The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Medicine
- Exotic pet medicine & surgery.
- Zoo & wildlife medicine & surgery.
- Research involving exotic, zoo, or wildlife species.
- Minimally invasive endoscopy and endosurgery.
Stephen Divers, BVetMed, CBiol MIBiol, DZooMed, MRCVS, DACZM
Professor of Zoological & Exotic Animal Medicine
Education
-Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, September 2004.
-Diplomate, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Zoological Medicine, London, UK, June 2000.
-Certificate, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Zoological Medicine, London, UK, June 1998.
-Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, UK, July 1994.
-Bachelor of Medical Sciences (physiology), Kings College, University of London, UK, July 1991.
Research Interests
Dr Divers has a particular interest in cardiorespiratory physiology and anesthesia, drug pharmacokinetics, liver and kidney diseases, and minimally-invasive diagnostic and surgical techniques. He and his colleagues have validated endoscopic techniques for the minimally-invasive collection of lymphoid (splenic) tissue from birds; endoscopic examination, reproductive evaluation, liver and kidney biopsy techniques in reptiles; and endoscopic evaluation and manipulation of the reproductive tract of fish. He is keen to facilitate the use of minimally-invasive techniques in exotic animal, zoo and wildlife research studies and conservation projects.
Selected Publications
Aguilar RF, Hernandez-Divers SM and Hernandez-Divers SJ (2005). Atlas de Medicina, Terapéutica y Patología de Animales Exóticos (Atlas of Medicine, Therapy and Pathology of Exotic Animals). Editorial Inter-Médica, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pp 1-375.
McArthur S, Wilkinson R, Meyer J, Innis C and Hernandez-Divers SJ (2004). Medicine and Surgery Of Tortoises And Turtles. Blackwell Scientific Publications, London. Pp 1-579.
Hernandez-Divers SJ (2004). Surgery: principles and techniques. In: Manual of Reptiles, Second edition. Edited by Raiti P and Girling S. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Cheltenham, England. Pp 147-167.
Hernandez-Divers SJ (2004). Diagnostic and surgical endoscopy. In: Manual of Reptiles, Second edition. Edited by Raiti P and Girling S. British Small Animal Veterinary Association, Cheltenham, England. Pp 103-114.
Hernandez-Divers SJ and Murray M (2004). Small Mammal Endoscopy. In: Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Second edition. Edited by Quesenberry K and Carpenter J. WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA. Pp 392-394 (color plates 1-8).
Hernandez-Divers SJ (2005). Minimally-invasive endoscopic surgery of birds. J Avian Med & Surg, 19: 107-120.
Hernandez-Divers SJ, Stahl SJ, Stedman NL, Hernandez-Divers SM, Schumacher J, Hanley CS, Wilson GH, Vidyashankar AN, Zhao Y and Rumbeiha WK. Renal Evaluation in the green iguana (Iguana iguana): Assessment of plasma biochemistry, glomerular filtration rate, and endoscopic biopsy. Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine, accepted August 2004.
Hernandez-Divers SJ, Bakal RS, Hickson BH, Rawlings CA, Wilson GH, Radlinsky M, Hernandez-Divers SM and Dover SR. (2004). Endoscopic sex determination and gonadal manipulation in Gulf of Mexico sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi). Journal of Zoo & Wildlife Medicine, 35: 459-470.
Hernandez-Divers SJ and Hernandez-Divers SM (2004). Avian diagnostic endoscopy. Compend Cont Ed Pract Vet, 26: 839-852.
Hernandez-Divers SJ, Stahl SJ, Hernandez-Divers SM, Read MR, Hanley C, Martinez F and Cooper TL (2004). Coelomic endoscopy of the green iguana (Iguana iguana). J Herpetological Med & Surg, 14:10-18.
Hernandez-Divers SJ and Hernandez-Divers SM (2004). Xenogeneic skin grafts using porcine small intestinal submucosa in two barn owls (Tyto alba), an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba), and a common crow (Corvus brachyhynchos). J Avian Med & Surg, 17:224-234.
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