Contact Information

Email: eustacer@msu.edu

Education

• BSc, University of Victoria, Canada, 2006
• DVM, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2010
• Small animal rotating internship, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, 2011
• Zoo medicine fellowship, Akron Zoo, 2014
• Diplomate of the American College of Zoological Medicine, 2022

Research Interests

Dr. Eustace is a clinical zoo veterinarian with research interests broadly focusing on efforts to improve the health and welfare of captive zoo animals.

Teaching Interests

• Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
• Non-traditional species

Other Positions

• Staff veterinarian, Potawatomi Zoo, 2015-2018
• Veterinarian, private practice, 2011-2013
• Wildlife biology technician, 2002-2005

Service

• Member, Michigan Veterinary Medical Association (MVMA) Animal Welfare Committee
• Member, MVMA Non-traditional Tract Continuing Education Committee
• Member, Sub-committee to update the “American Association of Zoo Veterinarian Guidelines for Zoo and Aquarium Veterinary Medical Programs and Veterinary Hospitals”

Dr. Ronan Eustace has been the Director of Animal Health at Potter Park Zoo since 2018. Potter Park Zoo is small AZA-accredited zoo located approximately 5 miles from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The two organizations have a more than 50 year long history of scientific collaboration that has improved the veterinary care provided to the animals at Potter Park Zoo, resulted in over 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications to date, and provided countless non-traditional species learning opportunities for veterinary nursing and veterinary students, interns, and residents.

MSU ARTICLES FEATURING RONAN EUSTACE

Collaboration with the Potter Park and Binder Park Zoos

Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Research

Jaali Times

Jaws of Life

Zoos as Modern Arks