Dr. Andrea Winkel earned her DVM from Michigan State University in 2009 and her MPH from the University of Minnesota in 2010. She served as an active duty captain in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps until 2014, then entered private practice before completing a three- year residency in Avian Medicine and Surgery at Texas A&M University, caring for species ranging from hummingbirds to big cats. She went on to work in avian and exotic specialty practices in Ohio and New Jersey, later joining the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center in New York City as part of its Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Service. She now serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Zoo and Exotics at Rowan University’s Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Winkel serves on the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) Board as the AVMA Welfare Primary Committee representative. She is also an active member of AAZV, AEMV, ARAV, and AVMA.