Dr. Zachary Steffes graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. He has spent the last six years focusing on dog, cat, and exotic animal medicine. Dr. Steffes has a special interest in reptile and exotic animal medicine and surgery. He co-designed the first approved reptile residency program in San Diego and recently co-authored a chapter on “Emerging Infectious Diseases of Chelonians in Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice” and has authored multiple articles on reptiles and amphibians. He helped discover a new respiratory disease in ball pythons and continues his research. Dr. Steffes was a frequent lecturer for the San Diego Turtle and Tortoise Society, where he discussed hibernation of turtles and tortoises, and general husbandry and care topics. He has special training in exotic animal intubation, exotic animal surgery, exotic animal dentistry, exotic animal endoscopy, and canine and feline surgery. Dr. Steffes also loves seeing dogs and cats, and has a strong interest in their care as well, especially in internal medicine, dentistry, ultrasound, dermatology, and surgery. He enjoys an active lifestyle with his family and pets. As a Minnesota native, Dr. Steffes has grown to love the Bay Area and is very excited to be a part of this great community. Dr. Steffes is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV), the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV), and the Honey Bee Vet Consortium. At home, he has two dogs, two cats, two rabbits, ten tortoises, five snakes, two iguanas, one bearded dragon, and one black throat monitor [citation][4].