Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Milovancev is an Associate Professor of Small Animal Surgery at Oregon State University's Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. He earned his DVM from the University of Minnesota in 2003, completed a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery and then a small animal surgical internship at the Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center in Norwalk, CT during 2003 and 2004. He continued his advanced surgical training by completing a residency in small animal surgery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2005-2008 and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2009. Dr. Milovancev's research centers on surgical treatment of invasive tumors and he has authored over 55 peer-reviewed research articles along with multiple invited review articles and book chapters. 

Dr. Leeper is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Oncology at the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. She is originally from Oregon, and completed a bachelor’s degree in Zoology at Oregon State University in 2007. She attended veterinary school at Western University of Health Sciences in southern California and then traveled east to complete a one-year small animal rotating internship at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Leeper then continued her advanced training by returning to Oregon State University for an oncology internship followed by a three-year residency in medical oncology.  In 2018, she became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 

Dr. Russell earned his veterinary degree at the University of Glasgow, Scotland in 2005. He left the UK in 2006 to pursue specialist anatomic pathology training at Cornell University. Dr. Russell became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 2009, after which he transitioned into a faculty role at The Ohio State University. He continued a trend westward in 2014, joining Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. Dr. Russell’s interests include general diagnostic pathology, cardiovascular disease, educational science and applied clinical research. In 2019, he became Associate Professor, having currently authored 44 peer-reviewed publications. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the local forest on his bicycle. 

Dr. Cooley is a proud native Oregonian and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University's Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. She completed two years of internship at Oregon State before moving to Ithaca, NY for residency training in diagnostic imaging at Cornell University. Immediately following her residency, Dr. Cooley accepted a position as an assistant professor in diagnostic imaging at her alma mater Oregon State University. Dr. Cooley is happy to be back in Corvallis where she loves the outdoors, teaching students and mentoring residents! 

Dr. Newsom graduated from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009 with a special interest in small animal emergency medicine. After working in busy ER practices in metro Detroit and the Denver, Colorado area, she began the Diagnostic Imaging residency at Oregon State University in 2015. She completed the 4-year program in the summer of 2019 and is now a Clinical Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at OSU. Dr. Newsom enjoys a practical, case-based approach to learning and teaching, and she has a special interest in small animal emergency and oncologic imaging, including ultrasound and computed tomography. 

Dr. Townsend is an Assistant Professor of Small Animal Surgery at Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. She is a true blue Australian and completed her veterinary degree at The University of Sydney in 2004. She completed her internship at The Animal Health Trust in the United Kingdom, and completed surgical research fellowships in Ohio and New York before completing her residency in small animal surgery at The Ohio State University (2008-2012), becoming a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2013. Dr. Townsend’s research interests include oncologic and general surgery and she has authored over 23 peer reviewed research articles along with multiple invited review articles and book chapters. She lives in Corvallis with her husband and two kids and enjoys living in a state with mountains and the ocean!