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Zaffarano is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Hixson-Lied Small Animal Center at the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. There she serves as the primary clinician for all exotic companion animal pets and is the director of the Wildlife Care Clinic. Zaffarano has more than two decades of experience in exotic companion animal medicine, having owned her own clinic in Lexington, Kentucky, for many years.
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