Mark Stetter

Dr. Mark Stetter earned both his B.S. in biochemistry and his DVM from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Stetter comes to his new position at UC Davis with extensive and varied experience, and distinguished accomplishments, both in veterinary medicine and leadership. His areas of research and treatment expertise are diverse within his primary emphasis on wildlife and zoo animals.

He served as director of animal operations, director of animal health, and clinical veterinarian at Walt Disney World for 15 years where he provided oversight and leadership to the animal care and animal health teams at Walt Disney World and was responsible for more than 500 employees and multiple animal collections— including Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, The Living Seas at EPCOT, Tri-Circle D Ranch, and the Animal Kingdom Lodge. During this time, Dr. Stetter also helped Disney establish and grow their international in-situ conservation efforts.