| PET CANCER CENTER Comprehensive guide to cancer diagnosis and treatment in cats and dogs |
| Animal Specialty Center 9 Odell Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Tel: 914-457-4000 Fax: 914-457-4001 Email: info@animalspecialtycenter.com |
| Board-Certified Veterinary Oncologists: Susan Ettinger, DVM Diplomate American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology) Dr. Susan Ettinger attended Tufts University where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology in 1994, and then graduated from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. Dr. Ettinger then completed a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery followed by a comprehensive two-year residency in medical oncology at The Animal Medical Center in New York City. During her residency, she was awarded the Connie E. Leifer Memorial Award for her outstanding research project and presentation on vaccine-associated sarcomas in cats. She also conducted research in soft tissue sarcomas in dogs. Following her residency, Dr. Ettinger served as a staff oncologist in private practice at South Bay Veterinary Associates in San Jose, CA, and was also affiliated with the Veterinary Tumor Institute, a radiation oncology facility in Santa Cruz, CA. Prior to her residency, Dr. Ettinger was a research associate in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. She was an investigator in a five-year NIH program project grant which investigated the use of hyperthermia as an adjuvant to radiotherapy in dogs with spontaneous soft tissue sarcomas. This was a joint study with patients at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She gained experience with state-of-the-art imaging, including MRI, spectroscopy, positron emission tomography, and was also involved in pilot studies with thermosensitive lipsomes in dogs and heat-induced gene therapy in cats. Dr. Ettinger has served as an instructor in the Department of Molecular Medicine and as an oncology associate with the Comparative Cancer Program at Cornell University. Sarah C Charney, DVM Diplomate American College of Internal Medicine (Oncology) Diplomate American College of Veterinary Radiology (Radiation Oncology) Dr. Charney received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois in 1998. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Missouri and a residency in medical oncology at The Animal Medical Center in New York City, where she received the Connie E. Leifer Memorial Award for outstanding resident research. Dr. Charney is board certified in medical oncology. She joined the faculty of the University of Illinois in 2001 where she conducted clinical trials to evaluate chemotherapeutic agents and novel therapies for canine and feline cancer. She also conducted research on a novel epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor called gefitinib, which may have applications in treating many types of cancer. Dr. Charney joined Southwest Veterinary Oncology in January 2005 as a staff medical oncologist and completed a residency in radiation oncology. She became board certified in radiation oncology in 2007. |
Oncology services include:
- Ultrasound - Fluoroscopy
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