FACT SHEET

The Practice

The California Veterinary Specialists (CVS) Angel Care Cancer Center (ACCC) for Animals, founded in 2004, is a center of hope, compassion and healing. We offer a comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinical cancer center that brings together veterinarians from all specialty groupsincluding internal medicine; radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging; surgical oncology; and emergency and critical careto provide innovative treatment options for the whole patient.

Our people make us unique. We provide unparalleled, compassionate care. We don't treat cancerwe treat pets with cancer and provide support for the entire family. Quality of life is our primary concern. Our goal is to do everything possible to win the fight against cancer, while ensuring that the treatment is healing, not hurting.

Our services are constantly evolving to provide new and better ways to meet the medical needs of our patients while meeting the non-medical needs of our clientsthe families of each patient. Our board-certified, highly trained veterinary personnel provide the very best of innovative care that exceeds existing alternatives, employing collaborative services in emergency, critical care, internal medicine, surgery and oncology, as well as integrating natural, complementary and holistic therapies where indicated and effective.

Our mission is quality of life firstand always.

Locations (Facilities operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year)

100 North Rancho Santa Fe Road, Suite 100

San Marcos, California 92069

(760) 734-4433

25100 Hancock Avenue, Suite 116

Murrieta, California 92562

(909) 600-9803

Veterinarian Health Care Team

Medical Oncology & Internal Medicine   Emergency & Critical Care

• Dr. Donald Krawiec, D.V.M, Ph.D.   Dr. Amy Carr, D.V.M.
• Dr. Edward Maher, D.V.M.   Dr. Timothy M. Concannon, D.V.M.
• Dr. Kevin Mallery, D.V.M.    Dr. Jennifer Devey, D.V.M.
• Dr. Gregory Ogilvie, D.V.M.    Dr. Melissa Edwards, D.V.M.
• Dr. Glen Grady, D.V.M.

Radiation Oncology & Diagnostic Imaging Dr. Sarah Hoggan, D.V.M.

• Dr. Lenore Anderson Modammadian, D.V.M., Dr. Christopher Hoolihan, D.V.M.
• M.Sp.V.M.    Dr. Jeff Pollard, D.V.M.
• Dr. Gregory Ogilvie, D.V.M.
• Dr. Mary Ann Rose, M.D.

Surgical Oncology

• Dr. Sarit Dhupa, B.V.Sc.
• Dr. Todd Trostel, D.V.M.
• Dr. Jennifer Devey, D.V.M.

Care for Cancer Patients and Their "Families"

Our goal at the CVS Angel Care Cancer Center is to provide the most up-to-date, compassionate care for pets with cancer while supporting the caregivers who bring them to us. We use the very latest therapies available with the objective of enhancing quality of life, every moment of the day. ACCC also constantly strives to practice the latest advances in chemotherapy, surgery and emergency and critical care services. More specifically, we use:

Diagnostic Cancer Medicine: Real time, M-mode and color flow ultrasonography (cardiac and abdominal), endoscopy (upper and lower GI, bronchoscopy, rhinoscopy, cystoscopy and vaginoscopy), laparoscopy, bone marrow aspirationsand biopsies, diagnostic radiology (x-ray) imaging, including standard radiology, computed tomography and rapid access to magnetic resonance imagine (MRI) scans. The CVS Angel Care Cancer Center offers San Diego County's first veterinary Computed Tomography (CT) unit, also know as CAT scan.

Medical Oncology: Advanced care and diagnostics in endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology, nephrology/urology, neurology and hematology, and respiratory medicine, as well as services to combat respiratory and infectious disease.

Surgical oncology: The surgical team at ACCC provides special surgical expertise in all aspects of cancer surgery, from minor tumor removal to limb sparing surgery to cancer neurosurgery.

Radiation Oncology: The team of cancer specialists at ACCC works with physicians who are radiation oncologists to provide veterinary specialists with some of the world's most advanced radiation care for animals.

 The CVS Angel Care Cancer Center Practice Comprehensive, Compassionate Care

• The CVS Angel Care Cancer Center has 15 veterinary specialists on staff:
• Eight emergency/critical care specialists specially trained to support the cancer patient in urgent care situations
• Four internal medicine/medical oncology specialists
• Three cancer surgery specialists
• Dr. Gregory Ogilvie, D.V.M., is one of the nation's first board-certified veterinary oncologists.
• Our eight emergency and critical care specialists number among only 117 in the nation.
• The Angel Care Cancer Center employs more than 50 staff at each facility.
• Unlike most specialty hospitals, the Angel Care Cancer Center offers affordable payment plans for pet owners.
• On average, the Angel Care Cancer Center admits 10-30 patients a day.

