Alexandra Prado
Denver,CO
Summary
I am a trained Emergency Veterinarian with 2+ years of experience at a tertiary hospital. I have a strong passion for critical care medicine, management of patients within the intensive care units, and teaching in a veterinary environment. I enjoy diagnostic work-ups with an emphasis on collaboration and integration with different specialties. I have completed surgical and emergency/critical care CE programs and strive to continue learning throughout my career.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Emergency Veterinarian
VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
Denver, CO
08.2022 - Current
- Staff physician in the 24-hour hospital, covering day and night shifts.
- Clinical responsibilities included management of diverse cases that spanned immediate intensive care, multi-day hospitalization as well as outpatient treatment.
- Responsible for teaching and mentoring interns.
- Cared for a variety of exotic species such as rabbits, ferrets, rodents, and reptiles.
Researcher
Dr. Ned Place Ph.D., M.D. - Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
11.2018 - 05.2021
- Performed research under Dr. Ned Place in his lab of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, a lab under Cornell's Center for Wildlife Conservation
- Conducted and facilitated projects regarding evolutionary reproductive strategies of small mammals, particularly of the Naked Mole-Rat.
Independent Research
Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center
Republic of Congo
04.2019 - 08.2019
- Independent research at the Jane Goodall Institute in the Republic of the Congo
- Conducted preliminary research assessing differences in fecal parasitic loads between wild chimpanzees in Conkouati-Douli National Park and semi-captive chimpanzees at the rehabilitation center
- Assisted in health checks of chimpanzees and performed in-house laboratory tests using blood, urine, and fecal samples
Veterinary Technician
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
05.2016 - 07.2017
- Veterinary Technician for an experimental and active breeding colony of Common Marmoset monkeys (Callithrix jacchus).
- Aided in surgeries, such as vasectomies of male primates and cranial implantations, as a surgical assistant and a scrubbed-in technician.
- Piloted a collaboration with the Smithsonian National Zoo understanding the macro and micro-nutritional requirements of infant primates and its translation into possible milk substitutes
- Conducted research regarding developmental strategies for peer-surrogate rearing to reduce stereotypies and infant mortality rate of supernumerary births in a laboratory setting.
Education
Small Animal Rotating Internship -
VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
Denver, Colorado 06.2021 - 06.2022
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY 08.2017 - 05.2021
B.A - Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland 08.2012 - 05.2016
Skills
A non-inclusive list of cases in which I am competent in managing:
- Emergency chest tube and endotracheal tube placement
- CPR
- Hemoabdomen
- Gastrointestinal dilataion-voluvulus (GDV)
- Foreign body obstructions
- Cardiac disease
- Canine and feline urethral obstructions
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Immune mediated diseases
- Complex and simple laceration repairs
- Polytrauma
- Myelopathies
- Seizure management
Publications
- Place, N., Prado, A., Faykoo-Martinez, M., Brieño-Enriquez, M., Albertini, D., & Holmes, M. (2021). Germ cell nests in adult ovaries and an unusually large ovarian reserve in the naked mole-rat, Reproduction, 161(1), 89-98. https://rep.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/rep/161/1/REP-20-0304.xml
Timeline
Emergency Veterinarian
VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Small Animal Rotating Internship -
VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2022
Independent Research
Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center
04.2019 - 08.2019
Researcher
Dr. Ned Place Ph.D., M.D. - Cornell University
11.2018 - 05.2021
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine -
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine
08.2017 - 05.2021
Veterinary Technician
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
05.2016 - 07.2017
B.A - Chemistry
Johns Hopkins University
08.2012 - 05.2016
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