Olivia Petritz completed her veterinary degree at Purdue University, and following graduation, she completed several internships and a residency at the University of California, Davis in companion exotics and zoo medicine.  She became board certified in the American College of Zoological Medicine certification in 2013. She then founded an exotics service at a specialty hospital in Los Angeles and worked there for four years prior to starting as an assistant professor at NC State in 2017.  Her research interests include avian therapeutics and imaging of exotic pet species.

Sarah Ozawa received her DVM from the University of Wisconsin. Following graduation, she completed a small animal rotating internship at the University of Tennessee and then a residency in zoological companion animal medicine at the University of California-Davis. She became board certified by the American College of Zoological Medicine in 2020. She is currently an Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include small mammal medicine and cardiovascular disease in zoological companion animal species.

Emi Knafo is a native of New York City and received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Cornell University in 2004. She then completed her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at Tufts University in 2008. After graduation, she went on to do an internship in large animal surgery and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania, followed by an internship in zoological medicine at the University of Georgia. She then completed a residency in zoological medicine at Cornell University and became a Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine in 2016. Dr. Knafo worked as faculty at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine where she developed the first formal honey bee medicine curriculum in the US, followed by time in private practice at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine at the University of Tennessee where she runs an axolotl research colony. Her current research focus is on pharmacokinetics of clinically relevant drugs in Mexican axolotls. Her clinical interests include surgery, endoscopy, and developing novel therapeutic techniques to elevate the standard of care for exotic species. When not working as a veterinarian, Dr. Knafo is an avid equestrian, beekeeper, and stays fit by chasing around her two young boys.