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Jim Wellehan

Jim Wellehan

Associate Professor, Zoo Med

Department: Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Business Phone: (352) 392-2235
Business Email: wellehanj@ufl.edu
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About Jim Wellehan

Jim is an Associate Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. He is a diplomate of both the American College of Zoological Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists. He can generally be found in the zoo ward fixing owls and tortoises, and prattling on about dinosaurs, microbial ecology, and phylogenetic trees. He is the veterinarian of record for Santa Fe Teaching Zoo and Lubee Bat Conservancy. In addition to clinical work with the Zoological Medicine Service, he is also faculty in the UF Veterinary Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, and co-director of the Zoological Medicine Laboratory. His research interests focus on evolution and ecology of pathogens of nondomestic animals, with an emphasis on molecular diagnostics and pathogen discovery. He has published 173 peer-reviewed publications and 36 book chapters/invited reviews. Outside of work, he enjoys backpacking, mountain biking, and playing anything with strings and frets. He is happily married to Karen Schaedel and they are the proud parents of Xavier and Elseya. He would like to leave them a world with less racism, sexism, homophobia, and economic disparity that is working to mitigate the ongoing climate change crisis.

Accomplishments

UF Term Professorship Award
2018 · University of Florida
FVMA Clinical Investigator Award
2017 · Florida Veterinary Medical Association
C.E. Cornelius Young Investigator Award
2013 · University of Florida
Phi Zeta Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award
2011 · University of Florida
ACZM Manuscript Award
2006 · American College of Zoological Medicine
Phi Zeta Best Clinical Research Publication Award
2005 · University of Florida
Association of Avian Veterinarians Resident Manuscript Competition Award
2004 · Association of Avian Veterinarians

Board Certifications

  • Diplomate
    American College of Zoological Medicine
  • Diplomate, Virology and Bacteriology/Mycology Subspecialties
    American College of Veterinary Microbiologists

Research Profile

Jim’s research interests include comparative infectious disease, pathogen evolution, molecular diagnostics, and pathogen discovery. His favorite publication so far is:

Hyndman TH, Shilton CM Stenglein MD, Wellehan JFX. Divergent bornaviruses from Australian carpet pythons with neurological disease date the origin of extant Bornaviridae prior to the end-Cretaceous extinction. PLOS Pathogens. 2018 Feb 20;14(2):e1006881.

You should go read that one.

