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2005 Accreditation Inspector of the Year
Al Lewandowski, DVM: Veterinary
Head of Veterinary Services, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
Al Lewandowski has participated in seventeen inspections during his sixteen years of service as an accreditation inspector. This type of dedication to his profession is commendable, as well as invaluable due to Al's wealth of education, training, and experience.
Prior to becoming the Head of Veterinary Services (1989-present), as well as the David Steffee Chair in Veterinary Medicine (2004-present) at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Al held positions at two other AZA accredited institutions. At those institutions he spearheaded renovation projects that directly involved improving animal care. His commitment to animal health was more recently made apparent by his instrumental role in the design and construction of the Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
Al's current role and involvement at the Metoparks Zoo is quite different from where he started there; renting strollers and taking tickets at the front entrance. He was able to work as both a seasonal and special relief keeper later on, while earning a Bachelor of Science in Zoology/Wildlife Biology. As a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and a past resident of Exotic Animal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Al now shares his professional experience with future Zoo Vets as a Clinical Instructor at Cuyahoga Community College (Avian and Exotic Animal Medicine) and as an Adjunct Professor at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
He has lent his expertise to at least seventeen professional publications and presentations. Al also remains active within both the zoo and veterinary medicine communities by maintaining an active membership in organizations such as the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Ohio Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, the Cuyahoga Community College Medical Advisory Board for Veterinary Technology, and of course the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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