Dr. Lamb has always desired to provide good health, happiness and care to all exotic pets. She grew up in Las Vegas, NV and after graduating from UNLV with a B.S. in Biology, she attended veterinary school at the University of Minnesota. Upon finishing veterinary school she performed a one year internship in avian and exotic medicine followed by a two year residency in avian medicine and surgery. After completion of her residency, Dr. Lamb first moved to southern California and practiced at an exotics exclusive animal hospital and then moved to Arizona to be a part of our team starting in 2014. During her career she has also worked with many humane societies, parrot and rabbit rescue groups, wildlife centers and raptor rehabilitation facilities. She is always striving to learn more and is focused on contributing to the advancement of knowledge of avian and exotic animal medicine by providing the highest quality veterinary care possible. Her and her husband share their home with various pets including dogs, geckos, tortoises, a snake, fish, and various parrots, passerines and finches. Dr. Lamb passed her Avian Medicine boards in the fall of 2014 and recertified again in 2024.

Journal Publications
Lamb S. Perineal urethrostomy in a castrated male pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) after development of a urethral stricture. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. Available online April 2024.

Attarian H, Lamb S, Pilny A. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of a renal cyst causing unilateral lameness in a golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. December 2023.

Lamb S, Olsen G, Pilny A. Retrospective comparison of four different non-endoscopic, field approaches for vasectomies in Texas bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus texanus) and Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginanus) in a conservation program. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. September 2023.

Lamb S, Reavill D, Biswell E. Hepatic Iron Overload in a Congo African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). Pathology in Practice. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. May 2022.

Lamb S, Reavill D, Wolking R, Dahlhausen R. Retrospective review of Mycobacterial conjunctivitis in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. September 2020.

Lamb S. Obstruction by fibrous foreign object ingestion in two green- cheeked conures (Pyrrhura molinae) and a jenday conure (Aratinga jandaya). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. October 2019.

Lamb S. Lead Levels in the Egg of a Chicken (Gallus domesticus) with Lead Toxicosis. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. September 2018.

Lamb S. Large Bowel Resection and Anastomosis in a Domestic Rabbit Following Obstruction. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. July 2017.

Lamb S, Sobczynski A, Starks D, Sitinas N. Bacteria Isolated From the Skin of Congo African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus), Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), and Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. December 2014.

Lamb S, Reavill D, Wojcieszyn J, Sitinas N. Osteosarcoma of the Tibiotarsus with Possible Pulmonary Metastasis in a Ring-necked Dove. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. March 2014.

Lay Publications
Lamb S. “Water Belly Worries.” Chickens November/December 2023: 44-50.
Lamb S. “Foot Fails.” Chickens July/August 2021:56-63.
Lamb S. “Converting Birds to Pellets in a Multi-bird Household.” Lafeber.com, 1 Oct 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/converting-parrots-to-pellets-or-nutri-ber...
Lamb S. “Seeds Versus Pellets.” Lafeber.com, 21 Sept 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/bird-seeds-versus-pellets-whats-the-differ...
Lamb S. Why Are Pellets Better Than Seeds for Pet Birds? Lafeber.com, 21 Sept 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/why-are-pellets-better-than-seeds-for-pet-...
Lamb S. “Keep Salmonella at Bay” Chickens July/August 2020: 46-51.
Lamb S. “My Chicken Ate What?!” Chickens July/August 2020: 60-64.
Lamb S. “Fresh Foraging Ideas to Try.” Lafeber.com, 9 Apr 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/fresh-foraging-ideas-to-try/
Lamb S. “Three Cheers for Omega-3s!” Chickens March/April 2020: 40-46.
Lamb S. “Tune In To Your Birds Daily Habits.” Lafeber.com, 31 Mar 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/tune-in-to-your-birds-daily-habits/.
Lamb S. “COVID-19 and Pet Birds.” Lafeber.com, 15 Mar 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/covid-19-and-pet-birds/.
Lamb S. “How to Switch or Convert Your Bird from Seeds to Pellets.” Lafeber.com, 13 Feb 2020, https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/how-to-switch-or-convert-your-bird-from-se....