CVS Angel Care Cancer Center Facilities Innovative, State-of-the-Art Capabilities

• The main ACCC is located in San Marcos, CA, serving San Diego County.
• A second facility in Murrieta, CA, was opened in May 2003 to serve the Inland Empire's San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. The Murrieta facility is the only emergency/critical care hospital for companion animals, with or without cancer, that offers 24 hour-a-day, 365 day-a-year access in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
• ACCC facilities feature full-service in-house clinical laboratories, on-site pharmacies, surgical suites, and separate ICU and temperature-controlled wards with soft, comfortable bedding.
• Both facilities boast state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, including color-flow Doppler ultrasound, laparoscopy, video endoscopy, arthroscopy and the West Coast's only functioning hyperbaric oxygen chamber for animals.
• ACCC features special visitation rooms so animals can spend quality private time with their human families in a quiet and relaxing environment.

Special Care Foundation for Companion Animals

Based in San Diego's North County, the Special Care Foundation for Companion Animals (SCFCA) is a non-profit organization created to provide philanthropic support for the development of promising treatments for cancer and other illnesses that may fall below the radar of other research facilities. It is located within the facilities of California Veterinary Specialists (CVS) and its Angel Care Cancer Center.

Established in 2003 by Dr. Gregory Ogilvie, a world-renowned oncologist at CVS,

the foundation's mission is to enhance and celebrate the human-animal bond and the quality of life of animals and people through compassionate care. The foundation seeks to empower others to work together to create, develop and explore groundbreaking treatment options that enhance the quality of life of the 'whole patient' through a combination of medical, surgical, radiological, nutritional, natural, physical and supportive options.

The foundation works to synergize academia, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, government health organizations and national medical and veterinary practices to promote accelerated collaboration in translational research. The foundation is unique in that it shares CVS' state-of-the-art facilities, providing scientists the opportunity to rapidly transition research findings from the laboratory of academia, industry and biotechnology into an active applied setting.

Funding for the foundation is received from private and corporate sources whose donations, sometimes given in memory of an animal that has passed away, help to empower compassionate research and assist in the care of seriously ill animals on behalf of loved ones that could otherwise not afford such services. The foundation also aims to provide financial assistance to care for animals in the wake of natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and fires.

To date, the foundation has raised more than $1.5 million. The foundation aims to launch several clinical trials and studies in the next few months, including one international study to be carried out in collaboration with a number of universities including the  School of Medicine at Universit Franois Rabelais in Tours France

Future goals of the foundation include the development of a research laboratory in alliance with CVS and its Angel Care Cancer Center for Animals that will allow scientists to study the molecular and cellular basis of disease and therapy in close quarters with the animals that will ultimately benefit. The foundation's Animal Care and Use Committee ensures that every aspect of funded animal care and therapy meets the highest ethical standards for treatment.

The foundation's board of directors includes:

• Dr. Gregory Ogilvie, President of SCFCA
• Dr. Ogilvie was a tenured professor, internist, head of medical oncology and director of the medical oncology research laboratory at Colorado State University from 1987 until he followed his dream to join the team at California Veterinary Specialists in 2003. Dr. Ogilivie spent the past year on sabbatical teaching and developing new, innovative cancer therapies at the medical school Universit Franois Rabelais in Tours France.
• Dr. Ogilvie received his DVM from Colorado State University and completed a residency at Tufts University/Angell Memorial Animal Hospital. From there he joined the faculty as a professor at the University of Illinois before moving on to Colorado. Dr. Ogilvie is board certified in the specialties of internal medicine and oncology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He is co-author with Dr. Antony Moore of two books, Managing the Veterinary Cancer Patient (Veterinary Learning Systems, 1995, in English, French and Japanese) and Feline Oncology: Compassionate Care for Cats with Cancer (Veterinary Learning Systems, 2001). He has also written over 160 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, as well as over 160 scientific abstracts. He has been awarded two international patents and has been awarded $5 million in research in the last five years alone. Dr. Ogilvie has also been recognized with the American Veterinary Medical Association's "Veterinarian of the Year-1995"; the American Animal Hospital Association's "Veterinarian of the Year-1996"; the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Faculty Award-1996; and the 1999 SHARE Human Animal Bond Companion Animal Award. He was awarded the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Hills Award for Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare for 2001.

 

• Dr. Mary Ann Rose, Vice President of SCFCA
• Dr. Rose is a physician and radiation oncologist and a long time supporter of animals and animal health. She received her undergraduate degree from Yale College, her MD from the Baylor College of Medicine and performed two residencies at Harvard, including one in radiation oncology. She is known for her compassion as a radiation oncologist in Southern California and is a passionate supporter of animals. Dr. Rose raises and shows Deerhounds and is a dedicated horse show mom to three kids, and a Life Member and supporter of the American Quarter Horse Association.

 

• Mike Axelrod, Chief Financial Officer of SCFCA
• Mr. Axelrod is a former Pfizer researcher and current board member of many organizations including the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego. He and his wife, Joyce, are long time San Diego personalities known as much for contributions to film arts as for their support of animals and their health. Mr. Axelrod is celebrated as originator of the Film Institute and board members who initiated the construction and development of a brilliant museum in San Diego's Balboa Park that periodically displays his world class photographic art.

