Tell us about your career from when you graduated college up to this point:
Graduated from Binghamton University and applied early to Cornell Veterinary, going straight there after graduation.
Why did you choose this profession?
- Helping to advance clinical medicine for under-represented species such as zoo-med and exotics
- Having the ability to be at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health
What are your personal hobbies and interests?
Passionate about birds and figure skating
What veterinary school(s) did you attend?
Cornell University
2020 - 2024
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Tell us about your work history in the veterinary field?
Cornell University Hospital for Animals
Exotic Pets Service
Student Technician
2020-2024
Assisted doctors with physical exams, venipuncture, surgeries, anesthesia, and lab work. Cared for hospitalized exotic patients.
Rita McMahon
Wild Bird Fund (New York, NY)
Animal Care Manager
Seasonally from 2017-2020
Intake and management of sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife. Treated and cared for inpatients.
Vestal Veterinary Hospital
ER Veterinary Assistant
2019
Triage incoming patients. Taking histories, assisting clinician, administering treatments to inpatients, discharging patients, filling medications.
What are some of your favorite things about veterinary care?
Being the voice for a patient who can't advocate themselves and watching sick patients progress.
Certifications:
RECOVER BLS & ALS Rescuer Certified - Veterinary CPR
Fear Free Certified (dogs, cats, and birds) - Low-Stress Handling
Industry organizations where you are a member or hold a position:
AVMA
AAV
Articles written/published:
Radcliffe, RW, TL Booms, MT Henderson, CP Barger, DD Bowman, A Lucio-Foster, ML Virapin, KV Dhondt, AA Levitskiy, MT Reinoso-Perez, M Ito, DL Anderson, and OK Nielsen. 2024. Gyrfalcon disease ecology: a survey across Western Alaska. Journal of Raptor Research, in review.
Awards Received:
The P. Philip Levine Prize in Avian Medicine 2024
Recruit Foundation Scholarship 2021-2024
The Howard E. Evans Award in Comparative Anatomy 2021