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Dr. JD with a patient
Dr. Juarbe-Diaz has the longest established behavior referral practice in
the state of Florida. Known as Dr. JD to owners throughout the state, she received a B.S. in biology in 1983 and her D.V.M.
degree in 1987 both from Cornell University. She was in mixed practice for about 1 1/2 years and in small animal practice
for 5 1/2 before returning to her alma mater for specialty training in veterinary behavior medicine. She finished her residency
in 1996 and received her board certification in 1997. In the fall of that year she relocated to the Sunshine State and established
a referral veterinary behavior practice that sees cases throughout 4 Florida locations. She has been an adjunct professor
at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine and an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee's
College of Veterinary Medicine, teaching veterinary behavior medicine to students and all interested hospital staff while
also seeing patients for treatment of behavior problems. Because of her experience both in academia and in general practice,
she brings to her professional endeavors the best of both worlds: a drive for excellence and for staying abreast of advances
in veterinary behavior medicine along with the common sense needed to make things work in the real world.
In April
of 2008, she became at postdoctoral researcher with the University of Pennsylvania and is currently involved in a study of
the genetic determinants of noise phobia in dogs.
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Dr. JD serves in several committees of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, is the Assistant Editorial of the
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research and is a reviewer for several veterinary professional journals.
She is a speaker at local, national and international veterinary meetings and behavior conferences and also the author of
a variety of papers and articles on behavior written for professional and lay publications.
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She was a monthly guest host for a nationally syndicated live radio show for 6 years where she answered radio listeners' questions
on the air.
Even with such a busy professional life she makes the time to enjoy the finer things in life such as chocolate, coffee,
the company of friends and horseback riding. Her animal companions are all adopted rescues and throw-aways; truly a case
of someone else's "garbage" being her priceless and invaluable treasures.
Tanoshii
He was a poor candidate for adoption due to pelvic fractures and loss of sensation on his L hind foot.
He is now Mai Tai's play mate and Porkchop's thorn.
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