Tarika Sandiford
Rotating Intern
Pieper Veterinary
Diagnosis and Management of a Pericardial Mesothelioma in a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

Tarika Sandiford graduated from vet school at the University of Edinburgh in 2019. After working in small animal general practice in the Chicagoland area for about 3 and ½ years, she re-entered the academic environment by pursuing a small animal rotating internship at Pieper Memorial Veterinary Hospital in Middletown, CT. She is currently working as a dual Exotics and Emergency/Critical Care Speciality Intern at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Peter Sojka
Avian & Exotic Veterinarian
Pieper Veterinary
Diagnosis and Management of Gallbladder Disease in Three Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo)
Successful Management of Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) Toxicosis in a Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Diagnosis and Management of a Pericardial Mesothelioma in a Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius)

Dr. Peter A. Sojka is an Exotic Animal Veterinarian specializing in Avian practice at Pieper Veterinary. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, he graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2013 and the Iowa State University Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine in 2017. He has completed courses in microsurgery and endoscopy for avians, reptiles, and exotic mammals, and was a co-instructor for an externship at the Belize Zoo.