Dr. Jennifer M. Kishimori (“Jenn”) recently moved back home to Oahu after retiring from the U.S. Army as a Colonel in 2021. Jenn grew up in Aiea and overseas in Camp Zama, Japan, and attended Johns Hopkins University (BA, Biology, 1992) and North Carolina State University (DVM, 2003). She earned a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Hawaii with the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology in 2010, where she studied a fish parasite affecting aquacultured amberjack. During her 22 years on active duty, Jenn served as a clinical veterinarian in North Carolina and South Korea, and then in medical research assignments in the Washington D.C. area, culminating in developing COVID-19 public health policies for the Department of Defense.
Over the past year, Jenn has volunteered with sea turtle rehabilitation at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD and wildlife rehabilitation at City Wildlife in Washington, DC. She is currently a consultant for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Research Team, working on treatments for aquacultured fishes.
Jenn is excited to be back in Hawaii, where she hopes to balance family life, fun, and veterinary opportunities. She and her husband, Colonel (Retired) Dave Perrine have one rescued poi dog,“Miss Lani Belle.”
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