Jamie Sherman, DVM, MS

Dr. Jamie Sherman has served as the Wildlife Veterinarian for the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) since 2021. In this role, she provides veterinary oversight and hands-on veterinary care for oiled wildlife response efforts across California. She also leads the development and delivery of training programs for wildlife responders and contributes to research advancing best practices in oiled wildlife medicine and response preparedness.

Dr. Sherman brings over a decade of experience in wildlife health and population management, including 10 years with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), where she cared for injured and orphaned wildlife and participated in large-scale field studies of bighorn sheep, mule deer, and elk. She earned her Master of Science degree at UC Davis, where her research focused on black bear population health in collaboration with CDFW and the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center. She later obtained her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis with a focus on wildlife and zoological medicine.

Prior to joining OWCN, Dr. Sherman served as a small and exotic animal veterinarian in Reno, NV, providing clinical and surgical care to a range of species, including wildlife and zoological species at the Sierra Safari Zoo and Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary. With a deep commitment to wildlife health, emergency response, and interdisciplinary collaboration, she is proud to support OWCN’s mission to provide the best achievable care for oil-affected wildlife.