Hello I am Dr. Hirschfeld
I am a wildlife veterinarian and am President of the Florida Wildlife Rehabilitators Association. I am a licensed Veterinary Acupuncturist certified through IVAS since 2004. I do a lot of surgery for humane organizations, rescue groups and animal controls. I also am a veterinary medical officer of the NVRT 3 formerly VMAT 3, a federally deployed veterinary response team and for VMAT which is a disaster response team, now through the AVMA.
Specialties: Acupuncture, Wildlife, Aquatic Animals, Exotics.
Experience
Consulting Veterinarian
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station
Jan 2016 - Present
7 years 5 months
Miami, Florida
Veterinarian
Flamingo Gardens 2006 - Present
17 years
USDA inspection, medicine/surgery.
Davie, Florida
Owner
Hirschfeld Veterinary Consulting
May 2003 - Present
20 years 1 month
Small animals, wildlife and exotics.
Active Member
AAZV
1996 - Present
27 years
Participate in CE
Consulting Veterinarian
Museum of Discovery and Science 2011 - Nov 2011 less than a year.
Hired when otters were obtained for new exhibit.
VMO VMAT
2004 - 2010
6 years
Participate in training and respond to disasters
Veterinary Surgeon
Humane Society Greater Miami
Jan 2014 - Present
9 years 5 months
North Miami Beach FL
Acupuncturist
Certified Acupuncturist International Veterinary Acupuncture Society 2004 - Present
19 years Participate
Per Diem Veterinarian
Humane Society of Broward
Jan 2001 - Present
22 years 5 months
Small animal surgery
DVM
Lyons Road Animal Hospital
Apr 2012 - Apr 2015
3 years 1 month 1
Small animal surgery
Veterinarian
Miami Museum of Science
2007 - 2011
4 years
Medicine, surgery & consulting.
Staff Veterinarian
SPCA Wildlife Care Center
2001 - 2002
1 year.
Triage, medicine and surgery.
FWRA
President Sep 2010 - Present
12 years 9 months
Vice President 2001 - Sep 2010
9 years
VMO NVRT
2004 - Present
19 years National Veterinary Response Team is a federally deployed disaster assistance team.
Veterinarian
Humane Society of Broward County 2001 - Present
22 years
Per diem vet doing surgeries
VMO NVRT
Miami Dade Animal Services
2005 - Apr 2012. 7 years Surgery on domestic animals. Consult atypical domestics medicine/surgery.
Veterinarian
Abandoned Pet Rescue
2009 - Apr 2010, 1 year. Low-cost vaccines /spay/neuter/surgeries Now w/other rescues/shelters.