1. Kristine Avilés, DVM
kaviles11@gmail.com (813) 382-5580
PREVIOUS VETERINARY EXPERIENCE:
Small animal emergency and general practitioner, self-employed 2014-present
 Currently working at various small animal practices throughout the Tampa Bay area
 Perform general health assessments as needed, vaccinations and other preventative
care, performing other diagnostics as needed based on clinical signs and physical
exam findings of animals
 Treatment and management of emergency cases including toxicities, trauma, and
various medicine cases including diabetic ketoacidosis, Addisonian crises, and
pancreatitis
 Perform minor surgical procedures, such as wound repair, as needed
Emergency clinician, BluePearl Veterinary Partners 2012-2014
 Treat and manage various emergency cases including toxicities, trauma,
and various medicine cases including diabetic ketoacidosis, Addisonian crises, and
pancreatitis
 Assist interns while on the emergency rotation. Discussed cases with them and
assist them with managing their cases
 Perform wound exploration and repair as well as emergency surgeries
Small animal medicine and surgery veterinary intern, BluePearl Veterinary Partners 2011-2012
 Rotated through various services including Surgery, Internal Medicine, Avian and
Exotics, Emergency and Critical Care, and Ophthalmology
 Assisted in orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries including femoral head ostectomies,
tibial plateau leveling osteotomies, perineal urethrostomies, and exploratory laparotomies
 Spent one week at Pinellas County Animal Services during elective time and had the
opportunity to spay and neuter approximately 30 cats and dogs
 Primary clinician on emergency cases; consisted of 40% of time on internship
Veterinary technician, Dale Mabry Animal Hospital 2005- 2007
 Worked one on one with veterinarians in the clinic
 Assisted in examinations of animals (including small mammals)
 Enhanced communication skills by speaking directly to clients daily
 Performed various procedures including: radiographs, venipuncture, surgical
assistant, and patient treatments
PREVIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERIENCE:
Epidemiology assistant, Florida Department of Health Epidemiology Dept. May 2016- present
 Served as primary investigator for numerous reportable enteric disease cases
 Obtained data for foodborne disease case investigations
 Performed data entry for annual influenza data set
 Worked on Zika virus education and outreach for general and medical
communities
 Assisted in Zika virus surveillance in Hillsborough County which includes
interviewing suspect and confirmed cases and facilitating sample submission to
the state laboratory

2.  Performing Zika virus educational outreach for healthcare providers
Student Intern, Florida Department of Health Epidemiology Department January 2016- April 2016
 Assisted in retrieving information from patients that had been suspected of
or confirmed to have a reportable disease in order to facilitate further
investigation of case
 Performed data entry for Influenza outbreak cases
 Assessed daily, weekly, and monthly epidemiology reports and helped
to develop new templates for possible utilization in subsequent data reporting
 Completed special project for internship which related to syndromic
surveillance and sensitivity at detecting arboviral diseases
EDUCATION:
Master of Public Health, University of Florida, College of Public Health April 2016
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine May 2011
Certificate in Aquatic Animal Health, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine May 2011
Certificate in International Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, College of Veterinary May 2011
Medicine
Bachelor of Science, Zoology, College of Liberal Arts and Science, University of Florida May 2003
EXTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:
BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Tampa, Florida August 16, 2010- August 20, 2010
Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia July 19, 2010- August 14, 2010
Auckland Zoo, Auckland, New Zealand May 24, 2010-June 18, 2010
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE :
Research Assistant, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine 2008-2011
 Assisted on a research project with Dr. Iske Larkin and graduate
student Meghan Billis defining the characteristics of manatee taste buds.
Research Assistant, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History 2002-2003
 Worked with Dr. James Albert and Dr. William Crampton on species descriptions
for twelve new species of electric fish.
PROFESSIONAL AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS:
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, member 2012-present
American Veterinary Medical Association, member 2011- present
Florida Veterinary Medical Association, member 2011-2015
International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, member 2009-2012, 2014
Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (student chapter), member 2009- 2011
DVM Class of 2011, class historian 2008- 2011
Veterinary Business Management Association (student chapter), member 2008- 2011
Veterinary Students as One In Culture and Ethnicity (VOICE), member 2008- 2011
Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association
 Member 2007- 2011
 Meeting coordinator 2008-2009
 International Veterinary Student Association representative 2008-2009

3. Students for International Veterinary Opportunities
 Member 2007- 2011
 Vice President 2008-2010
Shelter Medicine Club, member 2007- 2011
Wildlife, Zoological, and Aquatic Animal Medicine Club, member 2007- 2011
OTHER VETERINARY EXPERIENCE:
 Shelter Medicine Rotation November 30, 2009- December 11, 2009
o Rotation that emphasizes general examinations and surgery of animals in
shelter and rescue organizations. Students act as the primary doctor for all
of their patients and do all physical examinations as well as spays and neuters
o During this two-week rotation I spayed six puppies and three kittens as well as
neutered five puppies and two kittens
 Veterinary students as One In Culture and Ethnicity member 2008- 2011
o Visited an elementary school and discussed with students various aspects of April 2009
veterinary medicine as well as the basics of veterinary care for their pets.
 Operation Catnip 2007-2011
o Local organization that operates monthly spay and neuter clinics for feral
cats and kittens in the Gainesville area
o I have volunteered for this organization since 2007 and have worked in various
areas within the clinic including recently neutering and spaying animals.
Through this organization I have neutered 16 cats and kittens and have spayed
11 cats and kittens and am continuing to volunteer for this organization
Students for International Veterinary Opportunities member 2007- 2011
o Participated in a three-day spay and neuter clinic which consisted of performing June 2008
physical examinations on dogs and cats as well assisting in and performing
spays and neuters
 Wildlife, Zoological, and Aquatic Animal Medicine Club member 2007- 2011
o Wildlife Darting Interactive Lab March 2009
 Learned how to operate various darting guns and practiced shooting
them at targets
o Water Quality Interactive Lab March 2009
 Learned how to take water samples and analyze them for various
parameters
o Honduras wildlife trip June 2008
 Club sponsored wildlife trip to Honduras where I assisted in physical
examinations, blood sampling, and minor procedures on various wildlife
including iguanas, jaguars, toucans, and coatis
o Bird Handling Interactive Lab April 2008
 Learned how to handle various psittacines as well as how to perform
physical examinations, nail trims, and beak trimming
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
Zoonotic and emerging disease epidemiology and surveillance
Public Health education and outreach
International medicine
Conservation medicine

4. Aquatic animal medicine
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Traveling, baking, reading, kayaking, spending time outdoors
REFERENCES:
Rick Alleman, DVM, Ph.D, DABVP, DACVP Lisa Farina, DVM, DACVP
President Professor, Clinical Pathology
Lighthouse Veterinary Consultants Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology
13337 NW 172nd
Ave University of Florida
Alachua, Florida 32615 College of Veterinary Medicine
(352) 538-5787 PO Box 110880
rickalleman3@gmail.com 2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, Florida 32608-0880
352-294-4114
farinal@ufl.edu
Warren McDougle, MPH Sonja Olson, DVM
Epidemiology Manager, Senior Clinician
Community Health Emergency Veterinary Medicine
Florida Department of Health- Hillsborough County BluePearl Veterinary Partners
P.O. Box 5135 3000 Busch Lake Blvd
Tampa, Florida 33675 Tampa Florida 33614
(813) 307-8010 (813) 933- 8944
Warren.Mcdougle@flhealth.gov sonja.olson@bluepearlvet.com