Julianne McCready
Comparison of two methods for analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in turtle plasma
Dr. Julianne McCready received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Tufts
University. She completed a small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New
Jersey, followed by an avian and exotics specialty internship. She completed an American College of
Zoological Medicine (ACZM) at Ontario Veterinary College in Ontario, Canada. She also completed a
concurrent Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degree, with her research related to anesthesia and
minimally invasive techniques in guinea pigs. She became an ACZM diplomate in 2023. She is
currently Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine at Oklahoma State University.
Comparison of two methods for analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in turtle plasma
Dr. Julianne McCready received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Tufts
University. She completed a small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New
Jersey, followed by an avian and exotics specialty internship. She completed an American College of
Zoological Medicine (ACZM) at Ontario Veterinary College in Ontario, Canada. She also completed a
concurrent Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degree, with her research related to anesthesia and
minimally invasive techniques in guinea pigs. She became an ACZM diplomate in 2023. She is
currently Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine at Oklahoma State University.
Colin McDermott
Medical Management and Reduction of a Shoulder Luxation in a Sulcata Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
Clinical Description of Gastric Volvulus in Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): 18 Cases
Dr. Nick Saint-Erne is a Certified Aquatic Veterinarian who is passionate about pets, exotic
animals, and aquatic veterinary medicine. He has over 40 years of experience in treating dogs,
cats, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and other exotic animals. Dr.
Nick has worked in veterinary hospitals treating a variety of animals, including zoo animals and
exotic pets. He was one of the first group of veterinarians certified as an Aquatic Veterinarian by
the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, and in 2017 was designated as a Distinguished
Fellow of WAVMA. He is the Executive Editor for The Aquatic Veterinarian journal of the World
Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and was the WAVMA President for 2016.
Medical Management and Reduction of a Shoulder Luxation in a Sulcata Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
Clinical Description of Gastric Volvulus in Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): 18 Cases
Dr. Nick Saint-Erne is a Certified Aquatic Veterinarian who is passionate about pets, exotic
animals, and aquatic veterinary medicine. He has over 40 years of experience in treating dogs,
cats, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and other exotic animals. Dr.
Nick has worked in veterinary hospitals treating a variety of animals, including zoo animals and
exotic pets. He was one of the first group of veterinarians certified as an Aquatic Veterinarian by
the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, and in 2017 was designated as a Distinguished
Fellow of WAVMA. He is the Executive Editor for The Aquatic Veterinarian journal of the World
Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and was the WAVMA President for 2016.
Brittany McHale
Infectious Diseases Lab, University of Georgia
Development of an in situ hybridization assay for Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis (TINC)
Infectious Diseases Lab, University of Georgia
Development of an in situ hybridization assay for Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis (TINC)
Alicia McLaughlin
Managing veterinarian
Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine
Review of mammary neoplasia in exotic companion mammals
It just comes natural: bioactive vivariums and aquariums
Managing veterinarian
Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine
Review of mammary neoplasia in exotic companion mammals
It just comes natural: bioactive vivariums and aquariums
Lucyanne Megan
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Lucyanne Megan, DVM, DACZM
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Lucyanne Megan, DVM, DACZM
Nicole Mikoni
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Computed Tomographic Findings of Nasal and Paranasal Disease in Domestic Rabbits
Dr. Nicole Mikoni is a current Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, with
special interests in pain management, soft tissue surgery, advanced imaging, and odontogenic
procedures in zoological companion animals. After saving an injured Goldfinch at the age of 8
ignited her flame to aid all creatures feathered, furred, and scaled, Dr. Mikoni pursued years of
specialty training at the University of California, Davis to earn her boards certification. She now
works at Exotic Animal Veterinary Center in Pasadena, CA to provide high standards of care to all
of her patients.
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Computed Tomographic Findings of Nasal and Paranasal Disease in Domestic Rabbits
Dr. Nicole Mikoni is a current Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, with
special interests in pain management, soft tissue surgery, advanced imaging, and odontogenic
procedures in zoological companion animals. After saving an injured Goldfinch at the age of 8
ignited her flame to aid all creatures feathered, furred, and scaled, Dr. Mikoni pursued years of
specialty training at the University of California, Davis to earn her boards certification. She now
works at Exotic Animal Veterinary Center in Pasadena, CA to provide high standards of care to all
of her patients.
Mary Cate Miller
Associate Veterinarian
Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia
Surgical management of squamous cell carcinoma in the lower hind leg of a Leopard tortoise
Mary Cate Miller is an associate veterinarian at Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia in
Pooler, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in
2018 and completed an internship at Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia directly after
graduation, afterwards staying on as an associate seeing exclusively exotic animals.
