Dr. Nicole Wyre completed her avian and exotic residency in 2006 under the mentorship of Dr. Katherine Quesenberry (author of Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents). She became an avian specialist in 2007 and an exotic companion mammal specialist in 2015 through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners. She became a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist in 2019 and a Certified TCVM Palliative and End-of-Life Practitioner in 2022 through the Chi University.

Before moving to HK, Dr. Nicole was a lecturer/clinical instructor and the Chief of Exotic Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. In 2022, she became an adjunct professor at the City University of HK Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences.

She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters on avian and exotic companion mammals. When not working, Dr. Nicole enjoys spending time with her ferrets and cats. She and her husband enjoy traveling, scuba diving, and skiing.

Publications

• Editor:
  
  Wyre NR, Chen PS. Update: New and emerging diseases: An update. Vet Clin North Am Exotic Anim Pract 2020;23(2).
  
  Chen PS, Wyre NR. New and emerging diseases. Vet Clin North Am Exotic Anim Pract 2013; 16(2).
• Book chapters:
  
  Wyre NR: Psittacines. In: Graham JE, Doss GA, Beaufrere H, eds. Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine; New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2021:617-643.
  
  Williams, BH, Wyre NR: Neoplasia in ferrets. In: Quesenberry K, Carpenter J, Mans C, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2020:92-108.
  
  Wyre NR, Contributor. In: Forbes NA, Sanchez-Migallon Guzman D, eds. Avian Medicine and Surgery: Self-Assessment Color Review. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2017.
  
  Wyre NR. Lymphoid neoplasia. In: Graham JE, ed. Blackwell’s Five-minute Veterinary Consult: Avian; New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2016:169-171.
  
  Wyre NR. Seizures. In: Graham JE, ed. Blackwell’s Five-minute Veterinary Consult: Avian; New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2016:267-269.
  
  Wyre NR. Tumors. In: Graham JE, ed. Blackwell’s Five-minute Veterinary Consult: Avian; New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2016:289-291.
  
  Wyre NR, Donnelly TM. Small Mammals: Rats, Mammary and pituitary tumors. In: Mayer J, Donnelly TM, eds. Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2013:243-245.
  
  Wyre NR. Small Mammals: Rats, Acute respiratory disease. In: Mayer J, Donnelly TM, eds. Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2013:248-249.
  
  Wyre NR. Small Mammals: Rats, Chronic respiratory tract disease. In: Mayer J, Donnelly TM, eds. Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2013:249-250.
  
  Wyre NR, Donnelly TM. Small Mammals: Guinea pigs, Respiratory tract disease. In: Mayer J, Donnelly TM, eds. Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2013:276-278.
  
  Wyre NR. Small Mammals: Streptococcus zooepidemicus. In: Mayer J, Donnelly TM, eds. Clinical Veterinary Advisor: Birds and Exotic Pets. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2013:280-282.
  
  Rosenthal K, Wyre NR: Ferrets: Endocrine diseases. In: Quesenberry K, Carpenter J, eds. Ferrets, Rabbits and Rodents: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc.; 2012:86-102.
  
  
• Peer-reviewed publications:
  
  Ko JCK, Choi YWY, Poon ESK, Wyre NR, Sin SYW. Prevalence, genotypes, and infection risk factors of psittacine beak and feather disease virus and budgerigar fledgling disease virus in captive birds in Hong Kong. Archives of Virology.2024,169(5):91-104.
  
  Chan SC, McDermott CT, and Wyre NR. Use of chemotherapy in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) with epitheliotropic T‐cell lymphoma: two cases (2021–2022). Veterinary Record Case Reports.2024:809.
  
  Wyre NR. Ferret Pediatrics. Vet Clin North Am Exotic Anim Pract.2024, 27(2):155-170.
  
  Wyre NR. Emerging zoonotic diseases in ferrets. Vet Clin North Am Exotic Anim Pract. 2020,23(2):299-308.
  
  Latney LV, Toddes BD, Wyre NR, et al. Effects of various diets on the calcium and phosphorus composition of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae) and superworms (Zophobas morio larvae). American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2017, 78(2):178-85.
  
  Latney LV, Bradley CW, Wyre NR. Encephalitozoon cuniculi in pet rabbits: diagnosis and optimal management. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports. 2014, 5:169-180.
  
  Wyre NR, Michels D, Chen S. Selected emerging diseases in ferrets. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2013 May; 16(2):469-493.
  
  Suran JN, Wyre NR. Imaging findings in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) with lymphoma. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound. 2013, 54(5): 522-531.
  
  Eshar D, Wyre NR, Brown DC. Urine specific gravity values in clinically healthy young pet ferrets (Mustela furo). J Small Anim Pract 2012:53(2):115-119.
  
  Eshar D, Wyre NR, Schoster JV. Collagen shields treatment for chronic ulcers in a rabbit. J Small Anim Pract 2011:52:380-383.
  
  Eshar D, Wyre NR, Griessmayr P, Durham A, Hoots E. Diagnosis and treatment of myelo-osteolytic plasmablastic lymphoma of the femur by mid-to-caudal partial hemipelvectomy and chemotherapy in a domestic ferret (Mustela furo), J Am Vet Med Assoc 2010; 23(4).
  
  Eshar D, Wyre NR. Ovariohysterectomy in ferrets. Lab Anim 2010; 39(5):140-141.
  
  Eshar D, Latney L, Wyre NR. Diagnostic contrast radiography in fish. Lab Anim 2009; 38(10):323-324.
  
  Kottwitz J, Zehnder A, Wyre N, Aquino S. Lacrimal cystadenoma in a Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata). J Zoo Wildlife Med 2008; 39(1):103-106.
  
  Wyre N, Hess L. Clinical technique – ferret thoracocentesis. Seminars Avian Exotic Pet Med 2005; 14:22-25.