Gabriela Zonenshine – DVM, MPH, ABVP Resident

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Dr. Gabriela Zonenshine (“Sunshine”) graduated from Cornell University with a dual degree in Biology and Animal Science. She then achieved her DVM degree from Cornell University. She completed a rotating small animal internship at Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital in Akron, Ohio, and then received her Masters of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Minnesota. She then completed two small animal surgical internships – one in minimally invasive surgery and advanced orthopedics, and another in interventional radiology research. Dr. Zonenshine completed a OneHealth wildlife internship at the Wildlife Conservation Society and served as a veterinarian for the Turtleback Zoo in West Orange, NJ. She is the founder of her own nonprofit for endangered animals, The Gabby Wild Foundation, and has traveled the globe to protect an array of exotic species, from Jane Goodall’s chimpanzees in Uganda to elephants in Indonesia. Certified in veterinary acupuncture by the Chi Institute, Dr. Zonenshine balances her Western medicine practices with Traditional Chinese Medicine in an effort to blend both methodologies. As the Veterinary Center for Birds & Exotics’ current ABVP resident in avian practice, she plans to continue investigative studies in the field of avian medicine after her residency. When not at work, Dr. Zonenshine cares for her three human children and two furry babies (a horse named Bu and a chihuahua named Pixie Dust).