Nicola Di Girolamo DVM, MSc(EBHC), PhD, DiplECZM(Herp)

is an associate professor of Exotics and Zoological Medicine at Oklahoma State University, and immediate past-president of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine and an associate editor of BMC Veterinary Research. Before moving to the US, Nicola has been employed as a veterinary specialist in Hong Kong at Tai Wai Small Animal & Exotics Hospital. Back in Italy, he performed his ECZM residency at the Clinic for Exotic Animals in Rome and he founded EBMVet, a study group on Evidence-based medicine. He completed a Master of Science in evidence-based healthcare at the university of Oxford and a PhD at the University of Bologna. Following that, he founded EBMVet, a study group on Evidence-based medicine. In his spare time he practices Brazilian Jujitsu, surf and chess.