Avian, Exotic, And Zoological Medicine
Education & Postgraduate Training
BS in Animal Science - Oklahoma State University
DVM - Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Rotating Internship, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery - MSPCA Angell-West
Residency Training, ABVP Reptile & Amphibian – Pet Hospital of Penasquitos (San Diego, CA)
Professional Affiliations
Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians
Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians
Association of Avian Veterinarians
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Wildlife Disease Association
Publications
Caron M, Kanda I, Mitchell, Thomas Boyer; Effectiveness of Nasal Flush Treatments in Mycoplasma PCR or DNA Sequencing Positive Tortoises. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 2024.
Scimeca, R. C., Carpenter, A., Caron, M., Matt, C. L., Brandão, J., O’Connell, T. J., & Reichard, M. V. (2022). Prevalence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated from 31 wild Passeriformes collected in North-Central Oklahoma. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 1-6.
Di Girolamo, N., Caron, M., Brandão, J., & Reynders, R. M. (2022). Most veterinarians treating exotic animals use formularies to select drug dosages without consistently checking their sources. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 260(8), 1-11.
Di Girolamo, N., Studer, K., Maranville, R., Caron, M., Murciano, G., Sellers, M., & Cococcetta, C. (2022). Feasibility, Gross Postmortem Results and Participant Perception of Oblique Prefemoral Ovariectomy in Red Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) During a Teaching Workshop. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 32(2), 130-135.
Conference Proceedings
Caron M, Boyer T (2024) “Granulosa Cell Tumor Removal in a Savannah Monitor with Ultrasonic Monitoring for Disease Recurrence”, AEMV & ARAV Joint Conference - New Orleans, LA, August 2024
Caron M, Boyer T (2023) “Evaluating Effectiveness of Nasal Flush Technique in Mycoplasma PCR or DNA Sequencing Positive Tortoises”, ExoticsCon - Boston, MA, August 2023
Caron M, Boyer T (2022) “Exophthalmia Associated With Atherosclerosis and Myocardial Fibrosis in a Bearded Dragon, Pogona vitticeps”, ExoticsCon - Denver, CO, August 2022
Caron M, Boyer T (2022) “Thymic osteosarcoma in a geriatric rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, after radiation treatment for anterior chest mass”, ExoticsCon - Denver, CO, August 2022
Caron M, Smead C, Di Girolamo N (2019) “20-year trend in type of references used for reptile drug dosages in exotic animal formulary”, ExoticsCon – St. Louis, MI, September 2019
Caron M, Tellez M, Reichard M (2018) “Paratrichosoma spp. in American (Crocodylus acutus) and Morelet’s crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) and its relation to crocodile sex, sexual maturity, water temperature, and capture location”, American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists – Denver, CO, July 2018.
Awards Received
WVC 2019 Dr. Jack Walther Leadership Award