Veterinary Oncology

A cancer diagnosis of a pet changes you forever. The Oncology Department at Animal Medical Center of Seattle works with you to provide not only compassionate care but a wide array of advanced and effective treatment options. We will work with you and your pet and tailor each treatment protocol to allow effective cancer treatment, while minimizing major side effects.

Our Dentistry and Oncology Services have Moved!

Our dentistry and oncology services have been relocated to the annexed building directly next to our main building. The address to the annex building is 17534 15th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155. All of our other specialty, emergency and critical care, and urgent care services will still be located in our main building at 17518 15th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155.

Brittany Evans, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Brittany Evans, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology)

Dr. Brittany Evans is originally from a suburb of Philadelphia and found her passion for veterinary medicine at a very young age, when she began volunteering at her local animal shelter. She graduated from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2010. Dr. Evans then began her veterinary education at St. George’s University in the British West Indies, before transferring and earning her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Oklahoma State University in 2015. It was during her clinical year of veterinary school that Dr. Evans developed a passion for medical oncology. She completed a small animal rotating internship at the University of Missouri in 2016 and a specialty oncology internship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2017. Dr. Evans then relocated to the “other OSU,” The Ohio State University, where she completed a three-year medical oncology residency and earned a Master of Science in Comparative and Veterinary Medicine in 2020. She achieved board certification in small animal medical oncology in 2021.

Dr. Evans’s research interests including canine and feline lymphoma and histiocytic sarcoma. Dr. Evans is a member of the Veterinary Cancer Society (VCS), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) as well as the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM).

Having a pet diagnosed with cancer is a difficult time for clients and their families. Dr. Evans strives to provide the pet owner with all potential diagnostic and treatment options available to their pet, from multimodal cancer therapy to palliative care. A patient’s quality of life is the most important aspect of guiding therapy, and she will help provide clients with information necessary to make the best possible treatment decisions for the pet and the client.

Dr. Evans moved to Seattle in 2020, which has been a dream of hers since visiting in 2014. She lives with her partner, her two dogs Yoshi and Ripley, and her ragdoll cats Tristan and Ragnar. In her spare time, she is enjoying all that Seattle has to offer including wine tasting, hiking and water activities (kayaking, paddle boarding).

Nick Szigetvari, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Nick Szigetvari, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Dr. Nick Szigetvari is a University of Illinois graduate who began his veterinary profession as a general practice veterinarian in Chicago, Illinois. After several years of this invaluable experience setting the tone for his approach to veterinary medicine, he decided to pursue a career focused entirely on medical oncology.

He finds particular satisfaction in connecting with pets and owners during the challenging time of cancer diagnosis. It is his goal to help make clearer the complexity of the condition and form an individualized treatment plan for pets that meet owner’s needs while also preserving quality of life for pets.

While away from work Dr. Szigetvari enjoys live music, playing guitar, wood working, landscaping, trying new restaurants, camping through our national parks and forests with his dogs (Mabel, Lucille) and his partner. He also enjoys making sense of the irrational behaviors of their cat, Squish

 

Services Provided

 

Chemotherapy
Novel therapies
Advanced Imaging
Surgical consultations
Radiation referrals
Pet loss therapy referrals

Please contact our Oncology Department for more information or questions about these services.

In addition, we are excited to partner with Dr. Tanya Donovan to offer the following interventional radiology procedures for our cancer patients:

  • Stenting of the urethra, esophagus, colon and trachea to relieve obstructions by tumors
  • Laser ablation of early transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
  • Chemoembolization for liver, bladder, and prostate tumors
  • Embolization of nasal vessels to control epistaxis from nasal tumors
 

Types of Cases

 

Cancers (Malignancies) Based on Location
Adrenal and Pituitary Tumors
Bladder and Urethral Tumors
Bone Tumors (primary and metastatic)
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Cardiac and Heart-based Tumors
Esophageal Tumors
Gall Bladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Tumors
Laryngeal and Tracheal Tumors
Lung Tumors (primary and metastatic)
Mammary Gland Tumors
Mediastinal Tumors
Nasal Tumors
Ocular and Periocular Tumors
Oral and Salivary Gland Tumors
Perianal and Anal Sac Tumors
Prostatic Tumors
Renal Tumors
Reproductive Tumors (male and female)
Rib and Pleural Tumors
Skin, Nail Bed, and Foot Pad Tumors
Skull Tumors
Splenic Tumors
Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors
Stomach and Intestinal Tumors

Specific Types of Cancer (Malignancies)
Apocrine Gland Adenocarcinoma
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Chondrosarcoma
Epulis
Hemangiosarcoma
Histiocytic Disease
Leukemia and Lymphoma
Melanoma
Mast Cell Tumor
Multiple Myeloma
Osteosarcoma
Other – Adenocarcinoma, Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Undifferentiated
Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Thymoma
Transitional Cell Carcinoma

 

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Address

17518 15th Ave NE
Shoreline, WA 98155
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Contact Us

Call: 206-204-3366
Fax: 206-204-3858
Email: [email protected]