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UC San Diego Health surgeons and wildlife health experts at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park team up to perform the world's first reported mastoidectomy on a gorilla
A gorilla C-section, a disease detective story, a bottle-fed bongo, and other highlights from one of the world’s leading wildlife health teams.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Associate Director of Clinical Laboratory Services, Laura Keener; Science Communications Manager Elyan Shor, Ph.D; and Vice President of Wildlife Health Hendrik Nollens, DVM, MSc, Ph.D, explore the importance of international teamwork in wildlife conservation innovation.
One reptile’s slow and steady journey toward recovery
Ben Nevitt, DVM, director of veterinary services at the San Diego Zoo, examines how San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s medical procedures have advanced over the decades and expanded to emphasize preventative medicine and advanced diagnostics.