Pignon Charles-Pierre

CURRICULUM VITAE

January 2008

27 years old

French

6, Rue Pierre Curie, 94700 Maisons-Alfort France

Tel: 001133 6 77 76 96 43

E-mail: cppignon@vet-alfort.fr

TITLE

Exotic Pet clinician

Alfort Veterinary School – Paris, France

EDUCATION

2008         VETERINARIAN THESIS

·         Global wildlife conservation project in Cambodia. Thesis awarded with grade “very honourable”.

2006       ALFORT VETERINAIRY SCHOOL – FRANCE

·         Master of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

2005        ALFORT VETERINAIRY SCHOOL - FRANCE

·         Veterinary Study Diploma.

2001         UNIVERSITY PARIS XI, ORSAY

·         DEUG (equivalent to Diploma of Higher Education) specialized in natural sciences, with honours 2.1.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Sept 2008  EXOTIC PET VETERINARIAN

                  Alfort Veterinary School – France

·         Primary clinician on hospitalisation, surgery and emergencies

·         In charge of students’ and small animal interns’ education  in exotic pets

Sept 2008 ZOO VETERINARIAN

                  Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes – Paris, France

·         Primary clinician during 2 weekends per month

2006-2008 EXOTIC AND WILDLIFE INTERNSHIP

                  Alfort Veterinary School – France

·         Primary clinician and surgeon of the wildlife rescue centre

·         Primary surgeon of minor procedure in exotics

·         Creation of the emergency and hospitalisation service for exotics

PUBLICATIONS

·         PIGNON C, JARDEL N, 2009. What is your diagnostic: Pelvic limb lameness in a ferret.  Lab Animal, 38 1 January 2009.

·         PIGNON C, FONTBONE A, 2009. Sterilization in ferrets step by step. Accepted for publication in the proceeding of the International Veterinary Conference: soft tissue surgeries in exotic pet animals. May 1rst-3^rd, Brno, Czech Republic.

·         PIGNON C, JARDEL N, 2008. Use of the tie in technique in an ulna and radius fracture of a Common Buzzard. 50^th French Association of Small Animal Veterinarian Meeting. November 28^th-30^th, Strasbourg, France.

·         PIGNON C, JARDEL N, 2008. Surgical treatment of the rupture of a posterior cruciate ligament in a ferret. 5^th Wildlife and Exotics French Speaking Meeting. March 18^th-22^nd, Paris, France.

·         PIGNON C, THIBAUD J-L, 2008. Use of electromyography in birds. 5^th Wildlife and Exotics French Speaking Meeting. March 18^th-22^nd, Paris, France.

·         PIGNON C, COURTOIS E, FONTBONE A, 2007. Sterilization in small mammals. 4^th Wildlife and Exotics French Speaking Meeting. May 23^rd - June 2^nd, San Jose, Costa Rica.

·         PIGNON C, THOMAS O, CLERC B, CHAORY S, 2007. Evisceration of the eye of a Common Buzzard. 4th Wildlife and Exotics French Speaking Meeting. May 23^rd - June 2^nd, San Jose, Costa Rica.

·         PIGNON C, CHAI N, 2007. Wildlife Conservation project of Yaboumba Association in Costa Rica. 4th Wildlife and Exotics French Speaking Meeting. May 23^rd - June 2^nd, San Jose, Costa Rica.

·         PIGNON C, CHAI N, ROMAN Y, SIMON R, RIGOULET J, 2007. Field Anaesthesia and endoscopy in a population of wild bird in Cambodia. European Association of Avian Veterinarians. 9^th conference. March 27^th – 31^st, Zurich, Switzerland.

·         CHAI N, ROMAN Y, PIGNON C, SIMON R, RIGOULET J, 2006. Endoscopy, a precious tool for wildlife conservation. European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians. 6th scientific meeting. May 19^th - 23^rd, Budapest, Hungary.

·         PIGNON C, CHAI N, 2006. Wildlife conservation and development in Cambodia. 3^rd Wildlife and Exotics French Speaking Meeting. March 30^th – April 2^nd Paris, France.