Heather Barron

Chief Science Officer and Veterinarian · Loggerhead Marinelife Center · company speakers →

Heather holds a DVM, DABVP-Avian and a CertAqV and is currently the Chief Science Officer and Veterinarian at Loggerhead Marinelife Center, Juno Beach, Florida, USA. Her passionate advocacy for wildlife health began over 30 years ago with a residency in wildlife/special species medicine at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine, where she became a tenured Associate Professor. She gained international experience as Professor and Department Head of Clinical Medicine at St. Matthew's University, School of Veterinary Medicine in the Cayman Islands, where she was also the veterinarian for the Cayman Turtle Farm and Cayman Wildlife Rescue for five years. Returning to the US, Heather was the Medical & Research Director at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) in Florida for a decade before taking up her current position at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. She has been President of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, Associate editor for the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery , a member of the AVMA House of Delegates, and Exam Chair for the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. She is currently Chair of the WDA's Wildlife Veterinary Section. Her research interests focus on the intersection of wildlife, human and environmental health with numerous publications in this field.

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