Faculty

Greg Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM
Professor, Aquatic, Wildlife, and Zoologic Medicine

VMD, 1988: University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
MS, 1985: Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Phone: 919.513.6439
FAX: 919.513.6336
Email: greg_lewbart@ncsu.edu

Specialty

Zoological medicine with an emphasis on invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. Dr. Lewbart is the faculty advisor for the NCSU-CVM Turtle Rescue Team.

Professional Experience & Qualifications

2005-present: Professor of Aquatic Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University.

1999-2005: Associate Professor of Aquatic Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University.

1993-1999: Assistant Professor of Aquatic Medicine, Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University.

1992-1996: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

1988-1992: Corporate Veterinarian, O'Beirne Tropical Fish, Philadelphia, PA, Greenway Farms, Inc., Naples, FL

Research Area

Dr. Lewbart is interested in the pharmacology of various chemotherapeutics on ornamental fishes. He also pursues the answers to clinical problems involving captive and wild aquatic invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.

Selected Publications

Harms C.A., Kishimori J., Boylan S., Lewbart G.A., and C. Swanson.   2005.  Behavioral and clinical pathology changes in koi carp ( Cyprinus carpio ) subjected to anesthesia and surgery with and without peri-operative analgesics.  Comparative Medicine, 55(3):221-226.

Lewbart G.A., Papich M.G., and D. Whitt-Smith.  2005.  Pharmacokinetics of florfenicol in the red pacu ( Piaractus brachypomus ) after single dose intramuscular administration.  Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 28:317-319.

Lewbart G.A., Kishimori J., and L.S. Christian.  2005.  The North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine Turtle Rescue Team:  A model for a successful wild reptile clinic.  Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 32(3):377-381.

Lewbart G.A., Butkus D.A., Papich M., Coleman A.K., Krum H., and E.J Noga. 2005.  A simple catheterization method for systemic administration of drugs to fish.   Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 226(5):784-788.

Case E., Lewbart G.A., and P.D. Doerr.  2005. The physiological and behavioural impacts of  and preference for an enriched environment in the .eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina ).  Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 92:353-365.

Willer C.J., Lewbart G.A., and C. Lemons.  2003.  Aural abscesses in wild eastern box turtles, Terrapene carolina carolina from North Carolina:  Aerobic bacterial isolates and distribution of lesions. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 13(2):4-9.

Brenner D., Lewbart G., Stebbins M., and D.W. Herman.  2002.  Health survey of wild and captive bog turtles ( Clemmys muhlenbergii ) in North Carolina and Virginia. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 33(4):311-316.

Chittick E.J., Stamper, M.A., Beasley, J.F., Lewbart, G.A., and W.A. Horne.  2002.  Medetomidine, ketamine, and sevoflurane for anesthesia of injured loggerhead sea turtles:  13 cases (1996-2000).  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 221(7):1019-1025.

Hurty C.A., Brazik, D.C., Law, J.M., Sakamoto, K., and G.A. Lewbart.  2002.  Evaluation of the tissue reactions in the skin and body wall of koi ( Cyprinus carpio ) to five suture materials. The Veterinary Record, 151(11):324-328.

Hurty C.A., Diaz, D.E., Campbell, J.L., and G.A. Lewbart.  2001.  Chemical analysis of six commercial adult iguana, Iguana iguana , diets.  Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery, 11(3):23-26.

Book Chapters

Cooper M., Lewbart G.A. and D.T. Lewbart.  2005. Herptiles and the Law, Reptile Medicine and Surgery, D. Mader editor, Elsevier Publishing. In Press (scheduled for 12/05)

Lewbart G.A.  2005.  Fish; Exotic Animal Formulary, J. Carpenter editor, Elsevier Publishing, pp. 5-29.

Leibovitz L. and G.A. Lewbart.  2004.  Diseases and Symbionts:  Vulnerability Despite Tough Shells.  In: The American Horseshoe Crab.  Shuster CN, Barlow RB and HJ Brockmann eds.  Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., pp. 245-275.

Wildgoose W.H. and G.A. Lewbart.  2001.  Therapeutics. In Wildgoose WH (ed):  Manual of Ornamental Fish, 2nd ed. Gloucester, England, pp. 237-258.

Lewbart G.A.  2001.  Clinical Examination. In Wildgoose WH (ed):  Manual of Ornamental Fish, 2nd ed. Gloucester, England, pp. 85-89.

Books

Lewbart G.A.  (ed.). 2006. Invertebrate Medicine, Blackwell Publishing, UK, 327 pp.

Lewbart G.A. (ed.). 1998. Self Asssessment Guide to Ornamental Fish, Manson Publications, London & Iowa State University Press, 192 pp.

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