Craig Harms
Bio
Dr. Harms directs the Marine Health Program at CMAST, and conducts clinically applied research on health and diseases of aquatic and nondomestic species in the course of delivering veterinary services and support at the NC Aquariums, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, marine mammal and sea turtle stranding networks, area research aquaculture facilities, and our Morehead City/Beaufort area marine laboratories.
Recent work has included identification of novel and emerging aquatic animal pathogens, meeting unique anesthetic challenges for in-water sensory biology research, assessing and mitigating physiologic impact of capture techniques for wildlife research, welfare concerns for stranded large whales, and pharmacokinetics in nondomestic species.
Dr. Harms received his DVM from Iowa State University in 1989, and his PhD in Immunology from NC State University in 1999.
AFFILIATIONS
Internship in Zoo, Exotic and Wildlife Medicine, Kansas State University
Residency in Zoological Medicine, North Carolina State University
CERTIFICATIONS
Diplomate, American College of Zoological Medicine
Area(s) of Expertise
SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL DISEASE MODELS
Dr. Harms conducts clinically applied research on health and diseases of aquatic and nondomestic species in the course of delivering veterinary services and support at the NC Aquariums, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, marine mammal and sea turtle stranding networks, area research aquaculture facilities, and our Morehead City/Beaufort area marine laboratories.
Recent work has included identification of novel and emerging aquatic animal pathogens, meeting unique anesthetic challenges for in-water sensory biology research, assessing and mitigating physiologic impact of capture techniques for wildlife research, welfare concerns for stranded large whales, and pharmacokinetics in nondomestic species.
Publications
- Birds of a Feather Eat Plastic Together: High Levels of Plastic Ingestion in Great Shearwater Adults and Juveniles Across Their Annual Migratory Cycle , FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE (2022)
- Comparison of Whole Blood Fatty Acid Profiles between Lionfish (Pterois spp.) in Wild and Managed Care Environments , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2022)
- Cutaneous epitheliotropic lymphosarcoma in a captive white catfish (Ameiurus catus Linnaeus) , JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES (2022)
- EVALUATION OF INTRACARDIAC ADMINISTRATION OF POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, IVERMECTIN, OR LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE FOR EUTHANASIA OF ANESTHETIZED BLUE CRABS (CALLINECTES SAPIDUS) , JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE (2022)
- Evaluation of six methods for external attachment of electronic tags to fish: assessment of tag retention, growth and fish welfare , JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY (2022)
- Limits to relying solely on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies for an exotic animal formulary , JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE (2022)
- Perspective: Opportunities for advancing aquatic invertebrate welfare , FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE (2022)
- Whole Blood Fatty Acid Profiles of Cold-Stunned Juvenile Green, Kemp’s Ridley, and Loggerhead Sea Turtles , Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (2022)
- A Baseline Model For Estimating the Risk of Gas Embolism in Sea Turtles During Routine Dives , FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY (2021)
- Blood Fatty Acid Profiles of Neiritic Juvenile Wild Green Turtles (Chelonia Mydas) and Kemp's Ridleys (Lepidochelys Kempii) , Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2021)