{"id":87,"date":"2014-06-30T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=87"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:35:33","slug":"barron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/barron\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Barron, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), CertAqV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barron-Heather-Dwight-CT-Scan-Loggerhead-Marine-Life-Center-Photographer-Marisa-Marulli-56-cropped-square.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-82451 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/login.lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barron-Heather-Dwight-CT-Scan-Loggerhead-Marine-Life-Center-Photographer-Marisa-Marulli-56-cropped-square-250x250.png\" alt=\"Heather Barron Photo credit:  Marisa Marulli cropped square\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barron-Heather-Dwight-CT-Scan-Loggerhead-Marine-Life-Center-Photographer-Marisa-Marulli-56-cropped-square-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barron-Heather-Dwight-CT-Scan-Loggerhead-Marine-Life-Center-Photographer-Marisa-Marulli-56-cropped-square-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barron-Heather-Dwight-CT-Scan-Loggerhead-Marine-Life-Center-Photographer-Marisa-Marulli-56-cropped-square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Barron-Heather-Dwight-CT-Scan-Loggerhead-Marine-Life-Center-Photographer-Marisa-Marulli-56-cropped-square.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heather Barron<\/strong> is the Chief Science Officer and Veterinarian for <a href=\"https:\/\/marinelife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loggerhead Marinelife Center<\/a> in Juno, Florida. Dr. Barron has previously served as the Hospital Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/crowclinic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife<\/a> (C.R.O.W.) as well as the Chair of Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Professor of Small and Exotic Animal Medicine at St. Matthew\u2019s University School of Veterinary Medicine in the Cayman Islands. Dr. Barron is a former Associate Editor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bioone.org\/journals\/journal-of-avian-medicine-and-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery<\/a> (2002-2019) and the author of numerous publications. Dr. Barron is board certified in avian medicine, and she served as the 2010-2011 President of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aav.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a>. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia at Athens (UGA) College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also completed a residency in avian and exotic animal medicine. Heather remained at UGA for 10 years and was a tenured Associate Professor. She has over 30 years of experience practicing in wildlife health and is currently the Chair of the Wildlife Veterinary Section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifedisease.site-ym.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildlife Disease Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heather Barron is the Chief Science Officer and Veterinarian for Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno, Florida. 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