Dr. Applegate is a board-certified specialist in zoological medicine and has published on a variety of species, highlighting cases of interest and novel techniques. He attended Kansas State University for his veterinary education, followed by a small animal rotating internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. After a spell in private practice in New Jersey, he served as faculty at North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine in the Exotic Animal Medicine Service, where he remains involved as adjunct faculty. It was while at NCSU that Dr. Applegate helped to spearhead the formation of the Honey Bee Veterinary Consortium (HBVC), in which he served various leadership roles. Following NCSU, Dr. Applegate returned to New Jersey and founded Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists, where he currently serves as owner/medial director, leads an active student and house officer program, and works with multiple local zoo and aquarium facilities. Dr. Applegate’s continued teaching responsibilities include clinical year rotations at Iowa State University, CVM and conference-based labs and lectures.