37. Dr. Cara Field: Oil Spill Response, Seal Apocalypse, and Becoming a Marine Mammal Veterinarian

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 6 a.m.

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Dr. Cara Field is one of only 30 veterinarians in the United States with a specialty in aquatic marine medicine, and the Medical Director at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito California, the world\\u2019s largest marine mammal hospital and education center.

Join us as she tells the tale of her career from her undergraduate work studying elephant seals to responding to the BP oil spill, becoming the lead veterinarian at the Georgia Aquarium, and finally coming back home to California and the Marine Mammal Center.


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