Clinical Studies & Specialty Medicine

Learn about veterinary specialty medicine and how VCA's teams are always working towards a healthier future for all pets.

The VCA Pet CancerCare network includes over 25 qualified VCA CancerCare Centers across North America.

Our specialists consult and collaborate on cases to provide the highest standard of care. At VCA, we are also active in clinical studies that advance the field of pet oncology.

FAQs

VCA veterinary internal medecine specialist Todd Green, DVM, MS, DACVIM, explains how veterinary medecine has advanced in the last decades and now has specialists for almost every type of function or disease, much like for humans.

VCA veterinary emergency critical care specialist Eunice Yuh, DVM, DACVECC, explains that veterinary specialists will have had additional training after veterinary school to specialize in one disease or field whereas primary care vets will generally work with numerous diseases and case types.

VCA veterinary emergency critical care specialist Eunice Yuh, DVM, DACVECC, explains how critical care patients need more intensive treatments, diagnostics and monitoring whereas emergency care patients need attention urgently but their condition is not necessarily serious.

VCA veterinary medical oncologist Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, explains how clinical studies try to answer a fundamental, biological question, and can range from a simple lab sample study to a large-scale FDA-level study trying to prove the efficacy of a new diagnostic or treatment.

VCA veterinary medical oncologist Philip Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, talks about some websites that can be checked by pet owners for clinical studies relevant to their pet. These include the VCA Clinical Studies page [link] and the AVMA Clinical Studies Registry [link].

What is a veterinary specialist?

Primary Care Veterinarian vs. Specialty Veterinarian

Emergency vs. Critical Care

What is a clinical study?

Where can I find clinical studies that may be available for my pet?

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