Dr. Julie Burge earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1983 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1987. She became interested in pet bird medicine while living in upstate New York where there were no veterinarians in the area that would treat birds. Dr. Burge began adopting unwanted birds and started breeding cockatiels and parakeets in 1988. After returning to Kansas City, she started Burge Bird Services in 1990. She now owns a breeding flock of about 85 parrots, and treats birds exclusively. Dr. Burge is the Association of Avian Veterinarians representative for the state of Missouri and attends their conference every year to learn the latest developments in avian medicine.
Leanne T. Nash, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC)
Arizona State University
Box 872402
Tempe, AZ 85287-2402 U.S.A.
leanne.nash@asu.edu
Juan Pablo Martinez Moscoso, MS
Julie Burge, DVM
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