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Biologist and Veterinary Physician from Murdoch University, Australia. Diploma in Veterinary Anesthesia and Critical Care from the University of Sydney. He has a residency in Anesthesia and Zoo and Wildlife Animals at the University of Florida. He completed his PhD in Cardiopulmonary Physiology and Pharmacology. Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine. Clinical researcher with an interest in anesthesia of non-domestic animals as well as wildlife health in the wild. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Zoological Medicine at the University of Florida.

Stephen Divers is a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College, London and holds the RCVS Certificate and Diploma in Zoological Medicine. He is a recognized specialist and member of the RCVS, as well as a Diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Zoological Medicine. Dr. Divers has lectured at more than 80 national and international conferences in America, Europe and Australasia, and has given practical training and workshops in more than 12 countries. He has twice received the best speaker award at the North American Veterinary Conference (VMX) and the International Exotic Animal Conference, and was voted “Exotic Animal Veterinarian of the Year” in 2006. Stephen directs the Zoological Medicine Service and oversees the zoology residency program at the University of Georgia (USA). He has over 150 publications including editorials, book chapters and articles in scientific journals such as Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery; BSAVA Manual of Reptiles; Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery; Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery; Clinical Guide to Fish Medicine; and several issues of Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Pet Medicine.

Christoph Mans is originally from Germany and completed his studies in veterinary medicine at the University of Leipzig (Germany) and Bern (Switzerland). Following this, he completed an internship in avian and exotic animal medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College (Canada) and worked in private practice in Hong Kong. Completed his residency in zoological medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Milwaukee County Zoo. He is currently a clinical professor of zoological medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine.

Veterinary Doctor. Doctor in Conservation Medicine. Diploma in Medicine, Anesthesia and Surgery of Wildlife and Exotic Animals (VetCam Specialists). Diploma in Zoological Medicine. Diploma in Surgery for Surgical Specialties in Small Animals. Postgraduate Degree in Traumatology and Orthopedics in Small Animals (in progress with VetCam Specialists). Director of Chile Salvaje. Anesthesiologist and surgeon in multiple exotic pet clinics, wildlife rehabilitation centers and zoos in Chile. Undergraduate and postgraduate teacher, nationally and internationally.

Veterinary Zootechnician from the University of Caldas – Colombia, Diploma in small animal medicine University of Chile, Master in Biomedical Sciences with emphasis in pharmacology, University of Caldas. Scientific Director at the Centro de Especialistas Veterinarios Mascotas, Manizales, Colombia. He has focused his professional practice in internal medicine, toxicology and anesthesiology of small animals for 20 years. Undergraduate and graduate teaching in the areas of pharmacology, toxicology, anesthesiology and internal medicine at Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia. Universidad Autonoma de las Americas, Pereira, Colombia. Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia. Teacher in virtual modality for Vetesweb (Argentina) veterinary training (Mexico), AVA (Peru), Vetschool (Argentina), Vetstudio (Ecuador), Vetscam (Colombia) and Vetplus (Venezuela). Lecturer in multiple congresses in Latin America.

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Graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) in 2008, he continued his training in 2009 doing a year of rotating general internship in medicine and surgery of small animals at the Hospital Clínic Veterinari UAB. In 2011, he combined his work in general medicine and surgery in Mallorca, with international stays in reference hospitals in neurology. In 2011, he moved to the UK, where he completed a one-year internship in neurology/neurosurgery at the Animal Health Trust (Newmarket). From 2012 to 2015, he completed a residency in Neurology/Neurosurgery recognized by the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN) at the Hospital Clínic Veterinari UAB, for obtaining the European diploma in that specialty. He is a member of the neurology working group of AVEPA and member of the European Society of Veterinary Neurology (ESVN). He has also published several articles in international journals. He is currently a professor in the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”, being responsible for the Neurology/Neurosurgery Service of its University Hospital.

Graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the Federal University of Paraná (1994), Master in Veterinary Science also from the Federal University of Paraná (1998) under the supervision of Prof. Pedro R. Werner and PhD in Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology from Michigan State University (2003) under the supervision of Prof. Simon Petersen-Jones. In addition, he attended the Senior Veterinary Student Program at The Animal Medical Center in New York, NY (1993) under the direction of Dr Susan Kirshner and the renowned Magranes Basic Science Course at ACVO in Madison, Wisconsin (1998). Completed an immersion course in Comparative Ocular Histology and Histopathology with Dr Richard Dubielzig – University of Wisconsin-Madison (2001). He participated in the MSU Comparative Ophthalmology residency program for one year (2003-2004). Fabiano has also attended and taught several biostatistics programs, another area in which he also works with great pleasure. He was Director and Deputy Director of the Veterinary Hospital (HV) at UFPR. Together with the Vice Rector of UFPR, Prof. Rogério Mulinari and Prof. Rogério Lange of DMV, he was one of the responsible for the creation of the Multiprofessional Residency Program in Health – Animal Health at HV-UFPR. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Paraná, representative of the International Relations Office (ARI) of the Agricultural Sciences Sector and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Veterinary Sciences at UFPR. He has experience in Veterinary Medicine, with emphasis in Veterinary Ophthalmology, acting mainly in the following areas: veterinary ophthalmology (with special interest in retinal degenerative diseases and ophthalmology of wild animals), ocular anatomy, histology and histopathology, general medical practice and biostatistics. He has supervised numerous master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral students. In addition to supervising residents in the HV-UFPR Ophthalmology Program, he currently also supervises students in the PPGCV Master’s and PhD programs. He has developed an online program for teaching veterinary ophthalmology at a distance (PECCA), now in its fourth edition, and a portal for comparative ophthalmology learning (www.oftalmologiacomparada.com.br). He currently has more than 100 articles published in national and international indexed journals (since the mid-1990s), has published 2 books, written 15 book chapters (in Brazil, USA and UK) and published abstracts in national and international symposia and congresses.

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Graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 2005, she completed a Master and a PhD in Small Animal and Exotic Surgery, and since 2006 she has been dedicated to surgery with special dedication to orthopedic surgery. Dr. Ferraz has 25 published articles in this field, more than 150 lectures. She is an adjunct professor at LMU and UT. Dr. Ferraz has been a professor of the Orthopaedic Association (AO) and is an active member of the Latin American Board of the AO. Dr. Ferraz is passionate about all surgeries, but especially enjoys orthopedic procedures.

Graduated from the University of Life Sciences in Warsaw in 2008 with honors in “Diseases of exotic animals”. Since the beginning of his professional career he has been exclusively engaged in rabbit and rodent practice, and since 2014 he has focused exclusively on his greatest passion: dentistry. He has traveled throughout Europe to participate in dental master classes taught by many authorities in exotic animal surgery and dentistry, including the ESAVS advanced dentistry course. He is currently a reference in the field of rabbit and rodent dentistry. Author of veterinary publications, national and international workshops and scientific reports at international congresses. Co-organizer of veterinary courses, wet labs and conferences in Poland.

Since graduating in Veterinary Medicine in 1992, Xavier Valls Badia has accumulated more than 25 years of experience as a veterinarian specializing in exotic animals. At the head of the Exotics Veterinary Clinic of reference in Catalonia until July 2021, he has combined his work as a veterinarian with the dissemination in the media, teaching and scientific publications of reference. Now he is starting a solo project to support other professionals and veterinary centers in the care of exotic pets.

Veterinary school at Colorado State University. She then completed a rotating small animal internship at North Carolina State University, followed by a residency in zoological medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Crane International Foundation and the Milwaukee County Zoo. Following that, she moved to the University of Georgia for a residency in small animal emergency and critical care before returning to zoological medicine at the Minnesota Zoo. She is currently a clinical veterinarian at Brookfield Zoo.

Licensed and Master in Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent, Belgium. Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP), Equine Soft Tissue, University of Liverpool, UK. Currently pursuing his Master of Veterinary Medicine (residency) in Wildlife Diseases, University of Pretoria MRCVS; Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK, President of the Wildlife Diseases Association (WDA), South Africa.