Presentations

2024                USDA Avian Welfare Symposium: Enrichment in Breeding and Young Birds
            Species Spotlight: California Condor Care in the Wake of Avian Flu, Lafeber Webinar Nov 2024
                        Avian Anesthesia and Surgical Considerations, 2024 ACVS Surgery Summit, Oct 2024
Avian Vet Insider: A Look Back at the AFA Conference, Lafeber Webinar Oct 2024
Avian Vet Insider: A Bird’s Eye View of a Vet Visit, Lafeber Webinar Sept 2024
Common Medical Problems for Backyard Poultry, American Federation of Aviculture 50th Education Conference and Avian Expo, Sept 2024
Species Spotlight: The Peruvian Parrot, Lafeber Webinar August 2024
                        Avian Endocrinology, University of Arizona, Second Year Class, July 2024
                        Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital Webinars: Physical Exams in Exotic Pets, July 2024
Avian Vet Insider: What Your Vet Needs to Know, Lafeber Webinar July 2024
                        AAV Annual Report, 45th Annual AAV Conference and Expo, June 2024
                        Avian Infectious Disease in Arizona, 2024 AzVMA Specialist Meeting
                        Avian Vet Insider: Wild Bird Diseases- Is My Bird at Risk? Lafeber Webinar May 2024
Avian Vet Insider: Passerines- A Lot of Bird in a Little Package, Lafeber Webinar April 2024
Adventures in Avian and Exotic Pet Practice- Rabbit Case, University of Minnesota Third Year Exotics Class, March 2024
Avian Vet Insider: The Pressures of Being a Parrot- Hormones Made Me Do It, Lafeber Webinar March 2024
Adventures in Avian and Exotic Pet Practice- Tortoise Case, University of Minnesota Third Year Exotics Class, February 2024
Advances in Avian Medicine, Arizona Aviculture Society Monthly Meeting, Feb 2023
Species Spotlight: In Search of the Patagonian Conure, Lafeber Webinar Feb 2023
 

2023                Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the California Condor, AAV Virtual 2023
Avian Vet Insider: The Truth About Toxins, Lafeber Webinar Nov 2023
                        Avian Vet Insider: Geriatrics- Is My Parrot a Senior and What Should I Do? Lafeber Webinar Oct 2023
Avian Vet Insider: ExoticsCon- What’s New in Avian Medicine, Lafeber Webinar Sept 2023
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the California Condor Population, Condor Recovery Field Team Meeting 2023
Fundamental in Avian Nutrition, 2023 Exoticscon
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in the California Condor Population, Desert Rivers Audubon Society Monthly Speaker Series, August 2023
Avian Vet Insider: Enrichment and Building Trust Through “Trick” Training, Lafeber Webinar July 2023
                        Avian Vet Insider: Symptoms and What They Might Mean , Lafeber Webinar June 2023
                        Avian Vet Insider: Free Feeding or Meals-What is Best for Parrots?, Lafeber Webinar May 2023
                        Avian Vet Insider: The Avian Musculoskeletal System, Lafeber Webinar April 2023
Avian Vet Insider: Pet Birds Top 10 Hormones, Lafeber Webinar March 2023
Avian Vet Insider: Feathers, Lafeber Webinar February 2023
 

2022                Avian Vet Insider: Respiratory Diseases in Pet Birds, Lafeber Webinar December 2022
Avian Vet Insider: Holiday Hazards for Pet Birds, Lafeber Webinar November 2022
Small Mammal Emergencies, 2022 1 Er Congreso de Medicina Veterinaria IICV-UABC
Avian Emergencies, 2022 1Er Congreso de Medicina Veterinaria IICV-UABC
Avian Vet Insider: Macaw Recovery Network, Lafeber Webinar Oct 2022
Avian Vet Insider: Kidney Disease, Lafeber Webinar Sept 2022
                        Vasectomies and Masked Bobwhite Quail, 2022 Exoticscon
                        Avian Endocrinology, Second Year University of Arizona Vet School Endocrinology Course
                        Avian Vet Insider: Liver Disease, Lafeber Webinar July 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Nutraceuticals- Natural Medications for Your Pet Birds, Lafeber Webinar June 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Common Medications Your Vet May Prescribe and Why, Lafeber Webinar May 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Cardiovascular Diseases in Birds Part 2 , Lafeber Webinar April 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Parrots and Hormones: Is it Time for The Talk?, Lafeber Webinar Mar 2022
Avian Vet Insider: Cardiovascular Diseases in Birds Part 1, Lafeber Webinar Feb 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Parrots and Hormones: Is It Time for The Talk?, Lafeber Webinar March 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Cardiovascular Diseases in Birds Part II, Lafeber Webinar April 2022
                        Avian Vet Insider: Common Medications Your Vet May Prescribe and Why, Lafeber Webinar May 2022
 