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0001-5692-6134

Publications

2020
Angiostrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm) in Florida, USA: Current status
Parasitology
2020
Selected Emerging Infectious Diseases of Squamata: An Update.
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
2019
A novel herpesvirus associated with chronic superficial keratitis and proliferative conjunctivitis in a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Veterinary ophthalmology
2019
A description of arterial blood pressure measurement in two species of flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus and Pteropus hypomelanus)
2019
Spillover of Pentastome Parasites from Invasive Burmese Pythons (Python bivittatus) to Pygmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius), Extending Parasite Range in Florida, USA
2019
Prevalence of Parelaphostrongylus andersoni in white-tailed deer, other cervids, and bovids in northern Florida
2019
Polymerase Chain Reaction for Investigation of Astrovirus and Bornavirus in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Dogs Diagnosed with Meningoencephalitis of Unknown Etiology
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
2019
Longitudinal and cross-sectional sampling of serpentovirus (nidovirus) infection in captive snakes reveals high prevalence, persistent infection, and increased mortality in pythons and divergent serpentovirus infection in boas and colubrids
Frontiers in veterinary science.
2019
Larval Neodiplostomum americanum in the lung of a sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
2019
Intrapericardial Encephalitozoon pogonae-associated arteritis with fatal hemopericardium in two juvenile central bearded dragons
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2019
Identification of Helodermatid Adenovirus 2 in a captive central bearded dragon (Pogona viticeps), wild Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), and a death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2019
Genomic sequencing of a virus representing a novel type within the species Dyopipapillomavirus 1 in an Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphin
Archives of Virology
2019
Gastrointestinal Disease Associated with Non-albicans Candida Species in Six Birds
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2019
Intrapericardial Encephalitozoon pogonae-associated arteritis with fatal hemopericardium in two juvenile inland bearded dragons
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2019
Erysipeloid lesions caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in a dog: clinical and histopathological findings, molecular diagnosis and treatment
Veterinary Dermatology
2019
Gastrointestinal Disease Associated with Non-albicans Candida Species in Six Birds
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2019
Dermatitis caused by autochthonous Cercopithifilaria bainae from a dog in Florida: clinical, histological, and parasitological diagnosis and treatment
Veterinary Dermatology
2019
Dermatitis caused by autochthonous Cercopithifilaria bainae from a dog in Florida: clinical, histological, and parasitological diagnosis and treatment
Veterinary Dermatology
2019
Development and validation of two probe-hybridization quantitative PCR assays for rapid detection of a pathogenic Coxiella species in captive psittacines
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2019
Caryospora-like coccidia infecting green turtles (Chelonia mydas): an emerging disease with evidence of interoceanic dissemination
Frontiers in veterinary science.
2019
Development of reverse-transcriptase quantitative PCR assays for detection of the cytokines IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-10 in chelonians
Cytokine
2019
Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) kit
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2019
Development of reverse-transcriptase quantitative PCR assays for detection of the cytokines IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-10 in chelonians
Cytokine
2018
Management of Ocular Human herpesvirus 1 Infection in a White-faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
Comparative Medicine
2018
Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018.
Archives of Virology
2018
Reference intervals for erythrocyte sedimentation rate, lactate, fibrinogen, hematology, and plasma protein electrophoresis in clinically healthy captive gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2018
Prevalence of Urogenital Carcinoma in Stranded California Sea Lions (Zalophus Californianus) From 2005-15
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2018
Pneumonia in a Captive Central Bearded Dragon With Concurrent Detection of Helodermatid Adenovirus 2 and a Novel Mycoplasma Species.
Veterinary Pathology
2018
Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genome of An Enteritis-Associated Bottlenose Dolphin Mastadenovirus Supports a Clade Infecting the Cetartiodactyla
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2018
Omikronpapillomavirus 1 in Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Genome announcements
2018
Management of Ocular Human Herpesvirus 1 Infection in a White-faced Saki Monkey (Pithecia pithecia)
Comparative Medicine
2018
Haemoproteus (Parahaemoproteus) Spp. in Captive-Bred Bobwhite Quail (Colinus Virginianus) in Southern Utah, USa
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2018
A preliminary analysis of pharmacokinetics of ponazuril in Red footed tortoises, Chelonoidis carbonaria
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2018
Diagnostic performance of inflammatory markers in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2018
Development and validation of quantitative PCR assays to measure cytokine transcript levels in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2018
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF QUANTITATIVE PCR ASSAYS TO MEASURE CYTOKINE TRANSCRIPT LEVELS IN THE FLORIDA MANATEE ( TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS)
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2018
