Robert Martinez
Owner/Chief Veterinarian
Aquatic Veterinary Consulting and Services, PLLC
Gill to Tail: The Complete Fish Physical Exam
Beyond the Scales: Practical Fish Necropsy for the Exotic Clinician
Betta Believe It: Practical Medicine for the World’s Most Popular Pet Fish
Dr. Robert Martinez is the owner and chief veterinarian of Aquatic Veterinary Consulting & Service, PLLC, a mobile aquatic veterinary practice serving the greater Salt Lake City area. A Certified Aquatic Veterinarian and graduate of Kansas State University, he has over a decade of experience working with ornamental fish, aquaculture species, and aquatic wildlife in private aquaria, public institutions, and zoo settings. Dr. Martinez completed AQUAVET I & III training and previously served as an associate veterinarian at Blank Park Zoo and Aquatic Health Advisor for Central Campus Aquarium Science & Marine Bio. He is a past President (2025) of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians and serves on Utah’s Fish Health Policy Board. Dr. Martinez is passionate about advancing aquatic animal medicine and elevating fish care to the standards seen in companion animal practice.
Owner/Chief Veterinarian
Aquatic Veterinary Consulting and Services, PLLC
Gill to Tail: The Complete Fish Physical Exam
Beyond the Scales: Practical Fish Necropsy for the Exotic Clinician
Betta Believe It: Practical Medicine for the World’s Most Popular Pet Fish
Dr. Robert Martinez is the owner and chief veterinarian of Aquatic Veterinary Consulting & Service, PLLC, a mobile aquatic veterinary practice serving the greater Salt Lake City area. A Certified Aquatic Veterinarian and graduate of Kansas State University, he has over a decade of experience working with ornamental fish, aquaculture species, and aquatic wildlife in private aquaria, public institutions, and zoo settings. Dr. Martinez completed AQUAVET I & III training and previously served as an associate veterinarian at Blank Park Zoo and Aquatic Health Advisor for Central Campus Aquarium Science & Marine Bio. He is a past President (2025) of the American Association of Fish Veterinarians and serves on Utah’s Fish Health Policy Board. Dr. Martinez is passionate about advancing aquatic animal medicine and elevating fish care to the standards seen in companion animal practice.
Julianne McCready
Assistant Professor, Zoological Medicine
Oklahoma State University
Anticholinergic effects on conscious and sedated Sonoran Desert toad (Incilius alvarius) heart rates
Comparison of a point-of-care cholesterol/triglyceride meter with reference laboratory in rabbits
Marsupial Medicine: Mammals… with Pockets!
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.
Assistant Professor, Zoological Medicine
Oklahoma State University
Anticholinergic effects on conscious and sedated Sonoran Desert toad (Incilius alvarius) heart rates
Comparison of a point-of-care cholesterol/triglyceride meter with reference laboratory in rabbits
Marsupial Medicine: Mammals… with Pockets!
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.
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
Clinical Description of Gastric Volvulus in Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): 18 Cases
Medical Management and Reduction of a Shoulder Luxation in a Sulcata Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
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.
Clinical Description of Gastric Volvulus in Domestic Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): 18 Cases
Medical Management and Reduction of a Shoulder Luxation in a Sulcata Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata)
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
It just comes natural: bioactive vivariums and aquariums
Review of mammary neoplasia in exotic companion mammals
Managing veterinarian
Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine
It just comes natural: bioactive vivariums and aquariums
Review of mammary neoplasia in exotic companion mammals
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
Computed Tomographic Findings of Nasal and Paranasal Disease in Domestic Rabbits
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
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.
Computed Tomographic Findings of Nasal and Paranasal Disease in Domestic Rabbits
Surgical Treatment of a Carapacial Osteosarcoma in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
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.