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Ilektra Athanasiadi, DVM, Dr Med Vet, MS, DACVR–Radiation Oncology

Assistant Professor
  • Radiation Oncology

MS, 2019
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Dr Med Vet, 2014
Vetsuisse Faculty
University of Zurich
Switzerland

DVM, 2006
Aristotle University
Thessaloniki, Greece

  • American College of Veterinary Radiology—Radiation Oncology, 2021

  • Studying radiation-induced brain injury to find drugs that can protect normal brain tissue during irradiation
  • Palliative radiation therapy protocols to alleviate pain and maintain quality of life
  • Stereotactic radiation therapy

2019-present
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2016-2019
Resident

Radiation Oncology
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Purdue University
Lafayette, IN

2014-2016
Clinician

Animal Oncology and Imaging Center
Zug, Switzerland

2011-2013
Clinician

Small Animal Clinic
Division of Radiation Oncology
Vetsuisse Faculty
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

2010-2011
Rotating Internship

Small Animal Clinic
University of Veterinary Medicine
Hannover, Germany