Steve Reed

Stephen M. Reed DVM, DACVIM-LA, Neurology

Dr Reed graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1976 then completed an internship and residency at Michigan State University. He began teaching at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in 1979 and later joined the faculty of the Ohio State University in 1983. While at Ohio State he rose to the title of professor and in 2003 was named the Jenne Professor in Equine Medicine and Surgery. Dr Reed served the College and University on many committees and received the University Award for Distinguished University Service in 2002.

Dr Reed is a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Large Animal and in 2019 was recognised as an honorary diplomate in the ACVIM college of Neurology. He has written and spoken extensively on “wobbler” syndrome, equine protozoal myelitis, and other neurologic diseases. He has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer reviewed publications and is a co-editor of two textbooks, one titled Equine Internal Medicine, and another on Equine Neurology.

Dr Reed has received several recognitions for his work, including the Schering-Plough Animal Health and World Veterinary Association Award for Applied Research. In 2008 he was chosen to deliver the Frank J. Milne Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Association of Equine Practitioners and in October of 2022 was selected to the University of Kentucky Gluck Research Hall of Fame.