Diana Fabiola Navarro Ruiz
Miami,Fl
Summary
Focused veterinarian enthusiastically seeking role in which several years of exemplary talent in animal behavior conditions can be leveraged to add invaluable expertise to team. Highly skilled in diagnosis and treatment for diverse range of animal conditions.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Veterinarian
Miami Seaquarium
Miami, Florida
11.2024 - 01.2026
- Conduct routine health check ups on the different specimens of Tursiops truncatus, Zalophus californianus, Phoca vitulina, Phoenicopterus ruber, Spheniscus demersus, Psittacidae spp., and a variety of reptiles.
- Health Rounds and daily observations.
- Communicate with trainers and keepers for Tx. Implementation, instructions and follow up in cases.
- Perform scheduled medical exams, blood draws, imaging (X-rays, US, gastroscopies, etc.)
- Collection of samples (Blood, fecal, gastric, blowhole, cytologies, etc.) from different species run what is possible IH and refer to specialized laboratories.
- Administer medications, treatments or therapy as needed.
- Oversee dietary plans and ensure animals receive proper nutrition.
- Record medical treatments, Dx., and health updates in animal records.
- Ensure medical supplies, equipment, pharmacy, inventory, etc.
DVM in training/Vet Tech
Mahalo Veterinary Hospital
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
09.2021 - 10.2024
- Wellness examination (dogs, cats, birds, small mammals and reptiles under the supervision of the director DVM).
- Vaccinations.
- Nutrition adviser (mainly Exotic pets).
- Preparation for Sx (Sedation, IV Catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, charting, drugs calculation, monitoring, preparation of the surgical area, recovery, invoicing, etc.).
- Surgical procedures (under the supervision of the director DVM).
- Continue education for pet owners.
- Weekly posts on Facebook about exotic bird care, nutrition, ethology, etc.
- Procedures under sedation.
- Collection of blood, urine (US guided Cystos), fecal, samples, ear swabs, FNA's, etc.
- Fast US, Radiographic studies and interpretation (send out to specialists when needed).
- Cytology (collection and interpretation).
Veterinarian and Training Operation Manager
Casa de los Animales
Playa del Carmen , Q. Roo
02.2012 - 04.2014
- Day to day operations such supervise my team in activities like feeding, cleaning the areas, teaching them how to manage the animals if necessary.
- Administrative tasks.
- Training sessions with macaws, green iguanas, toucans, squirrel monkeys, lions and jaguars calves/juveniles.
- Exotic animal clinic including taking samples, diet creation and evaluations, periodically deworming, administration of vitamin supplements.
- Purchasing Food and supplements.
- Environmental enrichment.
- Early stimulation and desensitization of jaguar and lion cubs.
- Lion and jaguar cub's husbandry.
- Legislative processes to the authorities and government.
- Exchanges with zoos and handling of specimens.
- Scheduled medical check ups including diagnosing and treating of ailments.
Dolphin trainer
Dolphin Discovery
Puerto Aventuras, Q. Roo
09.2011 - 01.2012
- Daily diet prep.
- Training sessions.
- Briefing with team then with guests.
- Interactive programs.
- Filling daily training reports.
- Monitoring maternity wards.
- Catches in natural pools for later transport of specimens.
- Transport of specimens to different locations.
Sea turtle veterinary clinic and Dolphin medicine
Xcaret Park
Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo
02.2011 - 08.2011
- Day to day operations such as: feeding 320 specimens of sea turtle (Caretta caretta, Chelonia mydas, Lepidochelys olivacea, Eretmochelys imbricata).
- Clinical treatments.
- Rescue nests from different locations along the Riviera Maya.
- Rearing of offspring.
- Releases.
- Daily exams of 30 specimens of Tursiops Truncatus.
- Collection of samples (Blood, gastric, fecal, urine) and process them.
- Filling medical reports.
- Dx's (Radiographic studies, Us's, gastroscopies), and Tx's.
- Diet evaluation.
Macaw Veterinarian/Trainer
Live Aqua Hotel, Cancun
Cancun, Q. Roo
01.2010 - 02.2011
- Day to day operations such as physical examinations, feeding, training flights around the hotel property, environmental enrichment, answering guests' questions about the scarlet macaw's biology, behavior.
- Scheduled medical check ups including diagnosing and treating of ailments.
Manatee Department (Veterinary Medicine/Training)
Xcaret Park Playa del Carmen
, Q. Roo
08.2009 - 01.2010
- Daily exams of the specimens in the area, feeding, training, and developing a program for swimming with manatees.
- Answering questions about the manatee biology.
- Develop a training manual (as part of my thesis) for collection of medical samples voluntarily.
Wildlife veterinary (professional rounds)
Africam Safari Zoo / Chapultepec Zoo
Mexico City/ Puebla, DF/PU
11.2008 - 07.2009
- Veterinary clinic practices.
- Wildlife management.
- Hunting ranch production.
- Developing education programs oriented to care and conservation of wildlife.
- Ethology and environmental enrichment.
- Sanctuaries design.
- Preparing ethograms.
Education
International certification - Wildlife Rescuer/handler
IBT (Institute of Tropical Biology)
Q. Roo12.2013
Training - Companion Dogs
National Autonomous University of México (UNAM)
Mexico City09.2012
Zoo animal trainer - ethology and welfare in captivity
Guadalajara Zoo, Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico05.2011
Médico Veterinaria Zootecnista - Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnist
National Autonomous University of México (UNAM)
Mexico City08.2010
Wildlife and Zoo animal trainer -
Xcaret Park
Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo02.2010
Skills
- Ethology and animal welfare
- Medical diagnostics
- Animal training
- Animal husbandry
- Exotic animal care
- Sample collection
- Client education
- Team collaboration
- Anesthesia administration
- Problem solving
- Record keeping
- Pharmacology
- Behavioral counseling
- Strong customer service skills
- Radiology interpretation
- Surgical procedures
- Injury treatment
- Treatment Planning
- Canine and feline intubation
- Wound management
- Euthanasia procedures
- Dental procedures
- Parasite control
- Vaccination protocols
- Laboratory skills
- Animal handling
References
Available upon request.
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Associate Veterinarian
Miami Seaquarium
11.2024 - 01.2026
DVM in training/Vet Tech
Mahalo Veterinary Hospital
09.2021 - 10.2024
Veterinarian and Training Operation Manager
Casa de los Animales
02.2012 - 04.2014
Dolphin trainer
Dolphin Discovery
09.2011 - 01.2012
Sea turtle veterinary clinic and Dolphin medicine
Xcaret Park
02.2011 - 08.2011
Macaw Veterinarian/Trainer
Live Aqua Hotel, Cancun
01.2010 - 02.2011
Manatee Department (Veterinary Medicine/Training)
Xcaret Park Playa del Carmen
08.2009 - 01.2010
Wildlife veterinary (professional rounds)
Africam Safari Zoo / Chapultepec Zoo
11.2008 - 07.2009
International certification - Wildlife Rescuer/handler
IBT (Institute of Tropical Biology)
Training - Companion Dogs
National Autonomous University of México (UNAM)
Zoo animal trainer - ethology and welfare in captivity
Guadalajara Zoo, Mexico
Médico Veterinaria Zootecnista - Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnist
National Autonomous University of México (UNAM)
Wildlife and Zoo animal trainer -
Xcaret Park