Dr. Greg Bossart, V.M.D., Ph.D.
Chief Veterinary Officer & Senior Vice President, Veterinary Services

As Georgia Aquarium Chief Veterinary Officer and Senior Vice President of Veterinary Services, Dr. Greg Bossart, V.M.D., Ph.D., leads all veterinary operations and conservation and research programs at Georgia Aquarium.

Bossart graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1973 with an undergraduate degree in biology and physical geography. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. From 1981-1985, he was a resident and NIH fellow in the Department of Pathology at the University of Miami School of Medicine. In 1995, he completed his Ph.D. in manatee and dolphin immunology at Florida International University.

Bossart has spent the last 29 years working in clinical domestic, marine mammal, fish and avian medicine and wildlife pathology on a national and international basis. He has written more than 100 publications focused primarily on the pathological basis of disease in wild animals.

He joins Georgia Aquarium from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. where he served as the Research Professor, Chief Marine Mammal Veterinarian and Head of Pathology. He has been a clinical veterinary consultant for Georgia Aquarium, Miami Seaquarium, Atlantis, as well as aquariums in Asia and Latin America. He also conducts manatee conservation outreach programs in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Belize and Guyana. Since 1981, he has been the Medical Director at the Falcon Batchelor Bird of Prey Center at the Miami Museum of Science.

Bossart is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Miami, School of Medicine and is on the graduate faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina. His research has been published in dozens of leading journals and his work recognized by prestigious awards.

• Bernard Marcus - Benefactor and Chairman of the Board
• Michael A. Leven - Chief Executive Officer
• Anthony Godfrey - Senior Vice President of Finance, COO and CFO
• Dr. Greg Bossart - Chief Veterinary Officer & Senior Vice President, Veterinary Services
• Billy Hurley - Chief Animal Officer & Senior Vice President, Husbandry
• Carey Rountree - Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
• Beach M. Clark, Jr - Vice President, Information Technology
• Joe Handy - Vice President, Education and Guest Services
• Dr. Bruce A. Carlson - Science Officer