Expertise

Subject Area:

  • Radiation Oncology

Research Interests:

  • Tumor physiology and functional imaging
  • Advanced radiotherapy
  • Comparative oncology studies in veterinary cancer patients
  • Effects of radiation in systemic response
  • Animal welfare and research compliance

Dr. Azuma’s clinical interests include individualized treatments incorporating radiotherapy and palliative care in veterinary cancer patients.


Keywords: Clinical Sciences – Studies the biological effects of therapeutic radiation, tumor biology and targeted radiotherapy

Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
2001 - current

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

Johnson Cancer Research Center, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Tufts University (past)

Assistant Professor, Cancer Center, Tufts Medical Center (past)

Communities
Radiation Oncology
Degrees
DVM, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Japan, 1992
PhD, North Carolina State University, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Radiation and Cancer Biology
Keywords
veterinary medicine oncology anatomy