Dr. M. Scott Echols lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a board-certified avian specialist veterinarian working primarily in the United States.
Dr. Echols graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995 and completed his residency in avian medicine and surgery at the Medical Center for Birds in 1999. He is an internationally recognized author, speaker, researcher, adjunct professor, visiting professor and practitioner. His artwork has been featured on several magazine covers and in numerous galleries in the U.S., Europe and other locations.
Dr. Echols has received the T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year Award in 2005 and the Texas Veterinary Medical Association Non-Traditional Species Practitioner of the Year Award in 2007. He was a finalist for the 2017 Wellcome Images Award in 2017 and a recipient of the Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2018.
Dr Echols has numerous inventions in the field of imaging that are being used in animal and human medicine. Dr Echols splits his time between private practice, research, education and outdoor activities.