Current Position

Head of exotic animal medicine department, Centre hospitalier universitaire vétérinaire des Animaux de compagnie (Chuv-Ac), Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort (EnvA), Maison-Alfort, France

Education and Experience

2022 : Diploma of the European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) in avian specialty.
2018 – 2021 : European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) avian residency, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Fregis (CHV Fregis), Arcueil, France
Species treated : Exotic pets and captive raptors.
2019 : Diploma in poultry medicine, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), Maisons-Alfort, France
2019 : Diploma in exotic medicine, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), Maisons-Alfort, France
2017 – 2018 : Exotic animal internship, Centre Hospitalier Vétérinaire Fregis (CHV Fregis), Arcueil, France
Species treated : Exotic pets and captive raptors.
2017 – 2018 : Interuniversity Diploma on Statistics Applied to Medicine, Education Center in Applied Statistics for Medicine and Medical Biology – Université Paris VI, Paris, France
Applied statistics for clinical research module
Mention Très bien (A+ equivalent)
2017 – 2018 : One year cytology course in autonomy with videos published online by an ACVP and ECVCP Diplomate
Subjects : Cutaneous and sub-cutaneous mass, lymph node, effusion liquids and synovial liquid.
2016 – 2017 I.P.S.A.V. Zoological Medicine internship, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Saint Hyacinthe, Québec
Species treated : Exotic pets, Captive and wild raptors, Zoo animals, Aquatic species
2011 – 2016 : Veterinary studies, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), Maisons-Alfort, France
Optional modules :
– Biostatistics for veterinary clinical research
– Wildlife Medicine (ten hours of lessons, six hours of practice training and over a hundred hours of work in the wildlife clinic of the ENVA) : achieving veterinary nurse equivalent status by the end of the year
– Introduction to veterinary research

Teaching Experience

Various courses for veterinary nurses on exotic animal husbandry, nutrition and medicine (GIPSAV, SupVéto)
Course « Advices for backyard poultry owners » directed to veterinary nurses (APFORM)
Course on backyard poultry medicine directed to veterinarians (Veterinarius)
Various Webconference on avian medicine specific subjects (ScilVet)
Various courses on general and more specific aspects of avian medicine directed to veterinarians and veterinary students (ENVA, Oniris, FMV ULiège, DE NAC ENVA).

