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Dr. Jeff Applegate - Honeybees


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Veterinary professionals are called on to help all kinds of animals, and this past year’s WVC Annual Conference featured a honeybee lab. This week, Dr. Natalie Marks chats with Dr. Jeffrey Applegate, president of the Honeybee Consortium, to find out what happens at the lab as well as how veterinarians can help fledgling beekeepers.
This Bee Lab describes by D.r Applegate was given at the 91nd Annual Conference this year. Check out similar educational sessions and more at the next Annual Conference in 2020!
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** About Dr. Jeffery Applegate**
Dr. Applegate received his DVM degree from the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008. Upon graduation, he completed a one-year internship at Animal Medical Center in New York City, before he joined the Oakhurst Veterinary Hospital in Oakhurst, New Jersey as an associate practitioner in the Avian and Exotic Animal Department, with responsibility for avian, small mammal and reptile cases. In March 2014 he accepted a position with the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital as a clinical veterinarian in the Avian and Exotic Animal Service, and became a Clinical Assistant Professor in May 2016. Prior to earning his DVM degree he worked in a number of private practice settings as a Certified Veterinary Technician.
**About the Interviewer - Natalie Marks, DVM:**
Dr. Marks is the previous co-owner and current Medical Director of Blum Animal Hospital in Chicago. She grew up in rural Sterling, Illinois, and received her DVM degree from the University of Illinois in 2002 with high honors. Additionally, during veterinary school, she was awarded a position in the Cornell University Summer Leadership Program as a Summer Fellow. After graduation, Dr. Marks moved to North Atlanta for five years to practice small animal medicine at Allatoona Animal Hospital. She was the Veterinary Leadership Conference New Graduate Representative, president of the Greater Atlanta Veterinary Medical Society, and public relations chairperson for the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Marks has interests in internal medicine, oncology, and ultrasound. She also is a firm believer in the power of the human-animal bond and finds helping families manage and care for their geriatric pets most rewarding and satisfying. She was recently awarded Petplan's 2013 Veterinarian of the Year Award. Dr. Marks also received the prestigious Dr. Erwin Small First Decade Award, presented to a recent graduate who has given significant contributions and service to the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association. In 2015, Dr. Marks was awarded America's Favorite Veterinarian honor from the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF). Dr. Marks is very active in all aspects of media, both locally and nationally. She has appeared on Good Day Chicago, WGN-Pet Central, NBC Morning News, ABC, CBS, NPR, WBBM, and many local websites. Dr. Marks was featured nationally on the Today Show and CBS Nightly News during the canine influenza epidemic of 2015 and in multiple issues of JAVMA. Additionally, Dr. Marks has been published in Veterinary Medicine magazine, DVM magazine, and was a reporter for Veterinary News Network where she completed intensive media training. In 2018, Dr. Marks became a certified Veterinary Journalist.
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