Dr. Esteban Soto received his veterinary degree from Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica in 2005. He earned his Master’s degree in Veterinary Medical Science (Aquatic Pathobiology) from the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2007, and a PhD in Pathobiological Sciences from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. After completion of his PhD, Dr. Soto joined the Ross University-School of Veterinary Medicine as an Assistant, then Associate Professor of Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology from 2010-2015. In 2015 he joined the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California - Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, where he currently works as a Professor of Aquatic Animal Health. Dr. Soto is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists with subspecialties in Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology and Veterinary Immunology and is also board certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Fish Practice). His main research interests are the pathogenesis of important infectious diseases of wild and aquatic animals and the development of best management strategies for prevention and treatment of these diseases.