Development and Validation of a Probe Hybridization Reverse-Transcription Quantitative Pcr for Detection of Mamastrovirus 2 in Domestic Cats
2018
Development and validation of a probe hybridization reverse transcription quantitative PCR for detection of mamastrovirus 2 in domestic cats
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2018
Determination of the diversity of astroviruses in feces from cats in Florida
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2018
Complete genome sequencing of a novel type of Omikronpapillomavirus 1 in Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Genome announcements
2018
Motor nerve conduction velocities of the median and sciatic-tibial nerves in eight normal large flying foxes (Pteropus vampyrus)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2018
Divergent Bornaviruses From Australian Carpet Pythons With Neurological Disease Date the Origin of Extant Bornaviridae Prior to the End-Cretaceous Extinction
PLOS Pathogens
2017
Development of a quantitative PCR assay for measurement of Trichechid herpesvirus 1 (TrHV1) load in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2017
Intramuscular Epinephrine Results in Reduced Anesthetic Recovery Time in American Alligators (Alligator Mississippiensis) Undergoing Isoflurane Anesthesia
2017
Extension of the known host range of intranuclear coccidiosis: infection in a group of red-footed tortoises (Cheloinidis carbonaria)
2017
Development and Validation of a Quantitative Pcr for Rapid and Specific Detection of California Sea Lion Adenovirus 1 and Prevalence in Wild and Managed Populations
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2017
Infection With a Novel Derogenid Trematode in a Flap-Necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo Dilepis)
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2017
Comparison of Bacterial Recovery using Sonication versus Swabbing of Titanium and Stainless Steel Implants Inoculated with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius or Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2017
Cutaneous Iridophoroma in a Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana)
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2017
A Novel Cetacean Adenovirus in Stranded Harbour Porpoises From the North Sea: Detection and Molecular Characterization
Archives of Virology
2017
Antemortem diagnosis of coxiellosis in a blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna)
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2017
Granulomatous Encephalomyelitis in a False Gharial (Tomistoma Schlegelii) Associated With a Novel Chlamydia Species
2017
Comparison of Bacterial Recovery using Sonication versus Swabbing of Titanium and Stainless Steel Implants Inoculated with Staphylococcus pseudintermedius or Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2016
Blastocystis sp. and Blastocystis ratti in a Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) with diarrhea
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2016
Surgical Management of An Odontogenic Tumor in a Banded Gila Monster (Heloderma Suspectum Cinctum) With a Novel Herpesvirus
Veterinary Quarterly
2016
Phylogenetic Characterization of a Novel Herpesvirus Found in the Liver and Lungs of a Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Chilensis)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2016
Mycobacterium Haemophilum Infection in a Juvenile Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys Coriacea)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2016
First reported clinical Mycoplasma sp. infections in free-living three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) in Missouri
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2016
Evaluation of Low-Dose Ultraviolet Light C for Reduction of Select Eskape Pathogens in a Canine Skin and Muscle Model
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery
2016
Epinephrine or GV-26 stimulation reduces inhalant anesthetic recovery time in common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina)
2016
First reported clinical Mycoplasma sp. infections in free-living three-toed box turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) in Missouri
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2016
Disseminated Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma Gondii in a Wild Florida Manatee Trichechus Manatus Latirostris and Seroprevalence in Two Wild Populations
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
2016
Coinfection of California sea lion adenovirus 1 and a novel polyomavirus in a Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schaunslandi)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2016
Coinfection By Cetacean Morbillivirus and Aspergillus Fumigatus in a Juvenile Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2016
Coccidial Infection of the Adrenal Glands of Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys Coriacea)
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2016
Characterization of An Avipoxvirus From a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Using Novel Consensus Pcr Protocols for the Rpo147 and Dna-Dependent DNa Polymerase Genes
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2016
A Novel Gammaherpesvirus in Northern Fur Seals (Callorhinus Ursinus) Is Closely Related to the California Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus) Carcinoma-Associated Otarine Herpesvirus-1
Journal of wildlife diseases
2016
Epinephrine or GV-26 stimulation reduces inhalant anesthetic recovery time in common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina)
2015
Meningoencephalitis with Disseminated Sarcocystosis in a Free Ranging Moose (Alces alces) Calf
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne
2015
Retrospective Evaluation of the Efficacy of Isolating Bacteria From Synovial Fluid in Dogs With Suspected Septic Arthritis
Australian veterinary journal
2015
Renal and Cloacal Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium avian genotype V) in a Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Lophochroa leadbeateri
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2015
