by Roberto Aguilar, DVM

About His Story

"Our neurosurgeon, a physician and scientist, took a great leap in this case. He allowed himself to identify with a kangaroo. I’d like to see that kind of emotional crossover into the animal kingdom happen more often."

About the Author

Born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, Roberto F. Aguilar graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1987.  He did an internship in veterinary medicine at Oklahoma State University and a clinical residency in orthopedic avian surgery at the University of Minnesota. He served as Staff Veterinarian and then Senior Veterinarian at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans from 1992 to 2005 and is currently Director of Conservation and Science at The Phoenix Zoo. The author of numerous publications including a book on exotic animal medicine, Dr. Aguilar has lectured extensively in most of Latin America and is the manager for Latinvets, a listserv with 630 members in 22 countries in Latin America, Europe, and the United States.