Laura Adamovicz
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois
Fearsome Fungi: Onygenalean Fungal Infections in Reptiles
Laura is a wildlife veterinarian and a senior research scientist with the Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Illinois. She is a 2012 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and obtained her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Illinois in 2019. Her research focuses on improving health assessment and conservation strategies for wild reptiles and amphibians.
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois
Fearsome Fungi: Onygenalean Fungal Infections in Reptiles
Laura is a wildlife veterinarian and a senior research scientist with the Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory at the University of Illinois. She is a 2012 graduate of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and obtained her PhD in epidemiology from the University of Illinois in 2019. Her research focuses on improving health assessment and conservation strategies for wild reptiles and amphibians.
Nancy Alperson
Veterinarian
Belchertown Veterinary Hospital
I Have $20 and an Owner with Hamster from Petco, Now What? - Handling Exotics GP Cases as New Grad
Veterinarian
Belchertown Veterinary Hospital
I Have $20 and an Owner with Hamster from Petco, Now What? - Handling Exotics GP Cases as New Grad
Mitia Andrianantenaina
Veterinary intern
Turtle Survival Alliance
Confiscation Protocols for Madagascar Tortoises
Veterinary intern
Turtle Survival Alliance
Confiscation Protocols for Madagascar Tortoises
Ryan Appleby
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the Ontario Veterinary College.
Completed residency at NC State in 2019.
Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at the Ontario Veterinary College.
Completed residency at NC State in 2019.
Jeffrey Applegate
Owner, Veterinarian
Nautilus Avian and Exotic Veterinary Specialists
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.
Owner, Veterinarian
Nautilus Avian and Exotic Veterinary Specialists
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.
Jeffrey Applegate, Jr
Owner/Medical Director
Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists
Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in a New Zealand White Rabbit
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.
Owner/Medical Director
Nautilus Avian and Exotics Veterinary Specialists
Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in a New Zealand White Rabbit
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.