Phylogenomic Characterization of California Sea Lion Adenovirus-1
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2015
Phaeohyphomycosis Resulting in Obstructive Tracheitis in Three Green Sea Turtles Chelonia Mydas Stranded Along the Florida Coast
Diseases of aquatic organisms
2015
Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola dermatitis in eight free-ranging timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) from Massachusetts
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2015
Molecular Identification of Three Novel Herpesviruses Found in Australian Farmed Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus Porosus) and Australian Captive Freshwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus Johnstoni)
Veterinary Microbiology
2015
Massive Muscular Infection by a Sarcocystis Species in a South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus)
Journal of Parasitology
2015
Management of a patent urachus and yolk coelomitis in a prehensile-tailed skink (Corucia zebrata)
2015
Management of a patent urachus and yolk coelomitis in a prehensile-tailed skink (Corucia zebrata)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2015
A Tortoise-Infecting Picornavirus Expands the Host Range of the Family Picornaviridae
Archives of Virology
2015
Coinfection With a Novel Fibropapilloma-Associated Herpesvirus and a Novel Spirorchis Sp in An Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene Carolina) in Florida
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2015
Comparison of Synovial Fluid Culture and 16S Rrna Pcr in Dogs With Suspected Septic Arthritis
Australian veterinary journal
2015
Experimental challenge study of FV3-like ranavirus infected eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) to assess infection and survival
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2015
Development and Validation of a Novel Hydrolysis Probe Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Agamid Adenovirus 1 in the Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona Vitticeps)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2015
Identification of a novel herpesvirus in captive Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Veterinary Microbiology
2015
Development and validation of a novel hydrolysis probe qPCR for agamid adenovirus 1 in the inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2014
Preservation of red blood cells in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) over time and in two different anticoagulants
2014
Preliminary Investigation of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) for Hfe Gene-Related Hemochromatosis
Journal of wildlife diseases
2014
Phocine Distemper Virus: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
Viruses
2014
Novel Poxvirus Infection in Northern and Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra Lutris Kenyoni and Enhydra Lutris Neiris), Alaska and California, Usa
Journal of wildlife diseases
2014
Management of wounds in a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) due to traumatic bycatch injury from the spines of a spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2014
Management of Wounds in a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta) Caused By Traumatic Bycatch Injury From the Spines of a Spotted Eagle Ray (Aetobatus Narinari)
2014
Gastrointestinal Cryptosporidiosis in Captive Psittacine Birds in the United States
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2014
Cetacean Morbillivirus: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
Viruses
2014
Ball Python Nidovirus: a Candidate Etiologic Agent for Severe Respiratory Disease in Python Regius
Mbio
2014
A Novel Siadenovirus Detected in the Kidneys and Liver of Gouldian Finches (Erythura Gouldiae)
Veterinary Microbiology
2014
Large-Scale Predation By River Otters (Lontra Canadensis) On Florida Cooter (Pseudemys Floridana) and Florida Softshell Turtles (Apalone Ferox)
Journal of wildlife diseases
2014
Description of an erythrocytic iridovirus from an inland bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2013
A Novel Gammaherpesvirus Found in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Sun Bears (Helarctos Malayanus)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2013
A Novel Gammaherpesvirus in a Large Flying Fox (Pteropus Vampyrus) With Blepharitis
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2013
An Outbreak of Sarcocystis Calchasi Encephalitis in Multiple Psittacine Species Within An Enclosed Zoological Aviary
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2013
Diagnosis and management of atypical hypoadrenocorticism in a variable flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2013
Efficacy of Decontamination and Sterilization of a Single-Use Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Port
American Journal of Veterinary Research
2013
Eosinophilic meningoencephalomyelitis in an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Veterinary Quarterly
2013
Eosinophilic meningoencephalomyelitis in an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis in southern Florida, USA
Veterinary Quarterly
2013
Partial Characterization of a New Adenovirus Lineage Discovered in Testudinoid Turtles
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2013
Surgical Management of a Cervical Thymoma in a Springbok (Antidorcas Marsupialis)
Veterinary Quarterly
2013
Development of a Quantitative Pcr for Rapid and Sensitive Diagnosis of An Intranuclear Coccidian Parasite in Testudines (Tinc),.and Detection in the Critically Endangered Arakan Forest Turtle (Heosemys Depressa)
Veterinary parasitology
2012
Sulawesi Tortoise Adenovirus-1 in Two Impressed Tortoises (Manouria Impressa) and a Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone Platynota)
2012
Serologic and Molecular Evidence for Testudinid Herpesvirus 2 Infection in Wild Agassiz’S Desert Tortoises, Gopherus Agassizii
2012
Kiricephalus coarctatus in an Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi); endoscopic removal, identification, and phylogeny
Veterinary Quarterly
2012
