La’Toya Latney serves as the full-time, senior clinician in the Avian & Exotics Department at The Animal Medical Center, the world’s largest and oldest non-profit specialty hospital. She transitioned to AMC 4 years ago after serving as Service Head and Asst Professor of Clinical Zoo and Exotic Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Dr. Latney is a board-certified Reptile & Amphibian specialist, certified in Aquatic Veterinary medicine and is a Diplomat in the European College of Zoological Medicine (Zoo Health Management). Dr. Latney tackles patient care using an integrated evidence-based approach for all species. She has a contagious enthusiasm for celebrating the physiology, anatomy, and medicine of exotic and zoo animals. Her special interests include reptile infectious diseases, comparative critical care and adapted emergency response for exotics, innovative surgical techniques for all species, reptile husbandry and nutrition.

Dr. Bogan received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Veterinary Studies in Conservation Medicine through Murdoch University.  He is also board certified in canine and feline practice as well as in reptile and amphibian practice through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.  Dr. Bogan was also certified as an aquatic veterinarian through the World Aquatic Veterinary Association.  Currently, he is the owner operator of a mobile practice, The Critter Fixer of Central Florida, the Director of the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation, and the Chief Veterinary Officer for Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens.  Additionally, Dr. Bogan is the scientific editor for Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery and is currently serving on the Executive Board for the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians.

Dr. Nicola Di Girolamo is an associate professor of Exotic Pet Medicine at Cornell University. Before moving to the United States, Nicola was employed as a veterinary specialist in Hong Kong and as a resident in Rome, Italy. He completed a PhD at the University of Bologna and a master of science in evidence-based healthcare at the University of Oxford. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Small Animal Practice and of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. Nicola is board-certified from the American College of Zoological Medicine, the European College of Zoological Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine.

Rachel Marschang qualified as a veterinarian from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany in 1995 and has been working in reptile medicine and infectious diseases ever since. She received her doctorate in viruses of tortoises from the Justus Liebig University and her habilitation in Environmental and Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Virology from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. She is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Microbiology (ECVM) and of the European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) in herpetological medicine. She is a past president of The Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) and of the ECZM. She is currently working as a consultant veterinarian for reptile diagnostics at Laboklin GmbH & Co. KG in Bad Kissingen, Germany and as an adjunct professor (Privatdozentin) at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery.

Colin McDermott is currently the Clinical Assistant Professor of Avian and Exotic Medicine at the City University of Hong Kong. He earned his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and obtained additional training in exotic animal medicine through 2 years of internship at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellowship at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He has previously worked in private practice in New Jersey, USA and Hong Kong SAR. He is a certified Aquatic Veterinarian through the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Reptile and Amphibian Practice.