A teammate of his with the 1971 Winnipeg Whips,Triple A affiliate of the Montreal Expos,was the father of major leaguer John Olerud,who was in medical school while playing baseball. Looking for something that would be as inspirational to him as baseball was,the two discussed the possibilities and Nye learned he needed some undergraduate science credits to be a candidate for the University of Illinois' veterinary program. [4] He entered the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine in 1972,becoming a veterinarian in 1976. [4] He began practicing medicine at Niles Animal Hospital in Niles,Illinois. [11] Nye developed a special interest in birds while at the practice and became an exotic and avian specialist. When the Association of Avian Veterinarians was founded in 1980,he became a charter member and is also a past president of AAV (1989). [11] [13]
Using his abilities in commodity trading to earn the money for starting his own practice,Nye and two other exotic animal veterinarians founded Midwest Bird and Exotic Animal Hospital in Westchester,Illinois in 1985,which was the first exotic-only specialist practice in the United States. [4] [10] [11] [14] [15]
Nye and Dr. Susan Brown,a partner and the inspiration for starting the all-exotic practice,were married. Their practice grew to include five veterinarians and a large support staff;almost 20 years after the founding of the hospital,the couple sold it to two veterinarians on their staff in October 2004. [11] [16] [17] The practice that Nye and Brown started outgrew its original home in Westchester; [4] in 2005,it moved to its present location in Elmwood Park,Illinois. [18]
He is the author of several veterinary textbook chapters on avian medicine,serves as a consultant,and has continued to see patients at Ness Exotic Wellness Center in Lisle,Illinois on a part-time basis. [11]
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