Kiricephalus coarctatus in an Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi); endoscopic removal, identification, and phylogeny
Veterinary Quarterly
2012
Isolation and molecular characterization of Sunshine Virus, a novel paramyxovirus found in Australian Snakes
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2012
Marine Mammal Zoonoses: a Review of Disease Manifestations
Zoonoses and Public Health
2012
Identification of a novel adenovirus in a cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2012
Evidence of Recombination and Positive Selection in Cetacean Papillomaviruses
Virology
2012
Autochthonous Leishmania Siamensis in Horse, Florida, Usa
Emerging Infectious Diseases
2012
Clinical relevance of novel Otarine herpesvirus-3 in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): lymphoma, esophageal ulcers, and strandings
Veterinary Research
2012
Characterization of a novel papillomavirus species (ZcPV1) from two California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)
Veterinary Microbiology
2012
Initial Sequence Characterization of the Rhabdoviruses of Squamate Reptiles, Including a Novel Rhabdovirus From a Caiman Lizard (Dracaena Guianensis)
Veterinary Microbiology
2011
Phylogenetic Analysis of Marine Mammal Herpesviruses
Veterinary Microbiology
2011
Incomplete Ovariosalpingectomy and Subsequent Malignant Granulosa Cell Tumor in a Female Green Iguana (Iguana Iguana)
Javma-Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
2011
Discovery of An Orthoreovirus in the Aborted Fetus of a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias Jubatus)
Journal of General Virology
2011
Computed Tomography of Granulomatous Pneumonia With Oxalosis in An American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) Associated With Metarhizium Anisopliae Var Anisopliae
2011
Characterization of California Sea Lion Polyomavirus 1: Expansion of the Known Host Range of the Polyomaviridae To Carnivora
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2011
Detection and Phylogenetic Characterization of a Novel Herpesvirus From the Trachea of Two Stranded Common Loons (Gavia Immer)
2010
Mixed Infection With Reovirus and Chlamydophila in a Flock of Budgerigars (Melopsittacus Undulatus)
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2010
Treatment of Tarsal Joint Deformities With Hinged Transarticular External Fixators in Three Young Birds
Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2010
Renal infection by a new coccidian genus in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Journal of Parasitology
2010
Polyomavirus Infection in a Free-Ranging California Sea Lion (Zalophus Californianus) With Intestinal T-Cell Lymphoma
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2010
Orthoreovirus infection and concurrent cryptosporidiosis in rough green snakes (Opheodrys aestivus): Pathology and identification of a novel orthoreovirus strain via PCR and sequencing
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2010
Fatal septicemia caused by Helicobacter infection in a pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri).
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2010
Detection of a Respiratory Coronavirus From Tissues Archived During a Pneumonia Epizootic in Free-Ranging Pacific Harbor Seals Phoca Vitulina Richardsii
Diseases of aquatic organisms
2010
Fatal bacteremia due to a probable novel Helicobacter sp. in a pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2010
A novel herpesvirus of the proposed genus Chelonivirus from an asymptomatic bowsprit tortoise (Chersina angulata)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2010
Cryptosporidiosis Caused By Two Distinct Species in Russian Tortoises and a Pancake Tortoise
Veterinary parasitology
2010
Characterization of San Miguel Sea Lion Virus Populations Using Pyrosequencing-Based Methods
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2010
Fatal septicemia caused by Helicobacter infection in a pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri).
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2009
Systemic Adenovirus Infection in Sulawesi Tortoises (Indotestudo Forsteni) Caused By a Novel Siadenovirus
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2009
Siadenovirus Infection in Two Psittacine Bird Species
Avian Pathology
2009
Saccular Lung Cannulation in a Ball Python (Python Regius) To Treat a Tracheal Obstruction
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2009
New Recognition of Enterovirus Infections in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus)
Veterinary Microbiology
2009
Identifying and Evaluating Evidence in Reptile Medicine
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
2009
Massive Visceral Pentastomiasis Caused By Porocephalus Crotali in a Dog
Veterinary Pathology
2009
Detection of Specific Antibody Responses To Vaccination in Variable Flying Foxes (Pteropus Hypomelanus)
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology, & Infectious Diseases
2009
Consensus Nested Pcr Amplification and Sequencing of Diverse Reptilian, Avian, and Mammalian Orthoreoviruses
Veterinary Microbiology
2009
Characterization of phylogenetically diverse astroviruses of marine mammals
Journal of General Virology
2009
Characterization of An Outbreak of Astroviral Diarrhea in a Group of Cheetahs (Acinonyx Jubatus)
Veterinary Microbiology
2009
An epizootic in Sulawesi tortoises (Indotestudo forstenii) caused by a novel Siadenovirus
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2009
Genotype Differentiation of Agamid Adenovirus 1 in Bearded Dragons (Pogona Vitticeps) in the Usa By Hexon Gene Sequence
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2008
Two novel herpesviruses associated with disease in wild Atlantic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Proliferative dermatitis in a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) and a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) associated with novel papillomaviruses
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Two novel herpesviruses associated with disease in wild Atlantic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Six Novel Gammaherpesviruses of Afrotheria Provide Insight Into the Early Divergence of the Gammaherpesvirinae
