Mystic Aquarium

Veterinarian Emeritus

Dr. J. Lawrence Dunn is a leader and pioneer of marine mammal medicine and research. He attended the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and received his VMD in 1973. He served as the staff veterinarian for the aquarium from 1973-2008. Dr. Dunn has provided Aquatic Animal Health Consultant Services to nearly thirty public and private aquariums and federal and state government agencies. He has held numerous national and international office and committee posts relating to marine mammal medicine and has given over 100  presentations at universities, symposia and conferences on the subject of aquatic animal disease and medicine. His research and professional interests include infectious disease, aquatic animal medicine, marine mammal reproduction and strandings. Dr. Dunn has mentored multiple students who have become successful veterinarians and researchers in the aquatic animal health field.