Susan Orosz, Ph.D., DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Avian), Dipl. ECZM (Avian),\u00a0\u00a0received her Ph.D, in human neuroanatomy from the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine and her DVM degree from Ohio State University. She is a board-certified specialist in avian medicine and surgery, both in the United States (ABVP, Avian) and in Europe (ECZM, Avian). She is known internationally through the advances made for the health care of birds, books and articles she has written, and her lectures to veterinarians and bird owners alike.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After practicing in California, she went on to become a faculty member of the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine from 1986 to 2000, where she taught avian medicine and surgery to veterinary students and residents. While there, she developed the Avian, Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and an avian residency program leading to board certification in avian medicine through ABVP. This service was recognized for having the largest caseload of exotic animals at any American veterinary teaching hospital. She has a number of areas of concentration including avian nutrition, anatomy, fungal diseases, neuroanatomy and herbal medicine.\u00a0\u00a0She consults for the Lafeber Company as needed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dr. Orosz\u00a0is past president of the Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a> (AAV),\u00a0 has been a scientific editor for the\u00a0Journal of Avian\u00a0Medicine and Surgery<\/em> and a recipient of the Dr. T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year award<\/a>.\u00a0 She\u00a0is owner of Bird and Exotic Pet Wellness Center<\/a>, an exclusively exotics veterinary hospital in Toledo, Ohio.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/author\/susan\/","slug":"susan","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/orosz-24x24.jpg","48":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/orosz-48x48.jpg","96":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/orosz-96x96.jpg","128":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/wp-content\/uploads\/orosz-128x128.jpg"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n