Vet Gazette

Dr. Cindy Zikes

Dr. Cindy Zikes, alumna from the class of 1990, just completed a two-week rotation with OSU CVM pathologists and is working on a surgery residency. She is board certified in internal medicine and currently works at Cascade Veterinary Referral Center in Tigard, Ore. Dr. Zikes stopped by the Dean’s Office to give an update and to let people know that she is helping coordinate the class of 1990’s 20-year reunion. Other classmates, Drs. Janet Tobiassen Crosby, Craig Quirk, and Gary Haldorson are helping as well. For more information on the reunion and to hear Dr. Zikes’ story in her own words (including her reaction to spending two weeks back at OSU CVM), follow this link.

Dr. Dan Lewer treating a sea turtle

Dr. Dan Lewer, class of 2008 and veterinarian for the Oregon Coast Aquarium, has recently been treating two sick sea turtles. Both are females from different endangered populations and both were found stranded last November on different beaches in the Pacific Northwest. The turtles have been treated for dehydration and hypothermia. As soon as both are stable, they’ll be sent to SeaWorld Turtle Rehabilitation Center in San Diego, Cal., to finish their rehabilitation before being released back into the ocean. Follow this link to Salem-News for the full story.