Dr. Lewis graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1997 and spent five years in general practice prior to returning for a residency in dentistry and oral surgery. He became a Fellow of the Academy of Veterinary Dentistry (AVD) in 2004 and a Diplomate (specialist) of the American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) in 2005. Dr. Lewis is past-president of the American Veterinary Dental Society and was editor of the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry from 2016-2021. He is also a founding fellow of the AVDC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship program.

At the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lewis served as associate professor of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, associate director of the Mari Lowe Center for Comparative Oncology, and Chief of Surgery.

Dr. Lewis’ clinical interests include endodontics, feline tooth resorption, feline stomatitis, oral surgical oncology, jaw fracture repair, and lasers in oral surgery and dentistry.  Dr. Lewis is the founder of Silo Academy Education Center, which provides “small batch” in-person learning experiences for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

When not treating patients or teaching veterinary dentistry and oral surgery, he enjoys spending time with his wife, six sons, two dogs, and two cats, and two guinea pigs.