Lectures

We are proud to present outstanding professionals in the many fields of special species medicine. We thank all the lecturers who graciously devote their time and insight.

Below is a preview of only a few of the lectures planned for the 2008 Special Species Symposium.

For the finalized lecture schedule, please download the SSS 2008 SCHEDULE .

Lecturer Lecture Topic
Pet Exotics/Zoo
Dr. Jeleen Briscoe, MJR-VHUP Case-Based Review of Common Behavior Problems in Special Species Pets
Dr. Troy Hallman, University of Pennsylvania Parasites of Small Mammals
Dr. Margaret Fordham, MJR-VHUP Anatomy and Physiology of the Avian Respiratory and GI Tract
Dr. Glenn Olsen, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
 Avian egg development, egg necropsy techniques, assisted hatching techniques
Dr. Karen Rosenthal, MJR-VHUP Ferrets - Synopsis on most common diseases
Dr. Len Donato Reptiles and Private Practice
Dr. Len Donato Thinking about Treating Non-Traditional Pets?
Lester Khoo, MSU Fish pathology
Wildlife/Conservation
Dr. Donald Stremme , Camden Aquarium Fun and Challenges of Being an Exotics Veterinarian
Dr. Ralph Bunte, MJR-VHUP Zoonotic Diseases in Primates
Dr. Greg Lewbart, UNC Searching for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Florida's Choctawhatchee River Basin
Dr. Jeff Wyatt, University of Rochester The Veterinarian's Role in Fostering Integrated Conservation in Madagascar
Dr. Erica Miller, Tristate Diseases of Wild Songbirds
Dr. Patrice Klein, USDA/APHIS
CANCELLED 		Biosecurity in the Live Bird Marketing Systems in Central America
CANCELLED
Dr. Cindy Driscoll Wildlife: Avian Necropsy Techniques & Avian Disease
Dr. Steve O'Brien, Laboratory of Genomic Diversity Species Conservation and the New Genomic Technologies - From pandas to cheetahs.
Dr. Terry Phillips, NIH Immunology in Tree Kangaroos

 

Please note, because space is limited, symposium Lecture registration is reserved for veterinary students, technicians, pre-veterinary students and veterinarians. The Wetlab registration is open to veterinary students only.
Please note, this schedule may be subject to alterations.

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