Aquadocs

Aquadocs

Aquadocs is the #1 podcast on aquatic medicine and a Top 50 Life Sciences podcast. Each week host Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews veterinarians and animal health experts about their roles in the aquatics community. If you are looking for a fun easy way to learn more about marine mammals, aquaculture, fish/exotic private practice, science communication and policy, new research, and more, this is the resource for you! Episodes are available on your favorite podcast streaming services (Apple/Spotify) and at www.aquadocspodcast.com. Edited by Zach Greenfield-Feig.

Episodes

February 18, 2025 27 mins

Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Gregory Scott, Associate Veterinarian at Georgia Aquarium about one of the first reported cases of diabetes in an asian small clawed otter. Tune in to learn how he and his team diagnosed this disease and the novel approach they are using for treatment. And stick around until the end to hear about the great ways Dr. Scott is engaging his community to increase diversity and opportunities wi...

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Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Tamara Kruse, Director of Animal Health at the San Antonio Zoo. In this episode, Dr. Kruse shares her experience of becoming a diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM). The ACZM is an accredited board of veterinary specialists who maintain the highest standards of practicing zoological medicine. Becoming an ACZM diplomate requires years of meticulous preparation, cl...

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January 21, 2025 27 mins

Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Jen Flower, clinical veterinarian at Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment. In this episode, Dr. Flower highlights some of her research and current conservation efforts working with wild sea turtles off the east coast of Florida. It’s a great story about collaboration, conservation, research and fantastic medicine!

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January 7, 2025 34 mins

Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Matt Allender, director of conservation medicine and science at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago and director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at the University of Illinois. In this episode, Dr. Allender discusses the important research that he and his colleagues are completing studying infectious and non-infectious disease of reptiles and amphibians. Importantly, he highlights ranavirus infect...

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July 2, 2024 27 mins

To round out our 4th season of Aquadocs Podcast, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Cara Field, medical director for The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito California. Tune in to hear incredible pinniped rescue stories as well as learn about some of the amazing research being completed by Dr. Field and her team.

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June 11, 2024 24 mins

On this week’s episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Erica Palmer, a veterinary technician at Mystic Aquarium, about her journey becoming an aquatic veterinary technician. From years of hard work, self-studying, and not being afraid to ask for help and advice from friends and colleagues, she has paved the way to providing high class care for her patients. Plus, stick around to the end to hear her upcoming adv...

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May 28, 2024 22 mins

How do you complete a hearing test on a baleen whale? On this episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Craig Harms, professor of aquatic, zoo and wildlife medicine at North Carolina State University, about his fieldwork studies in Norway collecting hearing data on minke whales. The non-invasive hearing tests were conducted by placing sensors on the surface of the whale's skin that allowed a multi-nationa...

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May 14, 2024 24 mins

How do you administer antibiotics to wild whales? On this week's episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Martin Haulena, Executive Director of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society and Vancouver Aquarium Staff Veterinarian about his work rescuing and rehabilitating marine mammals. Tune in as he highlights the amazing work he and his team do to disentangle sea lions as well as some of his f...

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On this week's episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Natalie Mylniczenko, staff veterinarian at the Walt Disney Company about all things elasmobranch. Tune in to learn more about Dr. Natalie’s research looking into the stress response and reproductive physiology of these amazing animals.
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April 16, 2024 19 mins

Honoring the life of a beloved pet with a paw print is a beautiful way to remember them. But what happens when your patients have fins and scales? On this week’s episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Eric Littman, staff veterinarian for Adventure Aquarium about his novel approach to science communication and art. Tune in to learn about Dr. Littman's artistic process and the way in which he honors both...

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April 2, 2024 25 mins

On this week’s episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Greenfield-Feig, interviews Dr. Lara Croft, veterinary scientist over scientific grants programs at Morris Animal Foundation, about the different ways she has positively impacted aquatic animal health within and beyond clinical work. Tune in to learn about the review process for scientific grants. And make sure you stick around to the end to learn about an interesting case where Dr. Croft and...

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March 19, 2024 22 mins

On this week's episode of Aquadocs, we are discussing all things penguin. SeaWorld San Diego recently successfully hatched a baby emperor penguin for the first time in over a decade. Tune in as Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Jennifer Russell, staff veterinarian at SeaWorld San Diego, about her experience working with Pearl, the baby penguin, as well as her research studying the ocular anatomy of penguins.

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December 12, 2023 27 mins

On this episode of Aquadocs, host Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Jay Sweeney, co-owner and chief veterinarian of Dolphin Quest, about his history in the field of aquatic animal medicine. Tune in to learn about the origins of diagnostic imaging and sampling in marine mammals. And stick around to hear about the unique preventative medicine techniques Dolphin Quest employs as a means of providing high-quality medical care...

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November 28, 2023 28 mins

On this week's episode of Aquadocs, host Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. John Griffioen, Assistant Director of Animal Programs and Conservation at the Fort Worth Zoo, about his recent study evaluating the hematologic and biochemical values in Japanese spider crabs (Macrocheira kaempheri). In this episode, we also discuss Dr. Griffioen's AAZV presentation about the wellbeing of non-domestic animal veterinarians. ...

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November 14, 2023 11 mins

On this week's episode of Aquadocs, host Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Kei Hayashi professor of surgery at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. This episode highlights the collaborative effort that often occurs throughout the veterinary profession. Dr. Hayashi, then surgeon at the University of California, Davis, was asked to consult on a case of osteomyelitis (infection of the bone) in a sea lio...

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November 1, 2023 23 mins

On this week's episode of Aquadocs, host Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Dr. Alissa Mones, Associate Veterinarian at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. Dr. Mones recently published a study about best methods for humanely euthanizing blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). She specifically looked at potassium chloride, ivermectin, and lidocaine hydrochloride as potential options. You'll have to tune in to fin...

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October 20, 2023 26 mins

What happens when a stranding response team gets a call about a stranded animal? On this week's episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Sarah Callan, animal rescue program manager at Mystic Aquarium, about her work completing necropsies on large whales and rescuing and rehabilitating stranded seals and sea turtles. From training a full team of volunteers, organizing colleagues with large machinery, travelin...

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October 3, 2023 25 mins

On this week's episode of Aquadocs, host Dr. Michelle Greenfield-Feig interviews Jim Kinsler, aquarium curator at SeaWorld Orlando, about his work saving coral. An unprecedented coral disease event -- stony coral tissue loss disease -- has been ravaging the Florida reefs since 2014. Jim, his team at SeaWorld, as well as many partner organizations including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the Nationa...

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September 27, 2023 1 min

Hello and welcome to season 4 of Aquadocs. We've got a great season for you starting up next week October 3rd. This season we’ll be discussing topics including the new Florida Coral Rescue Center, the ins and outs of a marine mammal stranding team, ethical means of euthanasia in blue crabs, the well being of exotic and zoological veterinarians, and so much more. Some other season 4 highlights: we are very excited to announce ou...

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Is it possible to monitor, and even predict, a dolphin's health just by looking at recordings of its vocalizations? On this week's episode of Aquadocs, host Michelle Greenfield interviews Dr. Brittany Jones, the Deputy Director of Conservation Biology Sound and Health at the National Marine Mammal Foundation about her research studying bottlenose dolphin vocalization patterns. Dr. Jones and her team are developing a model t...

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