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Ranavirus Infection of Free-Ranging and Captive Box Turtles and Tortoises in the United States
2008
Isolation and characterization of a parainfluenza virus from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Characterization of An Erythrocytic Virus in the Family Iridoviridae From a Peninsula Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis Sauritus Sackenii)
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Genomic Characterization of Two Novel Reptilian Papillomaviruses, Chelonia mydas Papillomavirus 1 and Caretta caretta Papillomavirus 1
Virology
2008
Cross-Reactivity Between Immunoglobulin G Antibodies of Whales and Dolphins Correlates With Evolutionary Distance
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
2008
Columbid Herpesvirus-1 in Two Cooper’S Hawks (Accipiter Cooperii) With Fatal Inclusion Body Disease
2008
Characterization of enteric infections associated with two novel atadenoviruses in colubrid snakes
2008
Characterization of a Parainfluenza Virus Isolated From a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus)
Veterinary Microbiology
2008
Identification and Isolation of a Novel Herpesvirus in a Captive Mob of Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Macropus Giganteus)
Veterinary Microbiology
2007
Antemortem diagnosis and characterization of nasal intranuclear coccidiosis in tortoises
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2007
Diabetes mellitus concurrent with hepatic haemosiderosis in two macaws (Ara severa, Ara militaris)
Avian Pathology
2007
Diabetes mellitus concurrent with hepatic haemosiderosis in two macaws (Ara severa, Ara militaris)
Avian Pathology
2006
Use of a nerve locator to facilitate administration of mandibular nerve blocks in crocodilians
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2006
Intranuclear Coccidiosis in Tortoises, 9 Cases
Veterinary Pathology
2006
Surgical management of a malacic corneal ulcer in a Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) using a free island tarsoconjunctival graft
Veterinary ophthalmology
2005
Varanid herpesvirus 1: a novel herpesvirus associated with proliferative stomatitis in green tree monitors (Varanus prasinus).
Veterinary Microbiology
2005
Vacuum- Assisted Closure (Turtle VAC) in the Management of Traumatic Shell Defects in Chelonians
2005
Iron storage disease in captive Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus): relationship of blood iron parameters to hepatic iron concentrations and hepatic histopathology
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2005
Shell and systemic hyalohyphomycosis in Fly River turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus
2005
Reptile virology
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
2005
Initial characterization of an adenovirus associated with fatal hepatic and lymphoid necrosis in a Meyer’s parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
2005
Two Plasmodium species of the skink Tribolonotus gracilis from Irian Jaya
Journal of Parasitology
2005
Fatal human herpesvirus type 1 infection in a white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2005
Cytologic diagnosis of Lawsonia intracellularis proliferative ileitis in a Japanese snow macaque (Macaca fuscata).
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2005
Conjunctival swab cytology from a guinea pig: it’s elementary!
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2005
Amphibian virology.
The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
2005
A novel herpesvirus associated with lymphoid follicular cloacal inflammation in juvenile alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
2005
Identification of a novel herpesvirus from a California desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii).
Veterinary Microbiology
2004
Traumatic elbow luxation repair in a common squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) and a bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2004
Synovial fluid from an African spur thighed tortoise (Geochelone sulcata)
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2004
Pythiosis in a dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2004
Three novel herpesviruses associated with stomatitis in Sudan plated lizards (Gerrhosaurus major) and a black-lined plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2004
Detection and analysis of six lizard adenoviruses by consensus primer PCR provides further evidence of a reptilian origin for the atadenoviruses.
Journal Of Virology
2004
Dermatophilus chelonae in a king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2004
Coccygeal vascular catheterization in lizards and crocodilians
2004
Proliferative enteritis associated with Lawsonia intracellularis in a Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
2003
A novel herpesvirus associated with hepatic necrosis in a San Esteban Chuckwalla (Sauromalus varius)
2003
Characterization of a herpesvirus associated with tracheitis in Gouldian finches (Erythrura [Chloebia] gouldiae)
Journal Of Clinical Microbiology
2003
Frostbite in Birds: Pathophysiology and Treatment
2003
Surgical removal of a mammary adenocarcinoma and a granulosa cell tumor in an African pygmy hedgehog.
Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Veterinaire
2002
DNA fingerprinting of Pasteurella multocida recovered from avian sources
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2001
Diagnosis and treatment of conjunctivitis in house finches associated with Mycoplasmosis in Minnesota
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2001
Mycoplasmosis in captive crows and robins in Minnesota
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
2001
Type I external skeletal fixation for radial fracture repair in microchiropterans
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
1997
Molecular epidemiology of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
1997
Overexpression of the D- alanine racemase gene confers resistance to D-cycloserine in Mycobacterium smegmatis
Journal of Bacteriology

