Dr. Carlos R. Sanchez was born in Bogota, Colombia, but grew up in Mexico City, where he got his veterinary degree at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He received a master’s in science in Wild Animal Health from the Royal Veterinary College in London, sponsored by the British government, and in 2000 became the first Latin-American veterinarian to be accepted in an approved 3-year Zoo-Medicine Residency in the United States at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Sanchez worked at the Smithsonian National Zoo for seven years before joining two larger zoos before landing at Oregon Zoo. He strives to provide excellent animal care with the goal of enhancing animal welfare and contributing to conservation programs.