Dr. Martin Haulena graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of
Guelph in 1993. He completed a clinical internship in aquatic animal medicine at Mystic
Aquarium in 1996 and a Master’s degree in pathobiology from the University of Guelph
in 1999. He became a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine in
2007. Dr. Haulena was the Staff Veterinarian at The Marine Mammal Center in
Sausalito, California for 9 years and has been Head Veterinarian & Director, Animal
Health and Research at the Vancouver Aquarium since 2006. He also serves as the
Executive Director of the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Society. His
special interests are in the medical management of aquatic animals, particularly marine
mammals, with emphasis on innovative diagnostic methods, developing safe anaesthetic
protocols and improving surgical techniques. Veterinary students and veterinarians from
around the world study aquatic animal medicine each year under the direction of Dr.
Haulena. He serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine
at North Carolina State University and Adjunct Professor at the University of British
Columbia Fisheries Centre. His professional affiliations include the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine for which he is a Past-President, Wildlife
Disease Association and the American Association of Zoological Veterinarians. He has
authored over 95 scientific journal articles and book chapters.