He works for Donald Rumsfeld and sees patients around the world. Through the use of telemedicine, Dr. Bruce Williams is able to examine slides in Baghdad without going anywhere. Always a sought-after ferret pathologist, Dr. Williams is using his expertise to support our troops from around the world. They have telemedicine capabilities throughout the world, allowing him to perform advanced diagnostics without spending the night away from his family. Dr. Williams, and wife Colleen, are the parents of a 5 year old, Conner. They have also added a young Sun Conyer and an African Gray parrot to their ranks. According to Dr. Williams, *that bird is the most well-adjusted mean bird I know!* Having already experienced a menagerie that includes ferrets, deer, blue herons, a sea lion and even a vegetarian land-dwelling nutria known as a hutia, whats a bird or two? Given the lifespan of parrots, it is expected that the bird will bury him! Since his last visit to the Symposium, Dr. Williams has been very busy. He has traveled around the world as the parent of a 5 year old does -- via Walt Disney World! He has also been to Poland and Australia. If you remember, the goal for the year was to meet the Crocodile Hunter! His hobbies have developed a little, too. Despite Dr. Williams claim that *I have a 5 year old, I don't have hobbies!* he can be found playing Uno and You-Gi-Oh! or watching Power Rangers. When not at home, Dad is a fall guy in Conner's martial arts class! On a personal level, Dr. Williams is currently *trying to write my ferret book.* When the suggestion was made that this was a wonderful project for retirement, this quite active ferret pathologist replied, *Honestly, I don't see myself ever retiring.* That's several more years of benefit for our fuzzy little friends! Come spend a few moments away from home with Dr. Bruce Williams on April 29 at the 2005 Ferret Symposium in St. Louis, MO! To use this vet: Dr. Williams is currently collecting tissue samples from ferrets with suspected Disseminated Idiopathic Myositis (DIM) in Ferrets (http://www.ferret.org/news/052404a.htm). To consult with him, go to http://www.afip.org/ferrets/webconsults.html Website: http://www.afip.org/ferrets/ Meet Me in St. Louis! April 29 - May 1, 2005 International Ferret Congress http://www.ferretcongress.org [Posted in FML issue 4833]