Meet the team who treats every patient like family.

Dr. Stevenson is a graduate of the University of Florida Veterinary Medical School and has practiced in Jacksonville for over 30 years. She is board certified by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in avian specialty and has owned and operated the Exotic Bird Hospital since 1995, where over 12,000 patients were seen last year. Rhoda has written articles for national magazines and presented seminars for international organizations. She is also involved with community education, appearing on local television and presenting to schools, libraries, and several Florida bird clubs. She has worked with the Jacksonville Zoo, is a member of the Zoo Animal Health Committee, and is a frequent consultant for Marineland. Rhoda lives in Mandarin with thirty birds, including pet and aviary birds, and her dog Rocky.

Dr. Tony was born, raised, and educated in the Midwestern United States. He graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2013. He traveled extensively during his education, pursuing preceptorships and externships in exotic-animal medicine with experts in Australia and throughout the United States. In veterinary school, he served as president of both Iowa State’s Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians and Association of Avian Veterinarians clubs. Following graduation, Dr. Tony spent a year working as a crocodile veterinarian in the Philippines. In 2014, he returned to the U.S. to practice exotic-animal medicine in coastal California before joining an exotics-only practice in Chicago. His love of the tropics and the beach eventually brought him to Florida. He shares his life with a ball python he has had since age 17, a Russian tortoise, an Indonesian blue-tongued skink, a Citron cockatoo, and a Goffin’s cockatoo.

Dr. Borger graduated in 2015 from St. Matthew’s University School of Veterinary Medicine in Grand Cayman and completed her clinical year at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Born and raised in Belleville, Illinois, she grew up with dogs, chinchillas, snakes, and a guinea pig. She now lives in Florida with her faithful dog Crystal, whom she adopted during her first week of veterinary school. Dr. Borger is a small-animal veterinarian with a special interest in exotics and surgery.

Dr. Hannah Hipkiss is a 2023 graduate of Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine. In veterinary school, she was president of the ZEWA (Zoo, Exotics, Wildlife and Aquatics) club and completed fourth-year clinical externships at the San Diego Zoo, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, and Brookfield Zoo. She completed a large-animal internship at Iowa State University and a specialty internship in anesthesia at the University of Missouri. Her training has included work with zoos and aquariums across the country, including the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, where she currently serves as a relief veterinarian. She has a special interest in avian and aquatic medicine and enjoys dancing and reading at the beach with her dog, Yogi.