Deborah S. Greco DVM, PhD is the founder of Gotham Kennels in New York City. Dr. Greco became interested in the standard poodle breed in 1997 after purchasing her first standard, Martini. It was the experience of showing and breeding this wonderful dog that led Deborah to her second poodle, Martini’s daughter Twist. With a background in small internal medicine and endocrinology, Dr. Greco turned her veterinary attention towards establishing her own standard poodle breeding program. In April of 2006, Gotham Kennels welcomed its first litter of 7 standard poodle puppies. In 2010, it welcomed its second litter of 4 spectacular puppies. Dr Greco is a member of the Morris & Essex Kennel Club located in New Jersey.
Dr. Greco is currently Sr. Research Scientist with Nestle Purina Pet Care and an internationally known speaker and expert on endocrine diseases of small animals. She was formerly a staff endocrinologist and internal medicine specialist at The Animal Medical Center in New York. She received her DVM from the University of California in 1982 and completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Louisiana State University from 1982–1983. She became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1986 after completing an internal medicine residency at Texas A&M. Her medicine residency at Texas A&M included a PhD in veterinary physiology and pharmacology. Dr. Greco was a professor of small animal internal medicine at Colorado State University for 12 years. She has been president of the Society for Comparative Endocrinology (1994–1997) and served as the ACVIM Forum program chairperson from 1994–1997. Current research interests are in the fields of canine hyperadrenocorticism, canine hypothyroidism, canine reproduction, and the dietary treatment of feline diabetes mellitus. Dr. Greco was the recipient of the Pfizer award for research excellence at Colorado State University in 1996 and in 1998 she received the AAFP research award for her work on feline diabetes mellitus.