Barb Linnehan, DVM, Dipl. ACZM
About
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BOARD CERTIFIED
AQUATIC ANIMAL VETERINARIAN
Dr. Barb has 9 years of experience as an aquatic veterinarian with the National Marine Mammal Foundation, U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, and the Vancouver Aquarium.
She became a Board Certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine in 2023, with a specialty in Aquatics from the American College of Zoological Medicine. -
CARDIOLOGIST-IN-TRAINING
During her time as a marine mammal vet, through clinical cardiac cases and research conundrums, Dr. Barb became inspired to push the envelope of marine mammal cardiology. She pursued several veterinary echocardiography courses over the years and has now performed hundreds of dolphin, sea lion, and elephant seal echocardiograms. With the desire to continue advancing our understanding of cardiology in aquatic species, Dr. Barb decided to pursue an additional specialty to become a Board Certified Cardiologist. She will be training as a veterinary cardiologist at Angell Animal Medical Center for the next three years.
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RESEARCH & CONSULTATION
While pursuing her Cardiology Residency, Dr. Barb is continuing with research and consultation regarding aquatic animal cardiology research topics and cases. If you have a question about aquatic animal cardiology, research collaboration ideas, or conundrums, please reach out!
Outreach & Involvement
Dr. Barb is passionate about outreach and teaching, to inspire the next generation of scientists. She is also dedicated to scientific community engagement, so we may support one another and build off of each other's ideas and achievements to continue advancing our field.
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught.”
