Research
Conservation of parrots, nutrition, grow of chicks, parasite loads and health of large parrots in the wild as well as effects of tourism on conservation
Teaching
4th year DVM rotations in Peru, teaching conservation and field medicine and research.
Education
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Residency Avian Medicine and Surgery, North Carolina State University 1999
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D.V.M. Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University 1993
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Associate Nursing, Oklahoma State University Technical Institute 1983
Credentials
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Diplomate, ABVP (Avian)
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Texas Veterinary Medical License: 7358
Scholarly Interests
Avian and exotic analgesia; proventricular dilation disease; aflatoxins in birds
Publications
Echocardiographic and radiographic findings in a cohort of healthy, adult green iguanas (Iguana iguana)
Gustavsen K, Saunders A, Young B, Winter R, Hoppes S
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology.
2014