Bryan found a new dream job in the stories of a rural veterinary practice in Yorkshire, England.
UGA VetMed welcomes veterinary oncologist to lead small animal medicine and advance cancer research When Dr.
Jeffrey Bryan was a child, he fell in love with the idea of horse racing while reading The Black Stallion book series.
He aspired to be a jockey, but as he grew older – and taller – he realized he was meant for something different.
British veterinary surgeon James Wight, writing stories like All Creatures Great and Small under the pen name James Herriot, inspired Bryan to become a veterinarian himself.
The latest iteration of that dream brought him to the University of Georgia Veterinary Teaching Hospital in August.
Bryan is a medical oncologist serving as department head of small animal medicine and surgery and the Waggoner Professor of Small Animal Studies, a position endowed by Dr.
James Cowan Waggoner (DVM 1969) and his wife, Marjorie Schear Waggoner.
The couple, who are founding members of the UGA Presidents Club of annual alumni donors, operated a pair of veterinary practices in Henry County for many years.
Bryan started his career in San Francisco practicing small animal medicine with a focus on exotics.
He was an on-call veterinarian for the Steinhart Aquarium and the San Francisco Zoo, where elephants mingled freely with their human caretakers.
The report adds to ongoing university-led research relevant to veterinary medicine, animal health, and clinical decision-making.
university website: University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
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