Alexandra Emelianchik

Alexandra Emelianchik is a clinical instructor at the Global Center for Aquatic Health and Food Security. She performs necropsies, conducts research, and provides veterinary care for the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of stranded sea turtles for the Gulf Coast Aquatic Health Lab. Additionally, Emelianchik mentors veterinary students through the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine laboratory services rotation.

Emelianchik graduated in 2018, receiving magna cum laude honors, with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Florida. In 2022, she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and certification in Aquatic Animal Medicine from the University of Florida. Upon graduation, she finished a small animal rotating internship at VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, in 2023. She then moved to Boston, Massachusetts, and completed a specialty internship in avian and exotic animal medicine and surgery at Angell Animal Medical Center in 2024.