Associate Veterinarian
Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia
Surgical management of squamous cell carcinoma in the lower hind leg of a Leopard tortoise
Mary Cate Miller is an associate veterinarian at Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia in
Pooler, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in
2018 and completed an internship at Avian and Exotic Animal Hospital of Georgia directly after
graduation, afterwards staying on as an associate seeing exclusively exotic animals.
Hugh Mitchell
Ethical Dilemmas in Fish Medicine
- a Seattle-based Canadian-American veterinarian, licensed in over a dozen States and Provinces,
and over 35 years of practicing exclusively in fish medicine, with a Bachelors and Masters of
Science in aquatic biology and ecology and interests in epidemiology and vaccinology. Varied career
experiences include: corporate fish farms; corporate animal pharmaceutical companies; private
practice (owned two practices and has sold one of them). Co-founded American Association of Fish
Veterinarians. Founding member of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians Aquatic Veterinary
Medicine Committee. Board member of the Pacific Aquaculture Alliance.
Ethical Dilemmas in Fish Medicine
- a Seattle-based Canadian-American veterinarian, licensed in over a dozen States and Provinces,
and over 35 years of practicing exclusively in fish medicine, with a Bachelors and Masters of
Science in aquatic biology and ecology and interests in epidemiology and vaccinology. Varied career
experiences include: corporate fish farms; corporate animal pharmaceutical companies; private
practice (owned two practices and has sold one of them). Co-founded American Association of Fish
Veterinarians. Founding member of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians Aquatic Veterinary
Medicine Committee. Board member of the Pacific Aquaculture Alliance.
Michaela Mitchell
Retrospective Evaluation of Oral Azithromycin in Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas: 131 Cases (2009–2025)
Treatment for Recurrent Cloacal Prolapse in Snakes by means of Cloacopexy or Colonopexy
Michaela is currently a resident at the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service at UC
Davis. She is originally from New York City and attended veterinary school at UC Davis. She
completed a small animal rotating internship at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, followed by a
ZCA specialty internship at UW-Madison. Her veterinary interests include small mammal medicine,
reptile medicine, and soft tissue surgery.
Retrospective Evaluation of Oral Azithromycin in Guinea Pigs and Chinchillas: 131 Cases (2009–2025)
Treatment for Recurrent Cloacal Prolapse in Snakes by means of Cloacopexy or Colonopexy
Michaela is currently a resident at the Companion Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery Service at UC
Davis. She is originally from New York City and attended veterinary school at UC Davis. She
completed a small animal rotating internship at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, followed by a
ZCA specialty internship at UW-Madison. Her veterinary interests include small mammal medicine,
reptile medicine, and soft tissue surgery.
Mark Mitchell
Professor
LSU SVM
Measuring the Effect of Ultraviolet B Light on the Skin Microbiome of Red-Eyed Tree Frogs
Uncovering Health Threats and Conservation Needs for Louisiana’s Critically Gopher Tortoise
Mark A. Mitchell received his DVM in 1992 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MS in wildlife epidemiology from the University of Illinois in 1997. He completed his PhD in clinical epidemiology with an emphasis on Salmonella spp. in reptiles at Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2001. From 1996-2007, Dr. Mitchell served as a member of the zoological medicine faculty at LSU, and from 2007-2016 served as a member of the zoological medicine faculty at the University of Illinois. From 2016-2020 he was the Hospital Director of the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Professor of Zoological Medicine. Since 2020, he has been the Marie Louise Martin Professor of Epidemiology. Dr. Mitchell is a past-president of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians. Dr. Mitchell has published over 275 peer-reviewed articles on a variety of veterinary topics and has served as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine (2005-2019), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery (2008-2021), and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery (2021-present).
Professor
LSU SVM
Measuring the Effect of Ultraviolet B Light on the Skin Microbiome of Red-Eyed Tree Frogs
Uncovering Health Threats and Conservation Needs for Louisiana’s Critically Gopher Tortoise
Mark A. Mitchell received his DVM in 1992 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MS in wildlife epidemiology from the University of Illinois in 1997. He completed his PhD in clinical epidemiology with an emphasis on Salmonella spp. in reptiles at Louisiana State University (LSU) in 2001. From 1996-2007, Dr. Mitchell served as a member of the zoological medicine faculty at LSU, and from 2007-2016 served as a member of the zoological medicine faculty at the University of Illinois. From 2016-2020 he was the Hospital Director of the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Professor of Zoological Medicine. Since 2020, he has been the Marie Louise Martin Professor of Epidemiology. Dr. Mitchell is a past-president of the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians. Dr. Mitchell has published over 275 peer-reviewed articles on a variety of veterinary topics and has served as the co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine (2005-2019), Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery (2008-2021), and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery (2021-present).