2021                Avian Vet Insider: What’s Wrong With that Bird?! Rare and Fascinating Avian Medicine Cases, Lafeber Webinar  Dec 2021
                        Avian Vet Insider: The Familiar and the Rare: Bird Species Avian Vets Have Treated, Lafeber Webinar Nov 2021
                        Avian Vet Insider: Road Trip! An Insiders View of a Veterinary Conference, Lafeber Webinar Oct 2021
Avian Vet Insider: The Lighter Side of Treating a Pet That Can Talk Back, Lafeber Webinar Sept 2021
Seminoma Management in an Aged Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), 2021 ExoticsCon Conference
Avian Vet Insider: The Routine Pet Bird Exam, Lafeber Webinar July 2021
Avian Vet Insider: Most Common Cases Your Avian Vet Treats, Lafeber Webinar June 2021
                        The Picky Parrot: Teaching Your Bird to Eat a Healthy Diet, Lafeber Webinar May 2021
Avian Medicine: What It Takes To Be An Avian Veterinarian, Lafeber Webinar Apr 2021
                        Avian Atherosclerosis, 2021 AzVMA Specialist Conference
Adventures in Avian and Exotic Pet Practice- Tortoise Case, University of Minnesota Third Year Exotics Class, Mar 2021
Where Do Baby Parrots Come From? A Veterinary View of Avian Reproduction, Lafeber Webinar Mar 2021
Love Is In the Air: Am I Sending My Parrot the Wrong Signals, Lafeber Webinar Feb 2021
Adventures in Avian and Exotic Pet Practice- Rabbit Case, University of Minnesota Third Year Exotics Class, Jan 2021
 

2020                Avian Emergencies: First Aid Kit, Lafeber Webinar Nov 2020
Seeds Versus Pellets: What’s the Difference, Lafeber Webinar Oct 2020
Safety First! Common and Hidden Dangers for Pet Birds, Lafeber Webinar Sept 2020
                        Fun with Foraging, Lafeber Webinar August 2020
To Board or Not to Board: What is best for your parrot when you travel?, Lafeber Webinar July 2020
Indoors or outdoors: What is right for your parrot, Lafeber Webinar June 2020
Spring is in the air: How to deal with your birds hormones, Lafeber Webinar May 2020
                        COVID-19 and pet birds, Lafeber Webinar April 2020
Tune In To Your Birds Habits, Lafeber Webinar April 2020
 

2019                Intestinal herniation in a blue-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva), 2019 AAV Conference
Backyard Poultry Medicine, Sedona Weekend With the Specialists, 2019 AzVMA Conference
 

2018                Anesthesia and Surgery in Avian Patients, Midwestern University WEEZAM Club Meeting
                        Toxicities in Avian Nutrition and Then Some, Parrots of the Hills Bird Club September Monthly Meeting
                        Avian Nutrition, Seed Crackers Society September Monthly Meeting
 

2017                Avian Emergencies, Midwestern University WEEZAM Club Meeting
                        Rabbit Diets, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital January Education Series
                        Rabbit Dental Diseases, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital April Education Series
                        Common Illnesses of Rabbits, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital August Education Series
                        3D Printed Prosthetic Limb in a Chicken (Gallus domesticus), 2017 AAV Conference
Successful Control of Seizure Activity with Levetiracetam in an African Grey Parrot     (Psittacus erithacus) After Eight Years of Inadequate Control, 2017 AAV Conference
Rabbit Emergencies, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital October Education Series
Nutraceuticals in Avian Medicine, Seed Crackers Society October Monthly Meeting
 

2016                Avian Foot Health, Parrots of the Hills Bird Club March Monthly Meeting
                        Proventriculotomy for Foreign Body Removal in Three Chickens, 2016 EoxticsCon
Avian First Aid, Seed Crackers Society and Arizona Aviculture Society September Monthly Meeting
Rabbit Basics, Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital Education Series
 

2015                Bird Hormones, Seed Crackers Society April Monthly Meeting and Arizona Avian Breeders Association June Monthly Meeting
                        Birds and Trauma, Arizona Aviculture Society August Monthly Meeting and Arizona Avian Breeders Association September Monthly Meeting
                        Infundibular Cyst Formation after Incomplete Salpingohysterectomy in a Chicken, 2015 ExoticsCon
                        Avian Neurologic Disorders, Parrots of the Hills Bird Club September Monthly Meeting
                        Avian Emergencies, AzVMA November Small Animal Specialist Meeting
 

2014                Rabbit Basics, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue Education Seminars
                        Rabbits 911, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue Education Seminars
                        Reptile Medicine, Southwestern Herpetologist Society March Monthly Meeting
                        What’s for Dinner?, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue Education Seminars
                        Does My Rabbit Need Braces?, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue Education Seminars
                        Bacteria Isolated from the Skin of Congo African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus), Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) and Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus), 2014 AAV Annual Conference
                        Synovial Cell Sarcoma in a Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), 2014 AAV Annual Conference
                        Common Rabbit Diseases and Illnesses, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue Education Seminars
                        Elderly and Disabled Rabbits, Zooh Corner Rabbit Rescue Education Seminars
 

2013                Bird Behavior for the Veterinary Assistant, South Wilton Veterinary Group Veterinary Assistant Meeting
                        Avian and Exotic Basic Husbandry, Technical Skills, and Diseases, Veterinary Technician Course at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
 

2012                Diseases of Small Psittacines, Connecticut Parrot Society Meeting
                        Handling Exotic Emergencies, Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center Intern Education Rounds
 

2011    Avian Reproductive Disorders, Fairfield County Veterinary Medical Association Meeting