Dr. Charly Pignon Wins 2023 Oxbow QUEST Award

Oxbow Animal Well being, along with AEMV, has acknowledged Dr. Charly Pignon because the recipient of the 2023 Oxbow Unique Mammal Well being (QUEST) Award. Established in 2009, the QUEST is offered yearly to an animal well being skilled who advances the sphere of unique mammal drugs and care. Dr. Pignon, who created the Unique Medication Service at Alfort Nationwide Veterinary Faculty in France, was offered with the award on the 2023 ExoticsCon convention in Boston, MA at a reception in his honor.

“It’s our distinct honor to acknowledge Dr. Charly Pignon with the 2023 Oxbow QUEST Award,” mentioned Dr. Micah Kohles, Chief Veterinary Officer for Oxbow Animal Well being (Compana Pet Manufacturers). “Dr. Pignon continues to set an inspiring commonplace as a surgeon, instructor, lecturer, and innovator within the discipline of unique companion mammal drugs. We’re honored to acknowledge him with the 2023 Oxbow QUEST Award.”

“I’m deeply honored to have been acknowledged with the 2023 Oxbow Quest Award,” mentioned Dr. Pignon. “I’d not have received this prestigious award with out the assistance of my mentors, colleagues, residents, and interns to whom I owe my profession. I thank Oxbow for organizing such a tremendous occasion and supporting our career yearly for therefore lengthy. Once I was younger, I dreamed of changing into a vet in order that I might deal with wild and exotics animals. It was not simple to realize this purpose. However, 40 years later, I acquired the Oxbow Quest Award. So, every thing is feasible and I want to dedicate this award to all of the vet college students: observe your dream, by no means quit, and full your quest!”

Charly Pignon is a Diplomate of the European School of Zoological Medication (Small Mammal) and a board member of Yaboumba, a French affiliation for persevering with training in unique and wild animals. Charly graduated in 2005 from Alfort Nationwide Veterinary Faculty in Maisons-Alfort, France. His veterinary thesis was primarily based on a wildlife conservation mission in Cambodia. He then labored on the wildlife rescue middle in Alfort and the Paris Zoo (la Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes).

In 2009, Charly accomplished an unique animal drugs internship at Cummings Faculty of Veterinary Medication at Tufts College and when he returned to France he created the Unique Medication Service at Alfort Nationwide Veterinary Faculty. Dr. Pignon’s present discipline of analysis focuses on ear surgical procedure and orthopedic surgical procedure in small mammals, and blood transfusion in ferrets. Dr. Pignon can be the Speedy Previous President (2017-2018) of the Affiliation of Unique Mammal Veterinarians.

The Oxbow Quest Award relies on excellence in a number of of the next areas: exhibiting management within the discipline of unique mammal well being, advancing the understanding of medical ailments and coverings in unique mammal pets, selling the sphere of unique mammal drugs, selling the sphere of unique mammal vitamin or offering innovation to the sphere of unique mammal drugs. Nominations are made by submitting a CV and letter of advice describing the person and the way they exemplify the above qualities. For extra data, go to www. oxbowvetconnect.com.