J Jill Heatley
Associate Veterinarian
All Pets Medical Center
Turtle Shell Repair
Turtle Shell Repair (Repeat)
Dr. Heatley is board certified in avian, reptile, amphibian and zoological medicine. She completed an internship in bird, zoo, and exotic animal medicine, a residency in zoological medicine, and a Master’s degree at Louisiana State University. Jill served as a clinical assistant professor at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine for 4 years, and as Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine at Texas A&M . Dr. Heatley for 19 years. She currently works in private practice in College Station, Texas.
Associate Veterinarian
All Pets Medical Center
Turtle Shell Repair
Turtle Shell Repair (Repeat)
Dr. Heatley is board certified in avian, reptile, amphibian and zoological medicine. She completed an internship in bird, zoo, and exotic animal medicine, a residency in zoological medicine, and a Master’s degree at Louisiana State University. Jill served as a clinical assistant professor at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine for 4 years, and as Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine at Texas A&M . Dr. Heatley for 19 years. She currently works in private practice in 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.
Elizabeth Hyde
Associate Veterinarian
Center for Bird and Exotics Animal Medicine
A Spectacle to Behold: Reptile and Amphibian Ophthalmic Conditions
Pilot study evaluating the palatability of Fortetropin® in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Dr. Hyde grew up in North Carolina. Dr. Hyde attended North Carolina State University, for both her undergraduate degree and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, which she earned in 2017. She completed a small animal rotating internship at Kansas State University. She then completed an exotic pet medicine and surgery internship at Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital. She is now an associate vet with the Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine in Bothell, WA. In the spring of 2025, Dr. Hyde became a certified veterinary acupuncturist through Chi University.
Associate Veterinarian
Center for Bird and Exotics Animal Medicine
A Spectacle to Behold: Reptile and Amphibian Ophthalmic Conditions
Pilot study evaluating the palatability of Fortetropin® in domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Dr. Hyde grew up in North Carolina. Dr. Hyde attended North Carolina State University, for both her undergraduate degree and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine, which she earned in 2017. She completed a small animal rotating internship at Kansas State University. She then completed an exotic pet medicine and surgery internship at Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital. She is now an associate vet with the Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine in Bothell, WA. In the spring of 2025, Dr. Hyde became a certified veterinary acupuncturist through Chi University.