Meet the Team

Dr. Ian Tizard

Professor and Director

Richard M. Schubot Professor of Exotic Bird Health
Professor of Immunology
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Texas A&M University

Phone: 979-845-4276
FAX: 979-845-9231
Email: itizard@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. J. Jill Heatley

Clinical Associate Professor

Zoological Medicine
Department of Small Animal Medicine

Phone: 979-845-2351
Email: jheatley@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Hoppes with Margo the Blue and Gold Macaw

Dr. Sharman Hoppes

Clinical Assistant Professor

Zoological Medicine
Department of Small Animal Medicine

Phone: 979-845-2351
Email: shoppes@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Susan Payne

Associate Professor

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

Phone: 979-458-4495
Email: spayne@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Brightsmith with a pair of Blue-headed Pionus

Dr. Donald Brightsmith

Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Health

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Phone: 979-458-0563
Email: dbrightsmith@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Christopher Seabury

Assistant Professor

Phone: 979-845-2720
Email: Cseabury@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Janice Boyd

Adjunct Associate Professor

Phone: 979-458-0904
Email: jdboyd@cvm.tamu.edu

Debra Turner

Senior Research Associate

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

Phone: 979-862-2327
Email: ddturner@cvm.tamu.edu

Jianhua Guo

Assistant Research Scientist

Phone: 979-845-5949
Email: JGuo@cvm.tamu.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Daut

Ph.D.

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
Applied Biodiversity Sciences

Phone: 979-458-0904
Email: efdaut@cvm.tamu.edu

Texas A&M Faculty Engaged in Exotic Bird Research

Dr. Chris Bailey
Dr. John Bauer
Dr. Norman Dronen
Dr. Duane Kraemer
Dr. Terje Raudsepp
Dr. Karen Russell
Dr. Jan Suchodolski
Dr. Shuping Zhang