Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Ryan is the most recent associate veterinarian to join Weare Animal Hospital. He is a 2016 graduate of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine (OSU CVM). He also earned a Master of Public Health in veterinary public health from The Ohio State University College of Public Health in 2016, a Master of Science in mammalogy from The University of Pretoria in South Africa in 2008, and a Bachelor of Arts in public relations from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2003. During veterinary school, Dr. Ryan worked with hundreds of exotic mammals, reptiles, and avian species from around the world. He completed a clinical clerkship in elephant medicine at Chiang Mai University in Thailand. He trained at the Wildlife Center of Virginia, the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, and the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi during his clinical year. Dr. Ryan also served as President of The OSU CVMs Student Chapter of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians & Association of Avian Veterinarians. A native of Zanesville, Ohio, Dr. Ryan was raised near North Americas largest conservation facility, the Wilds. This 10,000-acre captive breeding facility for endangered species gave Dr. Ryan his first hands-on experience working with wildlife in 1999, and ultimately inspired him to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. Some of Dr. Ryans career highlights include capturing wild Hellbender salamanders for an Ohio Division of Wildlife population survey, immobilizing spotted hyenas in Kruger National Park, and performing physical examinations on western lowland gorillas at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium. Dr. Ryan is a passionate traveler and wildlife photographer who has explored over 20 national parks and private game reserves in Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, and Malawi. In addition to being an ardent wildlife conservationist, Dr. Ryan is also a seasoned outdoorsman. He through-hiked the 2200-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in 2009. His fellow hikers knew him by his trail name, Hellbender. In February 2016, Dr. Ryan also summited Africas highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro. When hes not working with his favorite exotic species at Weare Animal Hospital, Dr. Ryan looks forward to exploring more of New Hampshires epic mountain ranges.
