Vladimír Jekl graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences (VETUNI Brno) in Brno, Czech Republic (2002). He received his doctorate (Ph.D.) in exotic companion mammal dentistry in 2006. He practices exclusively medicine of exotic animals and has been a European Recognised Specialist in Zoological Medicine (Small mammal medicine and surgery) since 2009. In 2016, he received the title of Associate professor at VETUNI Brno, where he now works in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy. Since 2017, he has been co-owner of Jekl & Hauptman Veterinary Clinic - Focused on Exotic Companion Mammals, a clinic that specializes exclusively in exotic companion mammals. He has lectured extensively in Europe and also in the USA and China, and has published more than 450 articles (55 scientific articles) in regional and international journals and books, including chapters in the BSAVA manuals; Ferrets, Rabbits, and Rodents Clinical Medicine and Surgery, 4th ed.; Practical Veterinary Dental Radiography; BSAVA Manual of Rodents and ferrets; BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Surgery, Dentistry and Imaging and he is editor of the VCNA Exotic Animal Practise issues – Respiratory Medicine and Reproductive Medicine. He is the main tutor for the ESAVS course - dentistry: Small Mammals, and the co-tutor of Exotic Pets - Small Mammal: Imaging and Medicine. His current areas of specialization are dental disease, internal medicine, diagnostic imaging, and soft tissue surgery in small mammals.