Dr Speer
Dr. Brian Speer is owner and director of The Medical Center for Birds in Oakley, California. Dr. Speer is Past President of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, and a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). He is certified in avian practice through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners and through the European College of Zoological Medicine in the avian specialty. Dr. Speer is the 2003 recipient of the T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year award, Speaker of the Year for the North American Veterinary Conference (2006), AAV President’s award (2008) and Educator of the Year for the Western Veterinary Conference (2015 and 2023).
He is co-author of The Large Macaws (1995), Birds for Dummies (1999), editor of Current Veterinary Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery (2015), Birds for Dummies second edition (2021), and co-editor of Current Veterinary Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery (in press) – anticipated publication February 2025.
Dr Beichner
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Dr Baden
Rachel Baden, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), is a Bay Area native. She received her undergraduate degree from Reed College in 2013 and her veterinary degree in 2017 from the University of California, Davis. Rachel spent two years in internship programs after graduation for additional training before joining the Medical Center for Birds as an associate in 2019. She completed her residency in 2022, and passed her exams to become a board-certified avian specialist later that year. She is an active contributor to the scientific literature and has published several papers, and enjoys speaking at conferences and mentoring vet students and interns. Currently she serves on the Student Committee of the Association of Avian Veterinarians, and is co-chief of service here at MCFB.
Rachel has a flock of galahs at home, and while she is partial to all cockatoos, she is delighted to work with any bird that comes in the door. She is interested in many aspects of bird medicine and enjoys working at a practice that allows her to indulge all of them.
Dr Conradson
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