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Celebration of Katherine Quesenberry's Contribution to the AAV: 24 Years of Service as Scientific Editor of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

In 1994, Kathy Quesenberry, DVM, MPH, Dipl ABVP (Avian Practice), was one of 4 individuals (including Dr James W. Carpenter, Dr Karen Rosenthal, and Kathy Lyon) invited by the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) Board of Directors to develop a strategy for transitioning our Journal of the Association of Avian Veterinarians to a peer-reviewed, internationally recognized journal, the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. Because of her professionalism and expertise, Dr Quesenberry was asked to be the Scientific Editor of the new journal, a position she held from 1994 to 2019 (March), except for a brief 2-year hiatus from 2001 to 2002. In her position as Scientific Editor, Dr Quesenberry oversaw the review of 80–100 manuscripts a year, including the editing of 50–60 manuscripts a year submitted by American and international authors. She was instrumental in making the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery a successful and internationally recognized journal. Although March 2019 was her last issue for the journal, the AAV is greatly indebted to her for her years of dedication to both the journal and the AAV. Following are some highlights of Dr Quesenberry’s professional career: she has been the Service Head of the Avian and Exotic Medical Service at the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City and was recently appointed as the Chief Medical Officer at the AMC. Dr Quesenberry graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia (Athens), in 1981, completed an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the AMC in 1982, and completed a Residency in Wildlife and Zoological Medicine at the University of Florida in 1984. She returned to the AMC and established the Avian and Exotic Pet Service in 1984. Dr Quesenberry completed a Master’s in Public Heath in 2006 at Yale University School of Public Health. In addition to having been the Scientific Editor of the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery for the AAV, she is co-editor of Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, published by Elsevier, which is a best seller in veterinary medicine and is now going into its fourth edition. She was a co-editor of Avian Medicine and Surgery (1997), also published by Elsevier. Dr Quesenberry is on the Editorial Board and is a contributing editor of the Merck Veterinary Manual. She is also the author of numerous scientific articles and was the invited speaker at 12 international conferences. Dr Quesenberry has trained more than 20 residents and specialty interns and taught hundreds of small animal rotating interns in avian and exotic pet medicine and surgery at the AMC. She was the recipient of both the AAV President’s Award for ‘‘Outstanding Service and Commitment to Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Surgery’’ in 2015 and the Oxbow Exotic Mammal Health Award in 2017.