Dr. Kate Myrna has a BA from Vassar College and received her DVM from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. She completed a 1-year internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, and went on to complete a 1-year specialty internship at Angell Animal Medical Center – Western New England. Dr. Myrna then completed a Residency in Comparative Ophthalmology and obtained a Master of Science in Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Myrna has been teaching at the University of Georgia since 2010 where she has been recognized for her teaching and engaging lecture style through a Zoetis Distinguished Teacher Award, multiple Student Teaching Awards and a UGA Lilly Teaching Fellowship.
Dr. Myrna’s research focuses on corneal wound healing as well as the influence of systemic cortisol levels on ocular health.