Dr. Bart graduated from the University of Ghent, Belgium, in 2018. During his final years at university, he decided to pursue a career in equine medicine and surgery. After working for a year at one of the leading equine clinics in the Netherlands, Paardenkliniek Hollands Kroon, Bart was fortunate enough to join the University of Liverpool. There, he completed a 13-month internship, further specializing in equine medicine and surgery while teaching final year students at the university. Before moving to the University of Pretoria, Bart returned to the same clinic in the Netherlands for another year during the COVID pandemic. When the travel ban was lifted, Bart embarked on a new adventure, changing his career path slightly. Traveling to South Africa allowed him to begin working at the University of Pretoria, where he completed an intensive three-year South African specialization program to become a wildlife specialist. His work at the University of Pretoria allowed him to learn about a wide variety of wildlife species. He was able to hone his knowledge of African wildlife species and working in and around various zoos in and around Pretoria and Johannesburg exposed him to an even wider variety of exotic species, including tigers, lemurs, bird species and many more. As a specialist, Bart published several papers on cheetah pyometra and vasectomy in lions. His most recent research, on the immobilization of the black rhinoceros, will be published soon. The latter project led Bart to his current position at WildScapes Veterinary and Conservation Services in Hoedspruit. He is currently working with wildlife species, zoo collections and some horses in and around Hoedspruit, South Africa. Bart is available for international work or consultation whenever possible; his most recent trip was to Thailand to advise on giraffe issues. and cheetahs in captivity.

Master and PhD degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Diploma in Herpetology by the European College of Zoo Medicine (ECZM) since its foundation in 2009. Accredited Specialist in exotic animals by AVEPA (Veterinary Association of Small Animal Specialists) since 2012 and member of the EBVS (European Veterinary Specialist in Herpetological Medicine and Surgery) since 2018. Scientific Director of the CRARC (Centre de Recuperació d’Amfibis y Rèptils de Catalunya) in Masquefa, Barcelona since 1997. He is a member of the scientific committee of the Exotic Animal Medicine Group of the Association of Veterinary Specialists in Small Animals (AVEPA), of the advisory committee of the Turtle Conservancy (California, USA), scientific committee of Le Village des Tortues (Carnoules, France), committee of emerging diseases of the Spanish Herpetological Association (AHE) and advisory committee of the Societe Herpetologique Francaise (SHF). He is the veterinary responsible for several herpetological fauna management projects, among others, the conservation of the “giant lizards of the Canary Islands”, the “Introduction of giant tortoises in Mauritius and Rodrigues”, the “conservation of the Mediterranean Turtle in Catalonia”, the “Eradication of invasive turtles in Catalonia”, the “ECTOPYR: The Pyrenean Ectotherms as indicators of Climate Change”, ‘Analysis of emerging diseases in the Mediterranean Turtle (Testudo graeca) of Murcia/Almeria’, as well as coordinator of the ‘management of emerging diseases of amphibians in Catalonia’. His work of divulgation about reptiles has led him to give more than 300 conferences mainly in Europe and Latin America. In his long career as an editor he has published more than 450 scientific, technical and informative articles. Among his main books we highlight “Clinical Manual of Reptiles” (1994), “The Terrarium” (1996), “Turtles of Spain” (1999), “Memorix: clinic of exotic animals” (2003), “Diseases of reptiles” (2004), “Clinical Manual of exotic animals” (2009). He is author of the chapters: “Toxicology” and “Reptiles rehabilitation” of the book “Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery II Ed” (2019), “Miscelaneous Diseases” of the Health and Welfare of Captive reptiles 2021, as well as “Clinical Manual of exotic animals: Volume 1: fish, amphibians, reptiles and birds” (2022).

Veterinary Doctor Specialist in Marine Mammals, Master in Veterinary Pathology and PhD in Veterinary Sciences from the Agrarian University of La Habana. He worked as a Veterinarian and auxiliary researcher at the National Aquarium of Cuba (2002 – 2016). Subsequently, he worked at Waterland Mundo Marino (Venezuela). Actually he works as Head Veterinary at Waterfront Kingdom, Turkey.

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