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Carrying the fight against cancer: Dr. Davey Daniel

Dr. Davey Daniel (Photo by Kathleen Greeson)
Dr. Davey Daniel (Photo by Kathleen Greeson) Dr. Davey Daniel (Photo by Kathleen Greeson)

Maybe, just this once, the uncertainty of this generation’s political realm has produced a bonus.

Meet Dr. Davey Daniel, a medical oncology and hematology specialist with Tennessee Oncology, and this year’s winner in the Champions of Health Care “personal physician” category.

Personal Physicians Award

Honors physicians whose performance is considered exemplary by patients and peersAccomplishments: A veteran oncologist, Dr. Daniel is praised both for his clinical and personal care, offering the latest in cancer treatments.

That’s right, a potential career in political science was dropped for a purposed-filled journey in arguably the most agonizing field in the medical world.

“I started at the University of Georgia in political science,” says the 44-year-old Signal Mountain resident who grew up in Rentz, a town of 300 near Dublin, Ga. “but I really didn’t like the gray areas. I was really much better suited to the sciences.”