About the Editors

ABOUT THE EDITOR

James W. Carpenter, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACZM, is a professor of zoological med-
icine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University. He has been a clin-
ical and research veterinarian for 42 years in the field of exotic animal, wildlife, and zoo
animal medicine, and he has trained 40 interns and residents. He is the author of numer-
ous scientific papers and book chapters; is editor/co-author of the Exotic Animal For-
mulary (1996, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2018) and its Japanese (2002), Spanish (2006), and
Portuguese (2010) translations; and was co-editor of Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clin-
ical Medicine and Surgery (2004, 2012). Dr. Carpenter is also the former editor of the
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (1987-1992), served on the Wildlife Scientific Advi-
sory Board of the Morris Animal Foundation (1998-2001; Chair, 2000-2001), and is the
past president of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (1998-1999), the Asso-
ciation of Avian Veterinarians (2006-2007), and the American College of Zoological
Medicine (2008-2009). He was awarded the Edwin J. Frick Professorship in Veterinary
Medicine from the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002 and the Emil Dolensek
Award by the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians in 2004. Dr. Carpenter was
named the Exotic DVM of the Year for 2000 and the T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner
of the Year for 2012. He was also named an Alumni of the Year by the Oklahoma State
University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. In 2013, the Veterinary Health Center
(KSU College of Veterinary Medicine) named the new veterinary facility at Manhattan’s
Sunset Zoo the “James W. Carpenter Clinic at Sunset Zoo.” In 2016, Dr. Carpenter was
awarded both the E.R. Frank Award by the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni
Association for “outstanding achievements, humanitarian service, and contributions to
the veterinary profession” and the KSU Distinguished Service Award for “outstanding
leadership and clinical/diagnostic service to Kansas Veterinary Medical Association
members.” Dr. Carpenter is currently the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Avian Medicine
and Surgery.

ABOUT THE ASSISTANT EDITOR

Christopher J. Marion, DVM, MPH, received his doctor of veterinary medicine and
master of public health degrees from Kansas State University. He has managed and mon-
itored clinical trials in the clinical research industry for the past 11 years. During this
time, he has also consulted with the Association of Avian Veterinarians as an associate
to the editor on the quarterly publication of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.

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