Title: Senior Field Veterinarian, Rwanda
Gorilla Doctor Since: 2014
Favorite Part of the Job: Clinical interventions to provide critical life-saving medical care to sick or injured animals and observe them as they recover from their conditions.
Vision for the Future of Eastern Gorilla Conservation: I see a dedicated team of a passionate youth working tirelessly to protect gorillas and continuously inspiring younger generations.
Favorite Animal/s (besides gorillas of course): The dog. For their unconditional love, integrity, and loyalty!
Recent Blog Posts
- Field Report: Two Successful Snare Rescues
- Dr. Gaspard Names an Infant Mountain Gorilla for Kwita Izina
- First Snare Rescue of 2025
- A Day in the Life of a Gorilla Doctor
Select Publications
- A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla, Scientific Data, 2025.
- Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Parasitology, 2024.
- Heterogeneity in patterns of helminth infections across populations of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), Scientific Reports, 2021.
