Michelle Oblak, University of Guelph

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Assistant Professor Guelph, Ontario moblak@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 54833

Bio/Research

Prof. Michelle Oblak is a veterinary surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor of Soft Tissue and Oncologic Surgery in the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College. Her primary goal is to enhance quality of life and care in veterinary cancer patients by providing patient-centr...

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Bio/Research

Prof. Michelle Oblak is a veterinary surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor of Soft Tissue and Oncologic Surgery in the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College. Her primary goal is to enhance quality of life and care in veterinary cancer patients by providing patient-centred plans that integrate multiple modalities for optimal treatment.

Oblak is an active researcher with a focus on translational research and has several collaborations considering dogs as a naturally occurring disease model for cancer in humans. Her comparative oncology program at the OVC involves research on osteosarcoma and innovative methods for staging and treatment of dogs with cancer including sentinel lymph node mapping, image guided therapeutics, and 3D printing and rapid prototyping for surgical planning and reconstruction.

She is an assistant co-director of the University of Guelph Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI), and an active member of the Dog Osteosarcoma Group: Biomarkers Of Neoplasia (DOG BONe) and Rapid prototyping of patient-specific implants for dogs (RaPPID) working group.


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