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\"\"<\/a>Dr. Lisa Harrenstien<\/strong> founded Avian and Exotic Veterinary Care in Portland, Oregon in 2016. Dr. Harrenstien<\/a> has over 30 years of experience as a veterinarian, including employment in private small animal\/exotics practice, university exotics practice, postdoctoral training in zoological pathology, consultant work related to avian and exotic species, and zoo practice. Dr. Harrenstien was an associate veterinarian at the Oregon Zoo for 13 years, and she is a board-certified specialist in zoological medicine through the American College of Zoological Medicine<\/a> (ACZM). Dr. Harrenstien was the first veterinarian in Oregon to achieve this specialist ranking, and remains the only private practice veterinarian in the Pacific Northwest with this status.\u00a0Dr. Harrenstien\u00a0belongs to numerous veterinary organizations, including the Portland Veterinary Medical Association<\/a> and the American Veterinary Medical Association<\/a>. She also recently completed a 9-year term as treasurer of ACZM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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