Dr. Elizabeth Hyde is originally from Huntersville, NC. She started her path to veterinary medicine through work at a local bird of prey rehabilitation center. Dr. Hyde attended North Carolina State University, where she graduated in 2013 with a degree in Animal Sciences with minors in zoology and nutrition. She earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 from North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed a small animal rotating internship with a focus in exotics at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and an exotics-focused internship with Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. She maintains active memberships in multiple veterinary organizations (AAV, ARAV, AEMV, AAFV, AAZV, WATCVM, IVAPM and AVMA). She is currently serving as a board member for the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians as both a member-at-large and co-fundraising chair. She is a certified veterinary acupuncturist (CVA) and Fear Free™ veterinarian. She currently shares her home with her fiancé, cat, and leopard gecko.

Publications

Hyde EW, Eshar DE, Wright TL, Wilson M, Roush JK. Case report: successful surgical correction of grade III medial patellar luxation in a juvenile lop-eared rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Exot Pet Med Oct 2019

Presentations

Those Weren’t Mice! A Ball Python’s Accidental Ingestion of HotHands® Hand Warmers, Exotic365 2025

Eyeballs on Fire: Uveitis in Exotic Companion Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians, Exotic365 2025

It’s Electric: Electroacupuncture as an Adjunctive Treatment in Paraparetic Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) with Suspected Spinal Trauma, Exotic365 2025

Rehabilitation and Non-Chemical Pain Management in Exotic Companion Mammals, Exotic365 2025

Do You See What I See?: Ophthalmic Emergencies in Exotic Companion Animals, JointConference of AEMV and ARAV 2024

"Good Death" in Practice: Humane Euthanasia of Exotic Companion Animals, Joint Conference of AEMV and ARAV 2024

On-Call Exotic Emergency Services: One Year Retrospective Caseload Analysis, Exoticscon 2022

Use of Intralipid Therapy for Olanzapine Toxicity in a Ferret, Exoticscon 2022

Prevalence of Chlamydia Psittaci in Feral Lovebirds Entering a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Phoenix, Arizona, Exoticscon 2021

Mammal Physical Exam Lecture and Lab Instructor, Wildlife Rehabilitator’s of North Carolina Conference, 2017

Estrus Staging Via Vaginal Cytology and Behavior in Aye-Ayes, Society for Theriogenology Conference 2016

Turtle Shell Repair Lecture and Lab Instructor, Wildlife Rehabilitator’s of North Carolina Conference, 2016-2017