2024 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year

Date: June 29, 2024

By: Christal Pollock, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)

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Categories: Avian, 

Dr. Lauren V. Powers named
Avian Practitioner of the Year

Twenty exceptional avian veterinarians from all around the world were nominated for the 2024 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year Award. The independent Selection Committee narrowed this list to three finalists and the 2024 Avian Practitioner of the Year, Dr. Lauren V. Powers, was announced during the Plenary/Kickoff Session of the 45th Annual Conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians.

 

Lauren Powers with macaw

 

Lauren V. Powers, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice) is Specialty Service Chief of the Avian and Exotic Pet Service at Carolina Veterinary Specialists in the greater Charlotte area of North Carolina.

 

 

Past award recipients

Visit Lafeber.com to see a list of previous Award recipients.

Then "Caring Hands" statuette is a mold of Dr. Lafeber's hands holding his most beloved avian patient, the budgerigar.

The “Caring Hands” statuette is a bronze mold of Dr. Lafeber’s hands holding his most beloved avian patient, the budgerigar.

 

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 2024 independent Award Selection Committee, consisting of Association of Avian Veterinarians members, was led by Dr. Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland.