People
Hayley Murphy, DVM
GAHP Director
Deputy Director, Zoo Atlanta
Veterinary Advisor, Gorilla SSP and Ape TAG
Rita McManamon, DVM
GAHP Pathology Organizer/UGA Team Coordinator
Director, Zoo & Exotic Animal Pathology Service,
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
Co-Pathology Veterinary Advisor to Orangutan SSP
Kay A. Backues, DVM, Dipl. ACVM
Staff Veterinarian, Tulsa Zoo
Veterinary Advisor, Chimpanzee SSP and Ape TAG
Benjamin Brainard, VMD, Dipl. ACVA, Dipl. ACVECC
GAHP Anesthesia Advisor
Professor of Emergency and Critical Care
Director of Clinical Research of the College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Bobbie Boyd, RN, RDMS, RDCS
Pediatric Cardiac Sonographer
Sibley Heart Center
GAHP Advisor, Cardiac Sonographer
Vickie Clyde, DVM
Retired Staff Veterinarian, Milwaukee County Zoo
Veterinary Advisor, Bonobo SSP
Founder of the Bonobo Cardiac Database
Pam Dennis, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACZM
Adjunct Professor, Dept of Biology, Ohio State University
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Director of Gorilla Health Project
Veterinary Advisor, Gorilla SSP and Ape TAG
William H. Devlin, M.D., F.A.C.C
GAHP Cardiac Advisor for Orangutans
Interventional Clinical Assistant Professor, Oakland University
William Beaumont Hospital School of Medicine
Ilana Kutinsky, D.O., F.A.C.C.
GAHP Cardiac Advisor for Gorillas
Co-Founder of the Gorilla Cardiac Database
Clinical Associate Professor, Oakland University
William Beaumont Hospital School of Medicine
Linda Lowenstine, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP
Professor of Veterinary Pathology, University of California at Davis
Pathology Veterinary Advisor to Ape TAG, Gorilla and Orangutan SSPs
Principal Pathologist, Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project
Suzan Murray, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
Program Director, Smithsonian Wildlife Health Program
Member, Gorilla Health Project
PI- Brain naturietic peptide as a Serum Biomarker for CVD in Gorillas
Lori Perkins
AZA Ape Taxon Advisory Group Chair
AZA Ethics Board Vice Chair
Deputy Director, Birmingham Zoo
Deb Schmidt, PhD
William R. Orthwein, Jr. Family Animal Nutritionist
Saint Louis Zoo
Nutrition Advisor, Gorilla and Orangutan Species Survival Plans (SSPs)
Meg Sleeper, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM (Cardiology)
Clinical Professor Cardiology, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida
GAHP Cardiac Advisor for Chimpanzees
Joe Smith, DVM
Director of Animal Programs, Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
Veterinary Advisor, Orangutan SSP
Karen Terio, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP
Clinical Associate Professor, Zoological Pathology Program,
University of Illinois
Pathology Veterinary Advisor, Chimpanzee and Bonobo SSPs
Lead Pathologist, Gombe Ecosystem Health Project