Grants

Jul 2018 – Sep 2020
D18ZO-319: Establishing tissue culture cell lines from reptiles, amphibians, and other captive and free-ranging wildlife
MORRIS ANIMAL FOU · Mentor
Jan 2018 – Mar 2020
Assessment of health and disease in wild and captive Florida grasshopper sparrows: An information need critical for the release of captive birds, 2017-2019
FL FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMM ·
Jan 2016 – Dec 2017
Molecular Identification of Viruses from Florida Bottlenose Dolphins
FL ATLANTIC UNIV ·
Mar 2015 – Feb 2017
Determining the Glomerular Filtration Rate in Bearded
ASSO OF REPTILIAN AND AMPHIBIAN VETS · Principal Investigator
Aug 2014 – Nov 2018
Studies of Pathogenesis of a Virus-Associated Carcinoma in California Sea Lions: Research Fellowship for Alissa Deming
MARINE MAMMAL CENTER · Principal Investigator
Oct 2007 – Oct 2017
Molecular Identification of Microbial Agents and Parasit
MULTIPLE SPONSORS · Principal Investigator

Education

PhD
2010 · University of Florida
Residency in Zoological Medicine
2002-2005 · University of Florida
Internship in Avian/Exotic/Wildlife Medicine and Surgery
2001-2002 · Ontario Veterinary College
MS
2001 · University of Minnesota
DVM
2001 · University of Minnesota
BA
1992 · Bowdoin College

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