 

• Dr. Richard Rose, Director of Scientific Activities
• Dr. Rose is a graduate of Yale College and the Harvard Medical School where he was Associate Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the New England Deaconess Hospital. He is an author of more than 75 scientific articles and has served on numerous advisory boards including the Genetics Institute, the MIT Biotechnology Center and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Dr. Rose was Vice President for Drug Development at Cytel Corporation, Managing Director of MPM Capital President, CEO of StemCells, Inc., and served on the Board of StemCells, the American Thoracic Society and Modex Therapeutiques of Lausanne, Switzerland. He lives with his family, including four horses, one Griffon and several Scottish Deerhounds in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

 

•  Dr. Marty Becker Dr. Becker is a veterinarian and regular contributor to the television program, "Good Morning America." He also contributes to Cosmopolitan and dozens of other magazines and newspapers, and is the co-author of Chicken Soup and the Pet Lover's Soul, Chicken Soup and the Dog and Cat Lover's Soul, and the newest, Chicken Soup and the Horse Lover's Soul. Dr. Becker is winner of the Leo Bustad Award and is considered a champion of the human animal bond worldwide.

 

• Dr. Amy Carr Dr. Carr was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Carr has practiced exclusively as an emergency/critical care clinician since 1988. She began an alternate track-training program at the Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that resulted in her attaining board certification as an Emergency/Critical Care specialist in 1999. Dr. Carr was the director of the Emergency Pet Clinic in Temecula from its inception in 1992 until 2000 when she became a partner in California Veterinary Specialists.

 

• Dr. Tim Concannon
• Dr. Concannon is a native of Southern California. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from San Diego State University in 1981 and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 1988. Dr. Concannon has practiced as an emergency/critical care clinician exclusively since 1989 and became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 1997 after completing an alternate track training program. Dr. Concannon was a founder and co-owner of Escondido Veterinary Urgent Care from 1996 until 2000 when he joined Donald Krawiec as a partner in California Veterinary Specialists. Dr. Concannon has a special interest in surgery in the critical patient.

 

• Dr. Sarit Dhupa
• Dr. Dhupa was born and raised in East Africa. He graduated from Veterinary School from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom in 1993. Dr. Dhupa completed a residency in anesthesiology in the United Kingdom prior to completing a second residency in surgery at Purdue University Indiana. He spent a year as a clinical instructor at the University of Georgia and practiced with a large surgical practice in the San Francisco Bay area prior to joining California Veterinary Specialists in the spring of 2001. Dr. Dhupa became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2001. He is currently a partner in CVS. Dr. Dhupa's clinical interests include neurosurgery, surgical oncology, and orthopedics as well as advanced diagnostic imaging.

• Dr. Marty Fettman
• Dr. Fettman is a NASA astronaut and was the first veterinarian in space. He is a physiologist, clinical pathologist, gifted researcher and author of more than 200 refereed scientific articles. He is currently Associate Dean at Colorado State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and is credited for being one of the most brilliant people in biomedical sciences.
   

• Dr. Donald Krawiec
• Dr. Krawiec earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Colorado State University followed by a Master's Degree from the Department of Pathology and Public Health at Purdue University. Dr. Krawiec received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Purdue University in 1978 then completed both a rotating internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota. While at the University of Minnesota he also completed a PhD program; his thesis research involved studies on the immune system in dogs. Dr. Krawiec was awarded board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 1985. From 1982-1997, Dr. Krawiec was at the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine. He began as an assistant professor, becoming a full professor in 1993. He was Chief of the Small Animal Medicine Section from 1993-1997. In 1998, Dr. Krawiec moved to North San Diego County. He incorporated and was contracted to establish a specialty referral practice at the North County Emergency Animal Clinic. In 2000, Drs. Carr and Concannon joined Dr. Krawiec as partners in his company. They purchased North County Emergency Animal Clinic and established California Veterinary Specialists. During the course of his career, Dr. Krawiec has lectured extensively on numerous topics in internal medicine and has published more than 75 research articles and book chapters.
   

• Mike Lingenfelter 
• Mike Lingenfelter is an accomplished engineer, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He holds 17 patents for his work worldwide. Mike and his wife, Nancy, who are the parents of four children and seven grandchildren, reside in Huntsville, Alabama. Mike has dedicated his life to the Human Animal Bond and the advancement of the rights for service animals.  He teaches and lectures on both the human animal bond and service animal rights. He is the co-author of the award winning book, 'The Angel By My Side". This book has been called by the Dog Writes of America as one of the three best books of the year and is Mike's story of his battle for life and the power of his service animal Dakota to heal him.

• Dr. Antony Moore
• Dr. Moore is a world-renowned veterinary medical oncologist, researcher and co-author of more than 100 refereed publications and two best selling veterinary medical books, Managing the Veterinary Cancer Patient: A Practice Manual and Feline Oncology: Comprehensive Guild to Compassionate Care. He is a true renaissance man as exemplified by his former position as full professor at Tufts University; current position as professor at Sydney University; a connoisseur of fine wine; bee keeper; butterfly collector; and the caregiver of animals and people in his native Australia and the U.S.