Gregory Ogilvie

Dr. Ogilvie is Professor and Division Director of Veterinary Oncology, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California-San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, and director of the Angel Care Cancer Center at California Veterinary Specialists. Prior to his move to Southern California, Greg was a full tenured professor, internist, and head of medical oncology and director of the Medical Oncology Research Laboratory, Animal Cancer Center at Colorado State University from 1987 until 2003. During this 16-year period at CSU, Greg also spent one year on sabbatical teaching and developing new, innovative cancer therapies at the medical school and the Laboratoire Nutrition, Croisance et Cancer at the Université François Rabelais in Tours France. Dr. Ogilvie received his DVM from Colorado State University and was in private practice in Connecticut before completing 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 his professorship in Colorado. Dr. Ogilvie is board certified in both the specialties of both internal medicine and oncology by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and in oncology and is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine-Companion Animals, Specialty of Oncology. He is co-author with Dr. Antony Moore of three books, Managing the Veterinary Cancer Patient, Feline Oncology: Compassionate Care for Cats with Cancer and the book, Managing the Canine Cancer Patient: A Practical Guide to Compassionate Care. His newest book will be published in 2013. He is author of over 200 scientific articles and chapters, as well as over 120 scientific abstracts and posters. He has been awarded two international patents, over 10 million dollars in research grants and endowments as a principal or co-investigator, and is the recipient of many research awards. Greg has also been recognized with: the American Veterinary Medical Association's “Veterinarian of the Year”; the American Animal Hospital Association's “Veterinarian of the Year”; the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Outstanding Faculty Award; and the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Hills Award for Excellence in Veterinary Healthcare. When not caring for pets and people. Greg is a certified ski instructor and enjoys camping, SCUBA and long-distance cycling. He has volunteered as a counselor at the Sky High Hope Camp for children who have cancer for 15 years. Greg’s greatest joys are his daughter, Torrie and his wife, Karla.