Assoc. Prof. MVDr. Vladimír Jekl

Vladimír Jekl is a 2002 graduate of the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences (VETUNI Brno) Brno, Czech Republic. He obtained his Ph.D. in exotic companion mammal dentistry in 2006. He has practiced exclusively exotic animal medicine and, since 2009, has been a European Recognised Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery). Since 2016, he has obtained the title of Associate Professor at the VETUNI Brno. Since 2017, he has been the co-owner of the Jekl & Hauptman Veterinary Clinic, which is focused on exotic companion mammals. The clinic exclusively takes care of exotic companion mammals with a case load of 40-55 animals a day. He also works at the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, VETUNI Brno. He has lectured extensively in Europe and partially also in the USA and Asia and he has published more than 450 articles in regional and international journals and books, including chapters in BSAVA Manuals; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed.; Practical Veterinary Dental Radiography; BSAVA Manual of Rodents and ferrets; BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging and he is the editor of VCNA Exotic Animal Practice issues – Respiratory Medicine and Reproductive Medicine. He is a major tutor for the EVDS course for Small Mammal Dentistry and co-tutor of other ESAVS courses His current focus involves dental disease, internal medicine, diagnostic imaging, and soft tissue surgery in small mammals.