Every fall former EMC residents and graduate students venture forth to test themselves against arguably the most challenging specialty board examinations in veterinary medicine. They have already succeeded in garnering the necessary experience with the very broad taxonomic demands of the discipline of zoological medicine and in generating the number and quality of publications required just to have the opportunity to sit the examination that if passed will allow them to take their place among the recognized experts in zoological medicine. Armed with their clinical experience and background and a great deal of study, they tackle the two day examination. First they must pass 5 separate exams on health management for different taxa, one for each major grouping (mammals, avian, aquatic, herptile, and free ranging wildlife) to be eligible for the final major series of tests related to their particular interests within zoological health.
This year we are excited to announce considerable success. Dr. Brianne Phillips (Aquatics emphasis) and Dr. Kim Thompson (Wildlife emphasis) are newly minted diplomates in the American College of Zoological Medicine.
Dr. Phillips is the recently appointed veterinarian for the Virginia Living Museum. She is excited and confident she can make a strong difference for the Museum’s collection. Though her focus was aquatics, she was able to gain considerable breadth in her clinical experience from her time at the NC Zoo and in the Exotic Animal Medicine Service (EAMS) in addition to her time at CMAST in Morehead City. Her recent publication list is impressive:
Brianne E. Phillips, Sarah A. Cannizzo, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brian A. Stacy, and Craig A. Harms, “Exertional Myopathy in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Entangled in a Large Mesh Gillnet,” Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 604320, 6 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/604320
Phillips, B. E., Christiansen, E. F., Stoskopf, M. K., Broadhurst, H., George, R. and Harms, C. A. (2016), Comparison of hematology, plasma biochemistry, and blood gas variables between 2 venipuncture sites in Southern Stingrays (Dasyatis americana). Vet Clin Pathol, 45: 627–633. doi:10.1111/vcp.12424
Brianne E. Phillips, Sarah A. Cannizzo, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brian A. Stacy, and Craig A. Harms, “Exertional Myopathy in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Entangled in a Large Mesh Gillnet,” Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 604320, 6 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/604320
Phillips, B.E., Sarah A. Cannizzo, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brian A. Stacy, and Craig A. Harms, 2015 Exertional Myopathy in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Entangled in a Large Mesh Gillnet. Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, vol. 2015, Article ID 604320, 6 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/604320
Harms CA, Brianne E Phillips, Michael K Stoskopf, and Jean F. Beasley (2017) Evaluation of three anticoagulants used for short-term storage of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) whole blood. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery DOI 10.5818/17-06-116.1
Dr. Thompson is currently the veterinarian at Binder Park Zoo. She is enjoying the challenge of moving the health program for that zoo forward. Dr. Thompson is a well traveled resident, having followed her major mentor, Dr. Tara Harrison from Michigan State to Davis California and then here to NC State where she completed her residency. Some of her recent publications include:
OBSTETRICAL AND POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS IN LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENRECS (ECHINOPS TELFAIRI): FOUR CASES. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2017 Jun;48(2):446-452. doi: 10.1638/2016-0039.1.
Thompson KA, Patterson J, Fitzgerald SD, Needle D, Harrison. TREATMENT OF RENAL CARCINOMA IN A BINTURONG (ARCTICTIS BINTURONG) WITH NEPHRECTOMY AND A TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR.J Zoo Wildl Med. 2016 Dec;47(4):1109-1113. doi: 10.1638/2015-0285.1.
Thompson KA, Lamberski N, Kass PH, Coons D, Chigerwe M. Evaluation of a commercial bovine colostrum replacer for achieving passive transfer of immunity in springbok calves (Antidorcas marsupialis). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2013 Sep;44(3):541-8.
Also this year, Dr. Jennifer Niemuth (PhD candidate with Wildlife emphasis) was successful passing 4 of the 5 and Dr. Sarah Cannizzo recently finished resident (general zoo emphasis) passed 3 of the 5 of the exams referred to as Day 1. They are both now very well positioned to complete the examinations the next time they are offered next November. In the meantime, Dr. Niemuth is putting the finishing touches on her Dissertation about the physiological basis of colds stun syndrome in sea turtles. She has authored a number of important papers on here way to credentialling for the ACZM exam, including:
Niemuth, J.N. , Charles W. Sanders, Charles B. Mooney, , Colleen Olfenbuttel, , Christopher S. DePerno, and Michael K. Stoskopf, 2013 NEPHROLITHIASIS IN FREE-RANGING NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER (LONTRA CANADENSIS) IN NORTH CAROLINA, USA Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 45(1):110-117. 2014 https://doi.org/10.1638/2013-0135R2.1
Niemuth, J.N, and M. K. Stoskopf, 2017. A novel extraction method for the preparation of heparinized chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) and horse (Equus caballus) whole blood for 1H-NMR metabolomics using Drabkin’s reagent. Journal of Integrated OMICS 7(1):203|1-6. DOI: 10.5584/jiomics.v7i1.203
Jennifer N. Niemuth, Joni V. Allgood, James R. Flowers, Ryan S. De Voe, and Brigid V. Troan, “Ventricular Habronemiasis in Aviary Passerines,” Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, vol. 2013, Article ID 719465, 6 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/719465
Niemuth, J. and M. Stoskopf 2014. Hepatic metabolomic investigation of the North American black bear (Ursus americanus) using 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Wildl. Biol. Pract., 2014; 10(1); 14-23; doi : 10.2461/wbp.2014.10.3
Dr. Cannizzo is the newest member of the Health Management Team at the Fort Worth Zoo where she, along with her colleagues there, are responsible for the health care of a very extensive and diverse collections. Her recent publications include:
Cannizzo, Sarah A. Lewbart, Gregory A. and Westermeyer, Hans D. 2017 Intraocular pressure in American Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) measured with rebound and applanation tonometry. Veterinary Ophthalmology. 20:(6):526-532. doi 10.1111/vop.12463
Sarah A. Cannizzo, Jennifer N. Langan, Mark Warneke, and Matthew Allender 2016 EVALUATION OF IN-HOUSE URINE DIPSTICK, REFERENCE LABORATORY URINALYSIS, AND URINE PROTEIN: CREATININE RATIO FROM A COLONY OF CALLIMICOS (CALLIMICO GOELDII). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2016 47 (4), 977-983
Sarah A.Cannizzo, MarkusRick,Tara M.Harrison, Craig A.Harms 2017. Parathyroid Hormone, Ionized Calcium, and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in the Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 26(4): 294-299 doi.org/10.1053/j.jepm.2017.07.004
Cannizzo SA, Roe SC, Harms CA, and Stoskopf MK. 2016. Effect of water temperature on the hydrolysis of two absorbable sutures used in fish surgery. FACETS 1: 44–54. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2016-0006