La’Toya Latney, DVM, DECZM (Zoo Health Management), DABVP (Reptile & Amphibian Practice), CertAqV

La'Toya Latney AMCLa’Toya Latney is a Senior Veterinarian and Specialist in Zoo and Reptile Medicine at The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC). Before coming to AMC, Dr. Latney was Service Head of the Exotics Department at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital for 11 years, where she continues to serve as an adjunct professor. La’Toya earned a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences at Cornell University and she received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University and Louisiana State University. She then completed a Special Species residency at PennVet and an 18-month exotics internship under Heidi Hoefer, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Avian Practice). Dr. Latney has conducted research in reptile nutrition and she completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Latney is a Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine in Zoo Health Management and she is also board certified in reptile and amphibian practice through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. She is also a certified aquatic veterinarian (CertAqV). Her special interests include reptile husbandry and nutrition, reptile infectious diseases, comparative critical care, and adapted emergency response for exotics. Dr. Latney is a board member of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians and she has published review articles, studies, and case reports in several veterinary journals.

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