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R. Timothy Bentley

  • Professor of Small Animal Neurology
  • BVSc (Dist) DACVIM (Neurology) MRCVS

Professor Bentley attended veterinary school at the University of Liverpool before completing a small animal internship at the Royal Veterinary College. He became board-certified in neurology after completing a neurology and neurosurgery residency at Tufts University. Since his residency, he worked at Purdue University, building a career in translational brain cancer research. His major focus is spontaneously occurring glioma in pet dogs as a model of human glioma / glioblastoma.

Clinical Interests

  • Brain surgery, especially brain tumors and hydrocephalus
  • Treatment of canine glioma

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Veterinary neurology and neurosurgery

Research Interests

  • Canine glioma
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Brain surgery