Associate Professor

A native of Colorado, Dr. Kim Selting completed her undergraduate and veterinary studies at Colorado State University (CSU).  Following a one year rotating small animal internship in medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center in New York City, she spent 4 years in private practice in St. Louis, MO.  She then returned to the CSU Animal Cancer Center for a residency to become board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in the specialty of medical Oncology.  Dr. Selting then joined the faculty at the University of Missouri from 2002-2017. In 2013, she completed a non-traditional residency in Radiation Oncology and achieved board certification by the American College of Veterinary Radiology.  In July 2017, Dr. Selting accepted a position as Associate Professor at the University of Illinois to develop a radiation therapy program. Current research interests include biomarkers of cancer and toxicity of cancer treatment, novel anticancer drugs, and effects of radiation dose rate modifications on the tumor microenvironment.  Dr. Selting is the Past President of the Veterinary Cancer Society (VCS), the past President of the Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group and past member-at-large for VCS, and past Chair of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Oncology Certifying Examination Committee.  Dr. Selting currently serves as the President-Elect for the American College of Veterinary Radiology (Radiation Oncology subspecialty, ACVR-RO), and is on the examination committee for ACVR-RO.

Novel Ways to Use Radiation for Both Neoplastic and Non-neoplastic Disease

Radiation therapy is an important part of cancer treatment plans for many patients and access to radiation in veterinary medicine is increasing. General and specialty practitioners should be aware of indications for, side effects of, and efficacy following radiation therapy in companion animals. Additionally, there are intriguing possibilities to use radiation for chronic inflammatory or immune mediated diseases. This talk will provide an overview of radiation therapy as well as introduce the concept of using radiation for non-neoplastic disease.