Rita McManamon, DVM

 

Dr. Rita McManamon received her B.A in Biology/Physiology and Behavioral Biology from San Francisco State University. She received her DVM degree from the University of California at Davis, with emphasis in zoo and wildlife medicine.  She formerly served as senior (clinical) veterinarian at Zoo Atlanta, then completed a Residency in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology at the University of Georgia. She is currently the Director of the UGA Zoo and Exotic Animal Pathology Service (ZEAPS). She is a co-Pathology advisor to  the AZA Orangutan Species Survival Plan (SSP), and participates as an Executive Committee member and one of the GAHP pathologists, for the Great Ape Heart Project. This AZA-endorsed collaborative effort seeks to improve understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease in apes.