Dr. George Buckaloo, “Renny” to his family and friends, is a 1972 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. After earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, he began his career at the Care Animal Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill. In 1976, he returned to Missouri and become first a partner and then the owner of the Crysler Animal Hospital in Independence.

He sold his veterinary practice to two associates in 2007, remaining with the animal hospital part time as an employee. He joined the MU College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011 to operate Mizzou Animal Cancer Care.

He has been a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association since 1972 and a member of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association since 1976. He has served on the board of directors for the Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation since 1988. From 2001 to 2008, he was also on the board of directors for Professional Veterinary Products, a public animal health products distributor owned by 2,100 DVM shareholders. He was elected to represent shareholders in Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He served as the chairman of the audit committee from 2004 to 2006, board secretary in 2006, board vice-chairman in 2007 and board chairman in 2008.

He is also active in his community having been on the board of directors for a sheltered workshop for disabled adults since 1999 and volunteering at the Independence Animal Shelter.

Dr. Jim Lattimer received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Washington State University in 1975. Following two years in private practice he was accepted into a veterinary radiology residency program at Colorado State University, which he completed in 1980 in combination with a master of science degree in radiological sciences. He also achieved Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Radiology in diagnostic radiology that year. In 1996 he was awarded Diplomate status by the ACVR affiliate in radiation oncology. He remains an active member in both of these organizations.

He joined the faculty of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at the University of Missouri in August 1980 as a diagnostic and therapeutic radiologist and has continued in that position to this day. He currently holds the rank of associate professor in that department with adjunct status in the Nuclear Sciences and Engineering and Radiopharmaceutical Sciences Institutes. He is an author or co-author on more than 40 refereed publications in the fields of veterinary imaging and radiation therapy. His current research interests lie in the area characterizing beam modifications methods, inhomogeniety effects, and radiopharmaceutical treatment of osteosarcoma and prostate carcinoma. He is a clinical radiologist and radiation oncologist currently serving as director of veterinary radiation oncology and nuclear oncology for MU’s Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and the Mizzou Animal Cancer Center as well as consulting radiation oncologist for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Kansas State University. Away from work he is an avid proponent of swimming for fitness, an amateur woodworker and a lover of animals in general.

A native of Colorado, Dr. Kim Selting completed her undergraduate and veterinary studies at Colorado State University. Following a one-year rotating small animal internship in medicine and surgery at the Animal Medical Center, she then moved to St. Louis. There, Selting spent one year in emergency work and three years in small animal private practice. She then returned to the Colorado State University Animal Cancer Center to pursue a residency in medical oncology. At the completion of this training, she had earned a master’s degree and was board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in the specialty of oncology. Selting then joined the faculty at the University of Missouri and has remained there since 2002.

Professional clinical and research interests include biomarkers of cancer and chemotherapy toxicity, novel chemotherapy drugs and treatments, and more recently, inhalant chemotherapy and exhaled breath condensate evaluate in the monitoring and treatment of primary and metastatic lung cancer. Past professional roles include president of the Veterinary Cooperative Oncology Group, member-at-large for the Veterinary Cancer Society, and chair of the Oncology Certifying Examination Committee. She is currently pursuing specialty certification in radiation oncology.

Personal interests include horseback riding, triathlons, and spending time with her three children. She is a self-described food and movie buff.

Stephanie Slakey is the receptionist for Mizzou Animal Cancer Care.  An Oklahoma native, she started working in a regular veterinary practice in 2005, and continued when moving to Missouri in 2008. She really enjoys interaction with the clients as well as the patients. She will be the voice you hear on the telephone as well as the first face you see when visiting.

Bridget Weber is the senior veterinary technician at Mizzou Animal Cancer Care. After studying biochemistry at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, she earned an associate’s degree in veterinary technology from Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo. With 12 years of experience as a veterinary technician in the St. Louis area, she assists with patient anesthesia, is involved in the clinical trials under way at the MACC, and delivers radiation therapy.