Lincoln Park Zoo

Animal Health Council (AHC)

The Animal Health Council comprises a group of medical doctors and veterinary specialists who have volunteered to assist Lincoln Park Zoo’s veterinary team in their areas of expertise.

Specialties include anesthesia, trauma and critical care, dentistry, dermatology, nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology, surgery, gynecology, internal medicine, pediatrics, neurology, nephrology, radiology and imaging, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonary care and urology.

The Animal Health Council annually for clinical discussions and research and clinical updates.

The AHC Stars in action:

 

Alan Jackson, M.D., FACC has been the cardiologist on Lincoln Park Zoo’s Animal Health Council for the last three years.

Dr. Jackson has a practice for humans here in Chicago. He uses his in-depth knowledge of the human heart to aid our veterinarians in ape and chimpanzee cardiologic care. As a cardiology specialist, Dr. Jackson has the opportunity to see hundreds of primate hearts every year, as humans are primates too! His ample experience aids our veterinarians with cardiac ultrasounds to view the heart and vessels. 


 

Norbert A. Voit, D.D.S. Member of Lincoln Park Zoo’s Animal Health Council since 1996.


Dr. Voit is currently a private practitioner in downtown Chicago with 28 years of experience. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Dentistry, he has previously served as the U.S. Public Health Service Lieutenant of Indian Health Service as well as being a clinical instructor at Northwestern University’s Dental School Cleft Lip and Palate Institute. He is also currently a dentistry consultant for Lincoln Park Zoo’s veterinarians and has been for the past 13 years. As a specialist in more delicate operations, such as root canals, periodontics (gum therapy), prosthodontics (crowns, bridges and dentures), and complicated extractions, Voit provides ample experience and knowledgeable assistance. In one such case, he was consulted for assistance with the removal of a recently erupted extra molar pressing on the tongue of a 15-year-old drill—see our Case Studies for more of the story!