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Hunter Walker
Hunter Walker Small Animal Rotating Intern at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists

Hunter Walker is a highly skilled and accomplished individual with an impressive expert profile. Currently working as a Small Animal Rotating Intern at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, they have a strong interest in small animal surgery and orthopedics. With a start year of 2022, Hunter is already making a significant impact in the veterinary services industry in Houston, Texas.

Prior to their current position, Hunter served as the President of the AUCVM Surgery Club at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. In this role, they demonstrated excellent leadership and organizational skills, coordinating lectures and wet labs led by renowned surgeons, clinicians, and faculty members.

Hunter's expertise extends beyond veterinary medicine. They have also worked as a Veterinary Assistant at Bluffs Animal Hospital, where they gained valuable experience in providing top-notch animal care. Additionally, their research experience includes being a Research Assistant at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, where they worked on a project quantifying motivation in fire ants for survival.

Furthermore, Hunter has contributed to the field of marine biology as a Research Volunteer at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. They assisted experienced biologists and Dr. Martine deWit in marine mammal rescues and necropsies, while also conducting their own research project on the correlation between red tide toxin concentrations and manatee carcasses.

With their exceptional skills in veterinary medicine, research, and leadership, Hunter Walker is a highly qualified professional who is making a significant impact in their field.

More about this expert

Full name
Hunter Walker
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Title
Small Animal Rotating Intern
Company
Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (since 2022)
Industry
Veterinary Services
LinkedIn Connections
448
Summary
AUCVM c/o 2022 Strong interest in small animal surgery & orthopedics
Skills
Veterinary Medicine Research

Education

Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine
Attended in 2018 - 2022
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Bachelor of Science - BS
Attended in 2014 - 2018
Field of study: Biology

Positions

Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists
Houston, Texas, United States
Small Animal Rotating Intern
Jun 2022 - Present
AUCVM Surgery Club
Auburn, Alabama
President
Feb 2019 - May 2020

My role involved coordinating lectures led by surgeons/clinicians/faculty, as well as wet labs for peers to get hands-on surgical practice.
Bluffs Animal Hospital
Belleair Bluffs, FL
Veterinary Assistant
Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Research Assistant
Jan 2017 - May 2017

Project with Dr. Debbie Cassell quantifying motivation in fire ants for survival
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
3700 54th Ave S Saint Petersburg, Florida 33711
Research Volunteer
Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

Working alongside experienced biologists and Dr. Martine deWit, I assisted in marine mammal rescues and necropsies as a volunteer. The MMPL's pathological findings are stored in FWC's database and were used as the primary data of my individual summer research project. I studied and compared the brevetoxin (a neurotoxin released by red tide's dinoflagellate) concentrations in the stomach content versus the liver tissue of manatee carcasses for a five year time period, aiming to find significant correlations. My findings allowed me to estimate a manatee's exposure time as well as the intensity of the red tide bloom based on the toxin concentrations alone. My research was organized and explained further in a formal written report.