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Medical Center for Birds
3805 Main Street
Oakley, CA 94561
(925)625-1878
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 Brian Speer, DVM, DABVP-Av, ECAMS
Brian Speer was raised in a small town in California's central coast area. He received his baccalaureate of science degree in biological sciences with a concentration in zoology from California Polytechnic State University in 1978, and his DVM degree from the University of California at Davis in 1983. Since 1989, he has limited his practice in the San Francisco Bay area to include exclusively bird species, where his patients include companion and aviary birds, breeding bird collections, zoologic display collections, and performing animals. Brian received his board specialty status through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in February 1996, and was certified in the European College of Avian Medicine and Surgery in 1999.
An active member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV), he has served as chair of the Aviculture Committee, as a director of the board, and as president. He has served as Research Director for the American Ostrich Research Foundation, Veterinary Advisory Council for the American Federation of Aviculture, as a director for the Model Aviculture Plan, on the advisory board for the Advocates for Bird Conservation, and is currently an Avian Medicine folder editor for the Veterinary Information Network.
Brian is well published in the AAV annual proceedings, has served as guest editor for the journal Seminars in Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine, and authored chapters in several recent veterinary medical texts on pet bird, avicultural, and ratite medical topics. He is a co-author of the 530-page textbook, The Large Macaws, published in 1995, and Birds for Dummies, published in 1999. Brian is a sought-after guest speaker at veterinary seminars, avicultural conventions, and bird clubs throughout the United States and abroad.
CLICK HERE to see Dr. Speer's Cirriculum Vitae (CV).
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 Scott Ford, DVM, DABVP-Av
Dr. Ford caught the “bird bug” as a teenager and was pursuing a degree in ornithology when, in 1989, he learned of the relatively new field of avian medicine. He worked in raptor centers in Alaska and Washington to earn the experience he needed for vet school. He graduated from Washington State University in 1998 and practiced for four years at a small animal, avian, and exotic hospital in Washington. He also volunteered veterinary services to a local wildlife clinic. He then returned to Alaska as the staff veterinarian at the Alaska Raptor Center for two years and later ran his own ambulatory service for birds and exotics in northwestern Washington and assisted Washington Fish and Wildlife in eagle management. He has recently (December, 2006) achieved avian board certification in the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.
CLICK HERE to see Dr. Ford's complete Cirriculum Vitae (CV).
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 Geoffrey Olsen, DVM
Dr. Olsen is a 2006 graduate of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. He started his quest to become a "bird brain" as an undergraduate working towards his Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Vermont. While earning his degree at UVM, he began working with birds as a volunteer raptor rehabilitator.
Later, he managed a raptor center in McKinney, Texas, which provided care for as many as 380 birds of prey in a single year. After 3 years at this rehabilitation facility, Geoff moved on to start his veterinary education. While earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Geoff performed avian iron storage disease research with Dr. David Phalen of the Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center. His research papers won the 2004 Student Manuscript Award from the Association of Avian Veterinarians, and he presented papers on Avian Iron Storage Disease at both the 2004 and 2005 Association of Avian Veterinarians Annual Conferences.
During his 4 years at Texas A&M, Geoff helped instruct his fellow students in bird examination techniques and other aspects of avian medicine throug the Zoo, Exotic, and Wildlife Club. He also spent time doing some volunteer work with the National Parrot Rescue and Preservation Foundation.
His professional goals are to continue learning, to practicing and furthering the field of avian medicine and surgery. Geoff is truly excited about starting his career here at the Medical Center for Birds.
Geoff is owned by a menagerie of animals at home that include Sherlock the green-cheeked conure, Ernest the Eclectus, Hunter the black lab, several lizards and snakes, and Natalie, his wife (a veterinarian at Castro Valley Companion Animal Hospital).
CLICK HERE to see Dr. Olsen's complete Cirriculum Vitae (CV).
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