Desi Rocca
Dr. Desi Rocca, has been passionate about exotic animals since her early university years, completing internships and volunteering at various specialized facilities. She graduated in Veterinary Medicine in Pisa, Italy, in 2020, with an experimental thesis titled “SDMA and biochemical parameters of renal function in rabbits: a preliminary study.” She further specialized in Exotic Animal Medicine by earning the GpCert in Exotic Animal Practice and participated in numerous national and international conferences, continuously enriching her training and applying the most innovative knowledge in the veterinary field.
Dr. Desi Rocca, has been passionate about exotic animals since her early university years, completing internships and volunteering at various specialized facilities. She graduated in Veterinary Medicine in Pisa, Italy, in 2020, with an experimental thesis titled “SDMA and biochemical parameters of renal function in rabbits: a preliminary study.” She further specialized in Exotic Animal Medicine by earning the GpCert in Exotic Animal Practice and participated in numerous national and international conferences, continuously enriching her training and applying the most innovative knowledge in the veterinary field.
Kelly Rockwell
Associate Veterinarian
SoMa Animal Hospital
Kelly is an associate veterinarian and head of the Zoological Companion Animal Service at SoMa Animal Hospital in San Francisco, CA. After graduating from the University of Illinois in 2017, she completed a rotating internship in Monterey, CA followed by a zoological medicine specialty internship at Louisiana State University before working in private practice. Kelly has special interests in reptile medicine and surgery and infectious diseases.
Associate Veterinarian
SoMa Animal Hospital
Kelly is an associate veterinarian and head of the Zoological Companion Animal Service at SoMa Animal Hospital in San Francisco, CA. After graduating from the University of Illinois in 2017, she completed a rotating internship in Monterey, CA followed by a zoological medicine specialty internship at Louisiana State University before working in private practice. Kelly has special interests in reptile medicine and surgery and infectious diseases.
Olivia Roose
Description and Outcome of Cystotomy in Ferrets : A Multi-centric Retrospective Study of 43 Cases
Dr Olivia Roose graduated from the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the Université de Montréal in 2023, and followed her doctorate in veterinary medicine with an internship in zoological medicine at the same institution in 2023-2024. She currently works with exotic companion animals as well as dogs and cats in two private veterinary practices in Quebec, Canada. Dr Roose is particularly interested in small mammal surgery, ultrasonography and backyard poultry medicine.
Description and Outcome of Cystotomy in Ferrets : A Multi-centric Retrospective Study of 43 Cases
Dr Olivia Roose graduated from the Faculté de médecine vétérinaire of the Université de Montréal in 2023, and followed her doctorate in veterinary medicine with an internship in zoological medicine at the same institution in 2023-2024. She currently works with exotic companion animals as well as dogs and cats in two private veterinary practices in Quebec, Canada. Dr Roose is particularly interested in small mammal surgery, ultrasonography and backyard poultry medicine.
Pratyaydipta Rudra
Dr. Rudra is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Oklahoma State University. He obtained his PhD in Biostatistics from University of North Carolina at UNC Chapel Hill and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at University of Colorado Denver.
Dr. Rudra is an Associate Professor of Statistics at Oklahoma State University. He obtained his PhD in Biostatistics from University of North Carolina at UNC Chapel Hill and worked as a post-doctoral fellow at University of Colorado Denver.
Nicole Sallaberry
University of Georgia
Nicole Sallaberry is a zoo/wildlife veterinarian from Chile, and is currently pursuing a clinical PhD at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
University of Georgia
Nicole Sallaberry is a zoo/wildlife veterinarian from Chile, and is currently pursuing a clinical PhD at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
Stephen Santangelo
Veterinarian
Mountain West Veterinary Specialists
Rabbit Syphilis Review and Standard of Care
Stephen Santangelo originally hails from Pennsylvania, and attended North Carolina State University for vet school. He completed a small animal rotating internship and zoological medical specialty internship both at the University of Georgia, where this research study was performed. He then moved out west to work at Mountain West Veterinary Specialists in Layton, Utah as an exotic animal veterinarian. Stephen has a strong interest in reptile and amphibian medicine.
Veterinarian
Mountain West Veterinary Specialists
Rabbit Syphilis Review and Standard of Care
Stephen Santangelo originally hails from Pennsylvania, and attended North Carolina State University for vet school. He completed a small animal rotating internship and zoological medical specialty internship both at the University of Georgia, where this research study was performed. He then moved out west to work at Mountain West Veterinary Specialists in Layton, Utah as an exotic animal veterinarian. Stephen has a strong interest in reptile and amphibian medicine.
Alyssa Scagnelli
Clinical Instructor, Zoological Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Beyond the Bulb: Advanced Reptile Husbandry and Welfare
Dr. Alyssa Scagnelli is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine. She began her career in Arizona at a private practice, exclusively treating non-traditional pet and native wildlife species. After 8 years in the desert, Dr. Scagnelli transitioned to academia and is currently faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she continues to treat zoological species, and also has the privilege of mentoring the next generation of veterinarians.
Clinical Instructor, Zoological Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Beyond the Bulb: Advanced Reptile Husbandry and Welfare
Dr. Alyssa Scagnelli is a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine. She began her career in Arizona at a private practice, exclusively treating non-traditional pet and native wildlife species. After 8 years in the desert, Dr. Scagnelli transitioned to academia and is currently faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she continues to treat zoological species, and also has the privilege of mentoring the next generation of veterinarians.