Assistant Professor, Small Animal Surgery
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
walvarez@ufl.edu
PO Box 100116
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32610-0126
352-392-2235
FAX: 352-846-2445
Education
- M.S., University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, current
- D.V.M. cum laude, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, 2012
Professional Experience
- Surgical Residency – University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 2015-18
- Surgical Internship – University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 2014
- Rotating Emergency Small Animal and Zoo Animal Internship, Valley Animal Hospital/Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ, 2013
Honors and Awards
- American Association of Veterinary Clinicians Resident of the Year Award, 2018
- Class of 2018 Small Animal Resident of the Year Award, University of Florida, 2018
- First Place – Society of Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery Resident Research Competition, Charleston, SC, 2018
- Excellence in Clinical Science Research Graduate Student Award, University of Florida, 2017
- First Place – Phi Zeta Veterinary Honor Society Research Poster Competition, University of Florida, 2017
- Second Place – Campus-wide Graduate Student Research Poster Competition, University of Florida, 2017
- First Place – ACVS Public Outreach Video Competition, 2016
- Second Place – Small Animal Clinical Sciences “Best in Show” Research Competition, University of Florida, 2016
- Second Place – ACVS Research Poster Competition, Seattle, WA, 2016
- Inman VGSA Master’s Research Travel Grant Award, Gainesville, FL, 2015
- Second Place – AAZV Wildlife Pharmaceuticals “Future of our Profession” Research Competition, Oakland, CA, 2012
- Kaytee Avian Excellence Scholarship, University of Florida, 2012
- J.E. Salsbury Scholarship for Veterinary Leadership and Academic Excellence, University of Florida, 2011
- Lerner Scholarship for Excellence in Wildlife and Zoological Medicine, University of Florida, 2011
- Frances P. Weaver Academic Scholarship, University of Florida, 2010
- Florida Bright Future Scholar, Florida Board of Education, 2005-09
Research Interests
- Soft Tissue Surgery
- Surgery of Zoo and Exotic Animals
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Interventional Radiology
- Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus Syndrome
- Veterinary Surgical Education
Recent Publications
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