Darryl Millis received his B.S. and D.V.M. from Cornell University and his M.S. from the University of Florida and completed an internship and surgery residency at Michigan State University. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, a founding charter Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, where he served as chief of surgery. Darryl Millis currently holds the Acree Endowed Chair in Small Animal Medicine and is the Director of the CARES Center for Veterinary Sports Medicine. He is also the Past President of the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy. He has received the AVMA Career Achievement Award in Canine Research, the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Iams Paatsama Award, the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, the Distinguished Postdoctoral Veterinary Alumnus Award from Michigan State University, the Charles and Julia Wharton Distinguished Professor Award, and the Chancellor’s Award for Professional Promise in Research and Creative Achievement from the University of Tennessee. His primary areas of research interest include the modulation of bone healing, osteoarthritis, and the postoperative physical therapy of orthopedic patients.