Pat Macwhirter is the co-owner of Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Macwhirter earned a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with honors from the University of Sydney University. She then completed an internship and fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, before returning to Australia in 1980 where she opened Burwood Bird and Animal Hospital. Dr. Macwhirter owned or co-owned this practice until 2015, when it was sold, and she enjoyed a brief year’s retirement before returning to clinical practice. In 1993, Dr. Macwhirter became the first person in the Australian state of Victoria to gain board recognition as a Specialist in Avian Medicine. Dr. Macwhirter has always had an interest in birds, bird watching and avian medicine and surgery. Over the years, she has kept and bred budgerigars, Major Mitchell cockatoos, galahs, peacocks, and Quaker parrots. She has authored or co-authored numerous scientific papers, books, and conference proceedings and has been invited to speak at veterinary conferences in Asia, Central America, North America, Europe, and Australia.
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