Overview
Pathology is an ever-growing field within zoo and wildlife medicine as much of the knowledge of many species comes from performing postmortem examinations. However, in times of small case reports for certain species, epidemiology plays a key role in identifying patterns within those findings to compile information that helps us learn more about the species so that we may help the living.
This event will take place at 1:00pm and last approximately 1 hour.
CPD
This meeting is worth 1 CPD point (self credited).
Epipathology: pathology and epidemiology in conservation medicine - Biographies
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Dr. Natalie Tocco
Dr. Natalie Tocco started her journey into veterinary medicine through a Bachelors of Science in Animal Science at the University of Vermont. From there, she continued and graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Atlantic Veterinary College of the University of Prince Edward Island in 2020. After completing her DVM, Natalie went on to complete her veterinary anatomic pathology residency and Masters of Science in Pathobiology at the University of Connecticut in 2023 where she also passed her boards that year to become a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Currently, she is a pathologist disguised as an epidemiologist (an epipathologist if you will) at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and working on a multitude of different projects in conservation medicine.
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Dr Pamela Kelly
Chair - Veterinary Pathology SAC
Dr Pamela Kelly is an Assistant Professor and Head of Section in Veterinary Pathology in University College Dublin, School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a recognized European Specialist in Veterinary Pathology, a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. She has a PhD in Dermatopathology and is a graduate of Veterinary Medicine and Science. Her research areas of interests are in dermatopathology and ‘One Health’ comparative oncology.
