Katarzyna Purzycka
Oncologist
DVM, MVetMed, MRCVS, DipACVIM (Oncology)
American Specialist in Veterinary Oncology
RCVS recognised Specialist in Veterinary Oncology
Dr Purzycka obtained her veterinary degree in 2014 in Warsaw, Poland after spending 4 years at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, one year at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a final year at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria.
Following a rotating internship in small animals at the University hospital in Munich, Germany, she moved to the United Kingdom where she completed a specialised oncology internship at the Animal Health Trust referral hospital in Newmarket. She has completed her residency in medical oncology at the Royal Veterinary College in October 2019 and successfully passed the certifying examination of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Oncology in the same year becoming an American Veterinary Specialist in Oncology. She also completed master degree with the final research project on canine T cell lymphoma.
Among busy clinical activities and providing excellent care to cancer patients, dr Purzycka enjoys teaching interns, residents, general practitioners and veterinary nurses on all aspects of veterinary oncology. Dr Purzycka presented her research work at multiple conferences in Europe and US. She has lectured for veterinarians across the world and published various papers.