2024 Lunch 'n Learn Series
A Practical Approach to Avian Mycobacteriosis
Annie Rivas, DVM, DACZM, Director of Animal Health, Minnesota Zoo

Join Dr. Annie Rivas of the Minnesota Zoo for a review and case series on Avian Mycobacteriosis. This session will share several different management strategies for addressing this challenging disease in Avian patients.

Dr. Annie Rivas is the Director of Animal Health at the Minnesota Zoo, leading a team of three staff veterinarians, one veterinary intern, zoo nutritionist, zoo registrar, four veterinary technicians, and a veterinary assistant. Previously she worked as an associate veterinarian at the Birmingham Zoo. Following graduation from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, she completed a one-year clinical internship in small animal surgery, emergency, and internal medicine at VCA Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral Center in San Diego. Subsequently, she pursued specialty training as a zoological medicine intern at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and then as a zoological medicine and surgery resident at the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York. When not working you can find her hiking with her dogs, exploring the local food scene, and spending time with family and friends.

1 interactive CE credit - Click here to register!