Nadine LAMBERSKI

As Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Dr. Nadine Lamberski leads a unified team of conservation scientists, conservation practitioners, wildlife nutritionists, and wildlife veterinary professionals, cultivating a strategic approach to conservation efforts. She is aligning SDZWA with other global conservation organizations by supporting holistic One Health initiatives that protect and restore biodiversity; advance wildlife
sustainability, health, and well-being; promote human-wildlife coexistence; share knowledge and benefits equitably; and cultivate partnerships and conservation leaders. SDZWA's conservation efforts are concentrated in eight regional hubs around the globe. The outcomes of the Alliance's work align with the targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

She is a graduate of University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine, completed an internship at the University of Tennessee's College of Veterinary Medicine and Zoo Knoxville and a zoological medicine residency at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. She is a Board-certified Specialist in Zoological Medicine and a Diplomat in the American College of Zoological Medicine and the European College of Zoological Medicine in Zoo Health Management. the She worked at Riverbanks Zoo in South Carolina before joining the veterinary team at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in 2001. In 2016, she joined SDZWA’s executive leadership team as Chief Animal Health officer and in 2020 was asked to lead the combined conservation science and wildlife health teams. 

Lamberski is a past president of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians She is an adjunct professor at the University of California-Davis One Health Institute and the Wildlife Health Center. She has contributed to over 100 scientific publications and presentations, and is currently a co-editor for Fowler’s Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine textbook.

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