http://alaskabirddoc.evetsites.netAvian Specialty Veterinary Services of Alaska (Dr. Scott Ford, DVM, ABVP-Avian) provides avian veterinary care to wild and companion birds in Alaska.http://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlIn September, 2007, the Alaska Bird Club hosted Dr. Scott Ford for a seminar on avian emergency medical techniques.file/29110/2007-09-Alaska Bird Club Hosts Seminarhttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlDr. Ford visited Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida and learned about minimally-invasive endosurgery in ducks.file/29111/2007-10-Minimally Invasive Surgical Traininghttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlDr. Ford travels to Washington to perform orchidectomies (testicle removal) in 4 peacocks.file/29112/2007-11-Peacock Neuters in Washingtonhttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlDr. Ford visits Juneau for medical appointments with pet and wild birds.file/29113/2008-06-Juneau Visithttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlDr. Ford attends the AAV Conference in Savannah, GA and then is off to the opposite corner of the continent (Barrow, AK) for field work.file/29114/2008-08-Corner to Cornerhttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlDr. Ford visits Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Haines, Anchorage, and Eagle River for teaching, oil spill exercises, meeting with the Bald Eagle Foundation, and pet bird appointments.file/29115/2009-04-Oil Spill Exercise, Bald Eagle Foundation,http://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlDr. Ford assists Dr. Glenn Olsen, Matthew Perry, and other researchers in capture and implantation of satellite transmitters in wild black scoters in Canada.file/29116/2009-05-Black Scoter Telemetry in New Brunswickhttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlIn January, All Creatures Animal Hospital of Bremerton, Washington called me to consult on a tiercel falcon that had sustained multiple fractures... file/30163/2009-06-Konner the Falcon Back on the Jobhttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlfile/30164/2009-09-Banding Scoter in North Puget Soundhttp://www.alaskabirddoc.com/site/view/159067_NewsEvents.pmlThe Sea Duck Joint Venture funded a research project by Dr. Ford into post-operative care techniques for long-tailed ducks and black scoter receiving satellite transmitter implants.file/32857/2010-02-Seaduck Postop Care Research