Introduce yourself as full name, first and last, and your title at the practice:
Marianne Caron, staff veterinarian within zoological department
Tell us about your career from when you graduated college up to this point:
I graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor of science in 2016, and with my DVM in 2020. I spent 12 months in a small animal rotating internship in Boston, MA after that. I then completed a 3 year ABVP Reptile & Amphibian residency in San Diego, CA.
Why did you choose this profession?
It was the best option for combining my love of “critters” and puzzles!
What are your personal hobbies and interests?
I love to read, cook, and take care of my indoor plants. On my days off, my husband and I can be found outside looking for reptiles and amphibians in the wild, or inside playing a board game.
What veterinary school(s) did you attend?
School name: Oklahoma State University
Years from/to: 2011-2020
Degree achieved: Bachelor of science (animal science, pre vet), DVM
Please tell us about your work history in the veterinary field:
Name of employer: Thomas Boyer, DVM, ABVP (Reptile & Amphibian)
Title of company: Pet hospital of penasquitos
Job title: ABVP reptile & amphibian resident
Dates of employments from/to: July 2021 – Jan 2025
Name of employer: -
Title of company: MSPCA Angell - West
Job title: Small animal rotating intern
Dates of employments from/to: July 2020-July 2021
What are some of your favorite things about veterinary care?
The variety of cases from day to day. Going from seeing a 20 gram lizard to a 300 pound tortoise is such a whirlwind!
Studies published:
Primary author:
Caron M, Kanda I, Mitchell, Thomas Boyer; Effectiveness of Nasal Flush Treatments in Mycoplasma PCR or DNA Sequencing Positive Tortoises. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 2024.
Co-author:
Scimeca, R. C., Carpenter, A., Caron, M., Matt, C. L., Brandão, J., O’Connell, T. J., & Reichard, M. V. (2022). Prevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated from 31 wild Passeriformes collected in North-Central Oklahoma. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 1-6.
Di Girolamo, N., Caron, M., Brandão, J., & Reynders, R. M. (2022). Most veterinarians treating exotic animals use formularies to select drug dosages without consistently checking their sources. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 260(8), 1-11.
Di Girolamo, N., Studer, K., Maranville, R., Caron, M., Murciano, G., Sellers, M., & Cococcetta, C. (2022). Feasibility, Gross Postmortem Results and Participant Perception of Oblique Prefemoral Ovariectomy in Red Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) During a Teaching Workshop. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 32(2), 130-135.
Conference proceedings:
Caron M, Boyer T (2024) “Granulosa Cell Tumor Removal in a Savannah Monitor with Ultrasonic Monitoring for Disease Recurrence”, AEMV & ARAV Joint Conference - New Orleans, LA, August 2024
Caron M, Boyer T (2023) “Evaluating Effectiveness of Nasal Flush Technique in Mycoplasma PCR or DNA Sequencing Positive Tortoises”, ExoticsCon - Boston, MA, August 2023
Caron M, Boyer T (2022) “Exophthalmia Associated With Atherosclerosis and Myocardial Fibrosis in a Bearded Dragon, Pogona vitticeps”, ExoticsCon - Denver, CO, August 2022
Caron M, Boyer T (2022) “Thymic osteosarcoma in a geriatric rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, after radiation treatment for anterior chest mass”, ExoticsCon - Denver, CO, August 2022
Caron M, Smead C, Di Girolamo N (2019) “20-year trend in type of references used for reptile drug dosages in exotic animal formulary”, ExoticsCon – St. Louis, MI, September 2019
Caron M, Tellez M, Reichard M (2018) “Paratrichosoma spp. in American (Crocodylus acutus) and Morelet’s crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) and its relation to crocodile sex, sexual maturity, water temperature, and capture location”, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists – Denver, CO, July 2018.
Awards received: WVC 2019 Dr. Jack Walther Leadership Award