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Biography

Dr Katarzyna Purzycka DVM, MVetMed, MRCVS, DipACVIM (Oncology)

American Specialist in Veterinary Oncology

RCVS recognised Specialist in Veterinary Oncology

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Katarzyna obtained her veterinary degree in 2014 in Warsaw, Poland after spending four years at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, one year at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a final year at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria.

Following a rotating internship in small animals at the University hospital in Munich, Germany, she moved to the United Kingdom where she completed a specialised oncology internship at the Animal Health Trust referral hospital in Newmarket.

Katarzyna completed her residency in medical oncology at the Royal Veterinary College in October 2019, and successfully passed the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Oncology in the same year, becoming the first and only American Veterinary Specialist in Oncology in Poland. She also completed a master’s degree with the final research project on canine T cell lymphoma. 

Since 2020 she has established oncology services in two busy referral hospitals in the UK. Katarzyna is also involved with the only referral centre in Poland offering megavoltage radiation therapy RTWet in Miedniewice.  In addition to her busy clinical activities and providing excellent care to cancer patients, Katarzyna enjoys teaching interns, residents, general practitioners and veterinary nurses on all aspects of veterinary oncology.

Katarzyna has presented her research work at multiple conferences in Europe and U.S. She has lectured for veterinarians across the world and has authored numerous publications. 
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