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Orlando Diaz-Figueroa, DVM, MS, Specialty in Avian & Exotic Animal Medicine
Orlando Diaz-Figueroa obtained a B.S. degree in Animal Science from Louisiana State University
in 1997. He was then admitted to the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University
from which he graduated with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in May 2001. In the fall
of 2001, he started an internship at Animal Care Unlimited and the Ohio Wildlife Center which
he successfully completed in the summer of 2002. After completing the internship, he was
accepted for a 3-year residency in Zoological Medicine at the Louisiana State University. He
finished his residency and obtained his Master of Science degree in July 2005. His special
interests are in avian obstetrics and reptilian gastrointestinal diseases. His personal interests
include keeping and breeding several types of fish.