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Daniel Ward, DVM, PhD, DACVO

Professor of Ophthalmology | Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Overview

Dr. Ward was born and raised in the Frayser section of Memphis. He attended Christian Brothers High School and Christian Brothers College, where he majored in chemical engineering. He attended veterinary school at the University of Tennessee, after which he spent time in private small animal practice in Greenville SC. He did his ophthalmology residency, doctoral studies and post doc at the University of Georgia. He joined the University of Tennessee faculty in 1990. Dr. Ward lives with his wife and daughter on a small farm in East Tennessee, and his son is a senior at the University of Notre Dame. His interests outside the university include running, jazz music, farming, baseball, dabbling with antique cars and tractors, and the French existentialist movement of the mid-20th century.

The College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Diplomate - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists 1991
  • Residency in Ophthalmology, University of Georgia 1989
  • Post-doc - Clinical Pharmacology, University of Georgia 1990
  • PhD - Pharmacology, University of Georgia 1990
  • DVM -, University of Tennessee 1985

Daniel Ward, DVM, PhD, DACVO

Professor of Ophthalmology | Small Animal Clinical Sciences
The College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Tennessee
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • Diplomate - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists 1991
  • Residency in Ophthalmology, University of Georgia 1989
  • Post-doc - Clinical Pharmacology, University of Georgia 1990
  • PhD - Pharmacology, University of Georgia 1990
  • DVM -, University of Tennessee 1985
Overview

Dr. Ward was born and raised in the Frayser section of Memphis. He attended Christian Brothers High School and Christian Brothers College, where he majored in chemical engineering. He attended veterinary school at the University of Tennessee, after which he spent time in private small animal practice in Greenville SC. He did his ophthalmology residency, doctoral studies and post doc at the University of Georgia. He joined the University of Tennessee faculty in 1990. Dr. Ward lives with his wife and daughter on a small farm in East Tennessee, and his son is a senior at the University of Notre Dame. His interests outside the university include running, jazz music, farming, baseball, dabbling with antique cars and tractors, and the French existentialist movement of the mid-20th century.