Welcome Dr. Victoria Hall

Dr. Victoria Hall will join as Director of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, a program within the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center, effective October 16, 2024.

Dr. Victoria Hall comes from a strong background working at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health, serving most recently as the Executive Director of The Raptor Center and as the Redig Endowed Faculty Chair in Raptor and Ecosystem Health at the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine. During her time in Minnesota, Dr. Hall led a team delivering excellence in wildlife medicine, rehabilitation, and public outreach and education on both a local and global level, while conducting ecosystem health research on emerging issues and capacity building and training programs around wildlife and ecosystem health.  

Previously she served as a Veterinary Epidemiologist for the Smithsonian National Zoo and as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During her time at the CDC, she responded to infectious disease outbreaks in human health, including outbreaks involving multidrug resistant tuberculosis, measles virus, and Zika virus.

With experience working with organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United States Department of Agriculture, Dr. Hall is passionate about working on complex ecosystem health challenges on a global scale and engaging stakeholders and partners of all levels. She is diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and her Masters of Science (Veterinary Preventive Medicine) from Mississippi State University.