Dr. Michelle G. Hawkins named
Avian Practitioner of the Year
Dr. Michelle Hawkins holds “Grasshopper” a male Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) at the California Raptor Center at the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine.Photo credit: Don Preisler/UCDavis
Twenty-one exceptional avian veterinarians from all around the world were nominated for the 2023 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year. The independent Selection Committee narrowed this list to three finalists and the 2023 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year, Dr. Michelle Hawkins, was announced during the Plenary Session at the 2023 ExoticsCon.
Michelle Hawkins, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice) is a Professor of Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis and Director of the California Raptor Center.
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Award recipients
Visit Lafeber.com to learn more about Dr. Hawkins and to see a list of previous Award recipients.
Did you know…?
The T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year is nominated and selected by their peers. The Awardee is not, and has never been, selected by Lafeber Company. The 2023 autonomous Award Selection Committee, consisting of Association of Avian Veterinarians members, was led by Dr. Kenneth Welle.