Dr. Ari Fustukjian

Biography

Dr. Ari Fustukjian is a veterinarian and Vice President of Zoological Operations at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. A graduate of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, he is a diplomate in Fish Practice with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, serves as Director-at-Large for the American Association of Fish Veterinarians, and is a coral health advisor for the Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project and several Caribbean coral restoration programs. With over a decade of experience working with exotic, aquatic, and zoo animals, Ari’s passions include sea turtle and marine mammal rescue-rehab, elasmobranch critical care, and marine invertebrate health with a focus on ecosystem restoration.