Dr. Ficken is an expert source for poultry (avian) diseases and pathology, with emphasis on highly pathogenic avian influenza. He is a licensed veterinarian and board-certified in both Veterinary Pathology (ACVP) and as a Poultry Veterinarian (ACPV). Dr. Ficken has extensive experience in animal vaccine development and manufacturing, this includes protocol development, animal procurement, experiment execution, data collection, summary, analysis, and validation, report writing, and dossier submission.