Sabine Öfner
Head Veterinarian at Reptile Rescue Center Munich
Auffangstation für Reptilien, München e.V.
Veerinarian
Head Veterinarian at Reptile Rescue Center Munich
Auffangstation für Reptilien, München e.V.
Veerinarian
Melissa Ortiz
Practice Manager/LVT
The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine
Tools of the Trade: Honest Product Reviews
From LVT to Practice Manager: How to go from support staff to supporting your staff.
What They Don't Teach You in School: Self Advocacy
Practice Manager/LVT
The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine
Tools of the Trade: Honest Product Reviews
From LVT to Practice Manager: How to go from support staff to supporting your staff.
What They Don't Teach You in School: Self Advocacy
Robert Ossiboff
Clinical Associate Professor - Aquatic Pathology/Anatomic Pathology
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
Current and Emerging Herpetofaunal Diseases, 2025
Common Diseases of the Urinary Tract of Reptiles and Amphibians
Novel Picornaviruses Associated with Neurologic Disease and Encephalomyelitis in Snakes
Robert Ossiboff, though known to most by Oz, is a veterinary anatomic pathologist, molecular diagnostician, and virologist who specializes in diseases of reptiles and amphibians. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine where he serves as the director of both the Aquatic, Amphibian, and Reptile Pathology Service and the Zoological Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory. His research interests include identifying and characterizing reptile and amphibian viruses, as well as more general pathogen discovery and characterization of captive and free-ranging wildlife.
Clinical Associate Professor - Aquatic Pathology/Anatomic Pathology
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
Current and Emerging Herpetofaunal Diseases, 2025
Common Diseases of the Urinary Tract of Reptiles and Amphibians
Novel Picornaviruses Associated with Neurologic Disease and Encephalomyelitis in Snakes
Robert Ossiboff, though known to most by Oz, is a veterinary anatomic pathologist, molecular diagnostician, and virologist who specializes in diseases of reptiles and amphibians. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine where he serves as the director of both the Aquatic, Amphibian, and Reptile Pathology Service and the Zoological Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory. His research interests include identifying and characterizing reptile and amphibian viruses, as well as more general pathogen discovery and characterization of captive and free-ranging wildlife.
Jacqueline Parr
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nutrition
University of Georgia
Dr. Jackie Parr BScH, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Nutrition) is a Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® and Nestlé Purina Petcare Clinical Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Georgia.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nutrition
University of Georgia
Dr. Jackie Parr BScH, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (Nutrition) is a Board-Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® and Nestlé Purina Petcare Clinical Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Georgia.
Kanthita Paweenasakol
Dr. Kanthita Paweenasakol, is an exotic pet veterinarian at Animal Space Hospital with extensive experience in small mammal medicine, radiology, and ultrasonography. She is also an adjunct lecturer at several vet schools in Thailand, and speaker for the Veterinary Council of Thailand and the Exotic Pet Veterinary Association sharing her expertise with the next generation of veterinary professionals. Her professional development includes advanced training in clinical ultrasound and diagnostic imaging.
Dr. Kanthita Paweenasakol, is an exotic pet veterinarian at Animal Space Hospital with extensive experience in small mammal medicine, radiology, and ultrasonography. She is also an adjunct lecturer at several vet schools in Thailand, and speaker for the Veterinary Council of Thailand and the Exotic Pet Veterinary Association sharing her expertise with the next generation of veterinary professionals. Her professional development includes advanced training in clinical ultrasound and diagnostic imaging.
Leslie Pence
Associate Veterinarian
Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital of LA
Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection in Rabbits: Updates, Guidelines, and Case Presentations
Associate Veterinarian
Avian & Exotic Animal Hospital of LA
Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection in Rabbits: Updates, Guidelines, and Case Presentations
Sean Perry
Associate Veterinarian
Mississippi Aquarium
Reptile & Amphibian Ultrasonography
Advanced Reproductive Techniques in Reptiles
Roundtable - Board Certification for Exotics
Exogenous hormones impact on ovarian dynamics in Rock Iguanas (Cyclura spp.)
Sean Perry currently serves as an associate veterinarian at the Mississippi Aquarium and the contract veterinarian at the Baton Rouge Zoo. Sean earned his DVM from Western University of Health Sciences in 2013 and his PhD from Louisiana State University in 2020. His professional interests include theriogenology in zoological species, specifically reptiles and amphibians and aquatic animal medicine.
Associate Veterinarian
Mississippi Aquarium
Reptile & Amphibian Ultrasonography
Advanced Reproductive Techniques in Reptiles
Roundtable - Board Certification for Exotics
Exogenous hormones impact on ovarian dynamics in Rock Iguanas (Cyclura spp.)
Sean Perry currently serves as an associate veterinarian at the Mississippi Aquarium and the contract veterinarian at the Baton Rouge Zoo. Sean earned his DVM from Western University of Health Sciences in 2013 and his PhD from Louisiana State University in 2020. His professional interests include theriogenology in zoological species, specifically reptiles and amphibians and aquatic animal medicine.
Kathryn Phillips
DACVR, DAVCR-EDI
Associate Professor in the department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, William Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
DACVR, DAVCR-EDI
Associate Professor in the department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, William Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Pierre Picavet
Former senior veterinary clinician of the orthopedic service at Liege University, Veterinary Clinic for Small Animals. ECVS Diplomate, currently working at Kansas University
Former senior veterinary clinician of the orthopedic service at Liege University, Veterinary Clinic for Small Animals. ECVS Diplomate, currently working at Kansas University
Matthew Pickens
Dr. Pickens graduated from St. George's University with his DVM in 2023. He completed a small animal rotating internship in 2024 and a specialty anesthesia internship in 2025 at University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The next goal is to achieve a zoological medicine residency to obtain a American College of Zoological Medicine accreditation. His dream job would be working at a zoo/aquarium that includes lots of chelonians.
Dr. Pickens graduated from St. George's University with his DVM in 2023. He completed a small animal rotating internship in 2024 and a specialty anesthesia internship in 2025 at University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The next goal is to achieve a zoological medicine residency to obtain a American College of Zoological Medicine accreditation. His dream job would be working at a zoo/aquarium that includes lots of chelonians.