Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice: Companion and Aviary Birds

Author Biography

Dr Bob Doneley graduated from the University of Queensland in 1982 and worked in veterinary practices in Bundaberg, Brisbane, Toowoomba and the UK before opening his own practice, the West Toowoomba Veterinary Surgery, in Toowoomba in 1988. He was awarded his Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (FANZCVS) in 2003, becoming Queensland’s first specialist in bird medicine, the third in Australia. In the same year he was awarded the College Prize by the Australian College for outstanding contributions to veterinary science in Australia. In 2010 he sold his practice after 22 years to take up a position at the University of Queensland’s Gatton campus. He is now a Professor and Head of the Avian and Exotic Pet Service, a specialist bird practice, as well as treating reptiles, small mammals and wildlife. In 2015 he was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. In 2018 he was awarded the prestigious international T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year by the Association of Avian Veterinarians. He lectures to both veterinary and veterinary technology students on avian and exotic pet medicine, has published two textbooks on bird medicine, including this one, Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice, which has been translated into German, Turkish and Chinese. He has also written and edited a text on reptile medicine and surgery, as well as chapters for many other textbooks and has published numerous papers in veterinary journals. Dr Shangzhe Xie graduated from Murdoch University in 2008 and began a nomadic start to his veterinary career in small animal and exotic pet practices in Australia, New Zealand and USA. He returned to Adelaide, South Australia in 2013 to pursue a PhD studying the physiology and pathology of heat stress in Australian desert birds, and founded the Adelaide Exotic Pets Referral Services. In 2017, he moved back to Singapore to take up a position at the Jurong Bird Park, Mandai Wildlife Group. He is currently the Vice President of Veterinary Healthcare at Mandai Wildlife Group, in charge of the 2 veterinary hospitals caring for the animals under the care of the organization. In 2020, he achieved board-certification status with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Avian practice and became recognized as a Diplomate of the Asian College of Conservation Medicine the following year. He continues to mentor and teach veterinary students, research students and veterinarians through continuing education courses, veterinary student extramural rotations, internships and residencies. He has contributed to scientific publications and textbook chapters, culminating in Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice, 3rd Edition.