by Greg Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM

About His Story

"Looking back, I wish we’d known then what we know today. We’ve had good success recently with laser surgery with this kind of tumor in goldfish. But at the time, we all felt as though Tulip had been through enough—especially me."

About the Author

Gregory A. Lewbart graduated from Gettysburg College in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in biology; he received his master’s degree in biology from Northeastern University in 1985. In 1988 he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Lewbart worked for a large wholesaler of ornamental fishes before joining the faculty at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, where he is a professor of aquatic animal medicine. Board-certified by the American College of Zoological Medicine, he is the author of over 90 popular and scientific articles about invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, as well as the first textbook on invertebrate medicine. Dr. Lewbart has also written two novels, Ivory Hunters (1996) and Pavilion Key (2000), both scientific mysteries that address issues of wildlife conservation and man’s exploitation of the environment. He and his wife Dr. Diane Deresienski, also a veterinarian, live in Raleigh with their assorted pets.