PVSEC Cancer Center

Comprehensive Care

807 Camp Horne Road Pittsburgh, PA 15237

412-366-3400 www.pvs-ec.com

Located on Camp Horne Road (exit #8), just west of I-279 and 7 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, the PVSEC Cancer Center is easily accessible from points throughout Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia.

For detailed directions or more information, visit our website at

www.pvs-ec.com

CARDIOLOGY Eva Sikorska, DVM Diplomate, DACVIM DENTISTRY Krista Mendoza, DVM Diplomate, AVDC DERMATOLOGY Sandra Sargent, DVM Diplomate, ACVD Elizabeth Toops, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVD EMERGENCY & CRITICAL CARE Kenton Rexford, VMD Christine Guenther, DVM (Practice Limited to Critical Care)

Christine Rutter, DVM (Practice Limited to Critical Care)

Elissa Allen, VMD Sarah Clay, DVM Robin Dutra, DVM Jaime Griffin, VMD Amy Hoffman, DVM Joey Kallem, DVM Rebecca Miller, DVM Stephanie Nelson, DVM Steven Smolen, DVM Kristi Sowers, DVM Jennifer Wooderson, DVM INTERNAL MEDICINE Sherwood Johnson, DVM Diplomate, ACVIM Jill Lurye, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVIM

Tracey Jackson, DVM Diplomate, ACVIM

MRI & CT IMAGING PetsDx Veterinary Imaging www.petsdx.com Gerald Frye, VMD NEUROLOGY Edward MacKillop, DVM Diplomate, ACVIM ONCOLOGY Rebecca Newman, DVM, MS Diplomate,

ACVIM Todd Erfourth, DVM (Practice Limited to Oncology) OPHTHALMOLOGY Lawrence Bagley, DVM Diplomate, ACVO Rachel Keller, DVM Diplomate, ACVO Michael Finn, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVO RADIATION ONCOLOGY Koichi Nagata, DVM, Diplomate, ACVR(RO) SURGERY Anthony Pardo, MS, DVM Diplomate, ACVS John Payne, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVS Julie Robb, DVM, MS Diplomate, ACVS Michael Doornink, DVM Diplomate, ACVS Jonathan Anderson, DVM Diplomate, ACVS

The PVSEC Cancer Center combines all aspects of cancer treatment and diagnostics under one roof:

SURGERY to diagnose and remove tumors.

ONCOLOGY to treat residual or m e t a s t a t i c d i s e a s e w i t h chemotherapy, immunotherapy (such as the melanoma vaccine), or molecular therapy (such as Palladia).

RADIATION THERAPY for tumors that cannot be completely removed due to location or extent, or that do not respond well to chemotherapy.

ADVANCED ON-SITE IMAGING to obtain digital x-rays, ultrasound, CT and MRI for diagnosing, staging, and planning treatment.

TEAM APPROACH between these and all of our other specialty services for the best care possible.

Often, a combination of multiple types of treatments is the most effective way to obtain the best possible outcome. We help each owner identify the ideal treatment plan for their pet on an individual basis, taking into account patient status, owner considerations, and the latest in veterinary knowledge. Most importantly, we place the patient’s quality of life above all else. After all, the goal of cancer treatment should be to make your pet feel better, not worse.

For pet owners, the availability of all of

these services in one location means your pet can receive the most effective combination of treatments to achieve the best possible outcome.

Now that comprehensive cancer therapy is available in Western Pennsylvania, owners no longer have to leave their pets in another state to obtain treatment. Most treatments can be done on an outpatient basis. Time is precious when your pet has cancer; we want our patients to spend it with their owners, not in a hospital.

For referring veterinarians, having

comprehensive cancer care in one location means you no longer have to determine the best treatment option prior to deciding where to send patients. If you are uncertain which service a patient should be referred to, our medical oncology service will assess the patient for you, discuss treatment options with the owners, determine the best treatment plan, and involve the appropriate services. As always, referring veterinarians are welcome to consult with us to obtain recommendations prior to referral.

From top: Cancer Center doctors; preparing/administering chemotherapy; surgical oncology; PetsDx CT/MRI; linear accelerator.