Scott Stahl is the Chief of Staff and Director at Stahl Exotic Animal Veterinary Services (SEAVS) in Fairfax, Virginia. SEAVS was founded in 2003 and relocated for expansion in 2009 to an 8,000 square foot facility. Today this large specialty practice has grown to eight full-time veterinarians providing full clinical services for exclusively avian and exotic animal patients. Additionally, SEAVS serves as a teaching facility with ongoing training for veterinary students with externships as well as veterinary internships and American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) avian residencies. Dr. Stahl studied biology at the University of Richmond and he earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. Scott became board certified in avian practice through ABVP in 1996.
Dr. Stahl has written over 150 scientific articles as well as chapters in various textbooks. In 2019, he co-edited and co-authored Mader’s Reptile and Amphibian Medicine and Surgery, 3rd Edition. Dr. Stahl is an active member of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) where he served on the board for 4 years and was a Past President (1998-1999). Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians and the Association of the Exotic Mammal Veterinarians. Dr. Stahl’s professional areas of interest include endoscopy, endoscopic surgical techniques, surgery and reptile theriogenology. He frequently teams up with Dr. Stephen Divers to lead exotic animal endoscopy courses all over the world.
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