Research

PUBLICATIONS
1. Coutant T, Laniesse D, Sykes JM. Advances in Therapeutics and Delayed Drug Release. Veterinary Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2019;22(3):501-520.
2. Cococcetta C, Coutant T, Collarile T, Vetere A, Di Ianni F, Huynh M. Causes of Raptor Admission to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Abruzzo (Central Italy) from 2005–2016. Animals. 2022;12(15):1916.
3. Coutant T, Dunn M, Langlois I, Maccolini E. Cystoscopic-guided lithotripsy for the removal of a urethral stone in a guinea pig. J Exot Pet Med. 2019;28:111-114.
4. Coutant T, Bagur S, Gilbert C. Development of an observational quantitative temperament test in three common parrot species. Appl Anim Behav Sci. 2018;202:100-111.
5. Coutant T, Vergneau‐Grosset C, Lair S. Effect of a Misoprostol/Phenytoin Gel on Experimentally Induced Wounds in Brook Trout—A Preliminary Study. J Aquat Anim Health. 2019;31(2):214-221.
6. Coutant T, Cococcetta C, Prouillac C, et al. Osmotic pump maintains plasma concentrations of meloxicam for 6 days after orthopedic surgery in pigeons (Columba livia). ajvr. Published online February 21, 2023:1-8
7. Coutant T, Vergneau-Grosset C, Langlois I. Overview of Drug Delivery Methods in Exotics, Including Their Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations. Veterinary Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2018;21(2):215-259.
8. Coutant T, Cococcetta C, Phouratsamay A, et al. Pathogenic Idiopathic Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Yellow-Collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis). J Avian Med Surg. 2022;36(2).
9. Coutant T, Lair S, Fitzgerald G, Perret-Thiry C, Vergneau-Grosset C. Risk Factors and Prognosis for Humeral Fractures in Birds of Prey: A Retrospective Study of 461 Cases from 2000 to 2015. J Avian Med Surg. 2022;36(1).
10. Gros L, Cococcetta C, Coutant T, Gomes E, Hahn H, Huynh M. Ultrasonographic evaluation of the coelomic cavity in Rhode Island Red hybrid hens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Vet Radiol Ultrasound. Published online April 11, 2022:vru.13092.
11. Grillot AE, Coutant T, Louste E, et al. Use of a Smartphone-Based Device for Fundus Examination in Birds: A Pilot Study. Animals. 2022;12:2429-2439.
12. Coutant T, Dunn M, Montasell X, Langlois I. Use of percutaneous cystolithotomy for removal of urethral uroliths in a pot-bellied pig. Can Vet J. 2018;59(2):159-164.
13. Cococcetta C, Coutant T, Phouratsamay A, Zoller G, Bagur S, Huynh M. Effect of Hooding on Physiological Parameters During Manual Restraint in Rhode Island Red Hybrid Hens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 2023;37(2).
14. Monge E, Donnelly TM, Coutant T, Bennett RA, Pignon C. Lateral ear canal resection and bulla osteotomy with marsupialization to treat otitis media in rabbits: forty‐eight procedures. Veterinary Surgery. Published online August 27, 2023:vsu.14017.
15. Coutant T, Cococcetta C, Phouratsamay A, Touzet C, Zoller G, Huynh M. Radiographic Measurements of Internal Organs in Rhode Island Red Hybrid Hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) and Their Evolution During Egg Formation. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 2023;37(2).
16. Touzet C, Coutant T, Gomes E, Huynh M. Ultrasonographic features of the spleen in pet rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 2023;44:46-50.
17. Cococcetta C, Coutant T, Bagur S, Wernick MB, Huynh M. Use of Digital Stethoscope to Measure Heart Rate in Birds: Comparison of Different Counting Methods Using Phonocardiograms. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 2023;37(2).
18. Slusarek A, Muffat‐es‐Jacques P, Coutant T, Pignon C, Léchenault G, Mortier J. Computed tomographic features of clinically suspected rhinitis in domestic rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ). Veterinary Record. Published online January 28, 2025:e5126.
19. Vieu S, Mortier J, Le Dudal M, Pignon C, Coquelle M, Coutant T. Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a blue‐fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva). Vet Record Case Reports. Published online July 9, 2024.
20. De Vreught L, Fontenay R, Berthelot PH, Josens A, Coutant T, Méheust P. Stabilisation of femoral capital physeal fractures using transcervical pinning in cats: 19 cases (2014‐2022). J of Small Animal Practice. 2024;65(3):189-197.
21. Phouratsamay A, Barbarino A, Marolles G, et al. Successful medical management of a rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 infection in a pet rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 2024;51:38-42.
22. Raymond P, Coutant T, Chauvaux B, et al. Spontaneous mammary neoplasms in guinea pigs: 85 cases (2006-2022). Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 2024;50:19-25.
23. Cococcetta C, Zoller G, Coutant T, Luc AG, Duval L, Huynh M. Visceral Haemoproteus minutus Infection in a Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 2023;37(1).

INTERNATIONAL ORAL PRESENTATION
2024 6th ICARE Conference, Ghent, Belgium : “Osmotic pump maintains plasma concentrations of meloxicam for 6 days after orthopedic surgery in pigeons (Columba livia)” and “Description of 19 cases of multifocal chondro-osseous proliferation of different bones in lovebirds (Agapornis sp.)”
2023 13th Congress Yaboumba World, Paris, France : “Radiographic measurements of internal organs in red hybrid hens and their evolution during egg formation”
2023 Exoticscon 2023, Boston, MA, USA : “Radiographic measurements of internal organs in red hybrid hens and their evolution during egg formation”
2021 Exoticscon 2021, Nashville, TN, USA : “Risk Factors and Prognosis of Humeral Fractures in Birds of Prey: a Retrospective Study of 461 cases from 2000 to 2015”
2023
2020 12th Congress Yaboumba World, Paris, France : “Pathogenic extramedullary hematopoiesis in a yellow-collared macaw (Primolius auricollis)”
2019 4th ICARE Conference, London, England : “Cystoscopic-guided lithotripsy for the removal of a urethral stone in a guinea pig.” and “Effect of a Misoprostol/Phenytoin Gel on Experimentally Induced Wounds in Brook Trout.”

Other

SKILLS
Languages: fluent in French, level B2/C1 in English (First Certificate in English (B2), Trinity College Grade 10 (C1)).
Computer sciences: PC and Mac, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), MatLab programmation software, Statistic software SPSS and MedCalc.
Statistics: ability to perform all basics statistical tests as well as more advanced statistical models (ANOVA, logistic and linear regression, survival analysis, Bland-Altman plots, etc…).