-2235
Emails:
- Business:
- alexandera@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100123
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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VH 46 215
GAINESVILLE FL 32611