Taylor Griffin
Animal Welfare Considerations for Small Exotic Mammals in Animal-Assisted Interventions
Elizabeth began her career as an avian vet. She has 25 years of experience with animal assisted
interventions, partnering with dogs, guinea pigs and a rabbit. She recently moved to WY.
Animal Welfare Considerations for Small Exotic Mammals in Animal-Assisted Interventions
Elizabeth began her career as an avian vet. She has 25 years of experience with animal assisted
interventions, partnering with dogs, guinea pigs and a rabbit. She recently moved to WY.
Nikki Harley
Successful Medical Management of Liver Lobe Torsion in Domestic Rabbits: A Case Series
Dr. Nikki Harley has just completed her specialty exotics internship at Nautilus Avian & Exotics
Veterinary Specialists and is staying on as an associate veterinarian. She graduated from the Royal
Veterinary College in 2025. She loves to work with all zoological companion species, whether they
have fur, feathers or scales, and she is very excited to be speaking at her first conference with
this presentation.
Successful Medical Management of Liver Lobe Torsion in Domestic Rabbits: A Case Series
Dr. Nikki Harley has just completed her specialty exotics internship at Nautilus Avian & Exotics
Veterinary Specialists and is staying on as an associate veterinarian. She graduated from the Royal
Veterinary College in 2025. She loves to work with all zoological companion species, whether they
have fur, feathers or scales, and she is very excited to be speaking at her first conference with
this presentation.
J Jill Heatley
Associate Veterinarian
All Pets Medical Center
Turtle Shell Repair
Turtle Shell Repair (Repeat)
Texas A&M graduate, internship and residency and psychological medicine at Louisiana State
University masters degree in veterinary clinical sciences, four years as assistant clinical
professor at Auburn 19 years as associate professor of Texas A&M University
Now on private practice college Station, Texas
Associate Veterinarian
All Pets Medical Center
Turtle Shell Repair
Turtle Shell Repair (Repeat)
Texas A&M graduate, internship and residency and psychological medicine at Louisiana State
University masters degree in veterinary clinical sciences, four years as assistant clinical
professor at Auburn 19 years as associate professor of Texas A&M University
Now on private practice college Station, Texas
Abby Henry
Exotics specialty intern
Pet Hospital of Penasquitos
Sedative Effects of Intramuscular Tiletamine-Zolazepam in Various Species of Tortoises
Abby is an Associate Veterinarian at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, where she is pleased to be practicing in her home state of Florida. She earned her veterinary degree from the University of Glasgow in 2022 and subsequently completed three post-graduate internships with a focus on zoological and exotic animal medicine. Abby is currently completing a Master’s degree in Conservation Medicine through the
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, where her thesis centers on a retrospective morbidity and mortality review of multiple cobra species. Her long-term career goal is to achieve Diplomate status with the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) and to continue contributing to conservation initiatives involving native and managed wildlife populations. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling with her fiancé, Nick, and brewery hopping with her dog, Guinness.
Exotics specialty intern
Pet Hospital of Penasquitos
Sedative Effects of Intramuscular Tiletamine-Zolazepam in Various Species of Tortoises
Abby is an Associate Veterinarian at ZooTampa at Lowry Park, where she is pleased to be practicing in her home state of Florida. She earned her veterinary degree from the University of Glasgow in 2022 and subsequently completed three post-graduate internships with a focus on zoological and exotic animal medicine. Abby is currently completing a Master’s degree in Conservation Medicine through the
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, where her thesis centers on a retrospective morbidity and mortality review of multiple cobra species. Her long-term career goal is to achieve Diplomate status with the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) and to continue contributing to conservation initiatives involving native and managed wildlife populations. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling with her fiancé, Nick, and brewery hopping with her dog, Guinness.
Eric Hostnik
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) in a Domestic Ferret Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Associate Professor, Veterinarian
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) in a Domestic Ferret Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Associate Professor, Veterinarian
Cory Howard
Michigan State University
A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF VASCULAR NEOPLASIA IN DOMESTIC RABBITS: 21 CASES OVER 30 YEARS
Anatomic Pathology Resident
Michigan State University
A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF VASCULAR NEOPLASIA IN DOMESTIC RABBITS: 21 CASES OVER 30 YEARS
Anatomic Pathology Resident
Elizabeth Howerth
University of Georgia
Development of an in situ hybridization assay for Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis (TINC)
Dr. Buffy Howerth is a board certified veterinary pathologist diagnostic and research expertise in non-domestic species.
University of Georgia
Development of an in situ hybridization assay for Testudine Intranuclear Coccidiosis (TINC)
Dr. Buffy Howerth is a board certified veterinary pathologist diagnostic and research expertise in non-domestic species.
Jay Hreiz
Owner, Veterinarian
Queen City Animal Hospital, PLLC
Implementing exotic animal wellness plans in your practice
Jay graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 and has
been practicing in the Charlotte, NC area since then. He opened Queen City Animal Hospital in 2019
and has hired and train multiple veterinarians with an interest in exotics. They have slowly
expanded their exotics caseload to approximately 10% of total patients seen in a year.
Owner, Veterinarian
Queen City Animal Hospital, PLLC
Implementing exotic animal wellness plans in your practice
Jay graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 and has
been practicing in the Charlotte, NC area since then. He opened Queen City Animal Hospital in 2019
and has hired and train multiple veterinarians with an interest in exotics. They have slowly
expanded their exotics caseload to approximately 10% of total patients seen in a year.
Pin Huan Yu
Associate Professor
National Taiwan University
Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Insulinoma in a Pet Rabbit
Pin-Huan Yu is an associate professor at National Taiwan University. His recent work focuses specifically on the fungal diseases in reptiles, intraosseous pressure in birds and fluid dynamic in exotic animals. As a passionate wildlife veterinarian, he is dedicated to apply clinical veterinary science in wildlife conservation.
Associate Professor
National Taiwan University
Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Insulinoma in a Pet Rabbit
Pin-Huan Yu is an associate professor at National Taiwan University. His recent work focuses specifically on the fungal diseases in reptiles, intraosseous pressure in birds and fluid dynamic in exotic animals. As a passionate wildlife veterinarian, he is dedicated to apply clinical veterinary science in wildlife conservation.
MINH-THI HUYNH
Nacologie
Clinical and pathological findings of six rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with esophageal disorders.
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Minh Huynh is currently the head of Exotic service at CHV Frégis, the largest veterinary hospital in France. He is boarded from the European College of Zoological Medicine (specialty Avian) and the American College of Zoological Medicine. He was a staff clinician at UC Davis and worked for numerous places in France.
Nacologie
Clinical and pathological findings of six rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) with esophageal disorders.
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Minh Huynh is currently the head of Exotic service at CHV Frégis, the largest veterinary hospital in France. He is boarded from the European College of Zoological Medicine (specialty Avian) and the American College of Zoological Medicine. He was a staff clinician at UC Davis and worked for numerous places in France.