Dr. Geof Zann was raised in South Florida and attended Yale University, where he was a 4-year
varsity athlete in swimming and was team captain in his senior year. He was then commissioned as an Officer in the United States Navy. He served two tours of duty, deploying to Somalia and later Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
After the military, Dr. Zann attended veterinary school at the University of Florida and graduated with honors. He then completed a small animal rotating internship and surgical residency at The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center, which boasts one of the highest orthopedic caseloads of any hospital in the world.