Dr. Fletcher obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University and PhD in Bioengineering at University of California in Berkeley/University of California in San Francisco before completing his DVM at University of California, Davis. Daniel Fletcher has been practicing veterinary medicine since 2003 with a focus on emergency and critical care. He went on to complete an internship in small animal medicine and surgery and a residency in emergency and critical care medicine from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Fletcher is currently an Associate Professor at Cornell University. He is certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
His current interests include immersive simulation and virtual patients for veterinary student training, and recently received the 2012 SCAVMA Teaching Award for Clinical Sciences, the 2013 State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the 2013 Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences Innovative Teaching Award.