Oncology Faculty and Staff
To contact Oncology, please call the Small Animal Hospital at (765) 494-1107
Medical Oncology Faculty
Dr. Deborah W. Knapp
Director, Purdue Comparative Oncology Program
Dolores L. McCall Professor of Comparative Oncology
DVM: Auburn University
MS: Purdue University
Board Certified: ACVIM (Oncology)
Scholarly Publications:
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine
Dr. Michael O. Childress
Assistant Professor, Comparative Oncology
DVM: Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
MS: Purdue University
Board Certified: ACVIM (Oncology)
Scholarly Publications:
PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine
Medical Oncology Residents
Dr. Michelle Custead
Oncology Resident
DVM: 2010 Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Small Animal Rotating Internship: 2010-2011 Garden State Veterinary Specialists, Tinton Falls, NJ
Oncology Internship: 2011-2012 The Oncology Service, Washington, DC
Dr. Sarah McMillan
Oncology Resident
DVM: Purdue University
Internship: Michigan Veterinary Specialists
Dr. Chris Fulkerson
Oncology Resident
DVM: Purdue University
Internship: Texas A&M
Dr. Sonia Honkisz
Oncology Intern
DVM: University of Illinois
Small Animal Rotating Internship: VCA Berwyn, Chicago, IL
Oncology Technicians
Patty Bonney, BS, RVT
Clinical Trials Coordinator
BS: University of Louisville
RVT: Purdue University
Amalia de Gortari, MVZ
Senior Clinical Oncology Technician
MVZ: National Autonomous University of Mexico
Lindsey Fourez, BS, RVT
Oncology Research Technician
BS: Purdue University
RVT: Purdue University
Sarah Lahrman, RVT
Oncology Technician
RVT: Purdue University
Jeri Tullius, RVT
Oncology Technician
RVT: Purdue University
Laboratory Research Personnel (Knapp Lab)
Deepika Dhawan, PhD
Research Scientist
Jane Stewart, BS
Research Associate
