Titles and Education

1. Rotating Small Animal Medicine and Surgical Internship, 2011-2012
   Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, Wheat Ridge, CO.  
2. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, 2011
   University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
3. Bachelor of Arts with Honors – Zoology, 2006
   University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI

Research

Some of Dr. Pellin’s research interests include clinical trials to explore novel treatments or symptom management in oncology patients, non-invasive early diagnostic techniqures, collaborative research with other institutions to improve understanding of disease processes, and palliative & end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

Dr. Pellin is a clinical professor who assists with training students and house officers on medical oncology and radiation oncology, in addition to seeing patients in UWVC. She is the section head and residency director for medical oncology. She also teaches throughout the veterinary curriculum including clinical skills, oncology topics, and ethics.

Clinical Interests

Dr. Pellin's clinical interests involved combining radiation therapy and medical management of oncology patients to improve disease response and quality of life, novel treatment and management options, and palliative care & end-of-life care for patients and their owners.

Graduate Training

Radiation Oncology residency, University of Wisconsin 2015-2017

Medical Oncology residency, University of Wisconsin 2012-2015

Rotating internship, Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital 2011-2012

Veterinary School, University of Wisconsin 2007-2011

Recent Publications

1.   Anderson K, Pellin M (corresponding author), Snyder E, Clarke D. Tumor Grade and Mitotic Count Are Prognostic for Dogs with Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumors Treated with Surgery and Adjuvant or Neoadjuvant Vinblastine Chemotherapy. Vet. Sci. 2024, 11(8), 363; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11080363
2. Pellin MA (corresponding author), Malone LA, Ungar P. The use of sniffer dogs for early detection of cancer: a One Health approach. Am J Vet Res. 2023 Nov 11:1-5. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.23.10.0222. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37939488.
3. Ungar PJ, Pellin MA, Malone LA. A One Health perspective: COVID-sniffing dogs can be effective and efficient as public health guardians. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Nov 17;262(1):13-16. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.10.0550. PMID: 37976674.  
4. Kenny SA*, Cook MR, Lenz JA, Maritato KC, Skorupski KA, Wustefeld-Janssens BG, Pellin MA, Silveira CJ, Veytsman S, Selmic LE, Husbands BD. Clinical outcomes in cats with renal carcinoma undergoing nephrectomy: A retrospective study. Vet Comp Oncol. 2023 Dec;21(4):587-594. doi: 10.1111/vco.12921. Epub 2023 Jul 19. PMID: 37464904.
5. Malone LA*, Pellin MA, Valentine KM^. Trained dogs can accurately discriminate between scents of saliva samples from dogs with cancer versus healthy controls. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Mar 23;261(6):819-826. doi: 10.2460/javma.22.11.0486. PMID: 36965473.
6. Treggiari E*, Pellin MA, Romanelli G, Maresca G, Gramer I, Yale AD, Pecceu E, Pignanelli M, Borrego J, Purzycka K, Berlato D. Tonsillar carcinoma in dogs: Treatment outcome and potential prognostic factors in 123 cases. J Vet Intern Med. 2023 Jan;37(1):247-257. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16623. Epub 2023 Jan 27. PMID: 36705533; PMCID: PMC9889721.  
7. Pellin, M.A. The Use of Oncept Melanoma Vaccine in Veterinary Patients: A Review of the Literature. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 597. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9110597 
8. Siewert J, Pellin MA, Husbands BD, Curran KM, Scavelli D, Sampene E. Feline cutaneous lymphoma: an evaluation of disease presentation and factors affecting response to treatment. J Feline Med Surg. 2022 Apr;24(4):389-397. doi: 10.1177/1098612X211028837. Epub 2021 Jul 21. PMID: 34284671.
9. Keepman SJ, Pellin MA. Low dose meloxicam is safe and tolerable when combined with toceranib phosphate in cancer-bearing cats. J Feline Med Surg. 2021 Dec 18:1098612X211067023. doi: 10.1177/1098612X211067023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34923878.
10. Murray CA, Willcox JL, De Mello Souza CH, Husbands B, Cook MR, Clifford C, Leeper H, Pellin M, Richardson D, Herrera CL, Krick E, McMillan S, Al-Nadaf S, Skorupski KA. Outcome in dogs with curative-intent treatment of localized primary pulmonary histiocytic sarcoma. Vet Comp Oncol. 2021 Dec 8. doi: 10.1111/vco.12791. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34878710.
11. Treggiari E, Pellin MA, Valenti P, Curran KM, Borrego JF, Romanelli G, Mason SL, Taylor A. Tolerability and outcome of palliative treatment for metastatic pulmonary carcinoma in cats. J Small Anim Pract. 2021 Nov;62(11):992-1000. doi: 10.1111/jsap.13421. Epub 2021 Oct 4. PMID: 34608648.
12. Veluvolu S, Pellin M, Vos N. Evaluation of neutrophilia as a prognostic factor in dogs with multicentric lymphoma treated with a cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone-based chemotherapy protocol. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2021 Sep 1;259(5):494-502. doi: 10.2460/javma.259.5.494. PMID: 34388019.
13. Vos N, Pellin M, Vail DM. A comparison of 12- and 19-week CHOP protocols using non-randomized, contemporaneous controls. Vet Comp Oncol. 2019 Sep;17(3):276-284. doi: 10.1111/vco.12465. Epub 2019 May 29. PMID: 31140707.
14. Parachini-Winter C, Curran KM, Pellin M, Laver T, Hanot C, Vernier TH, Séguin B. Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastasis of appendicular osteosarcoma in dogs: 20 cases. J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Sep;33(5):2200-2208. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15557. Epub 2019 Jul 11. PMID: 31294875; PMCID: PMC6766478.
15. Pellin, M. A., Wouda, R. M., Robinson, K., Tsimbas, K., Kurzman, I. D., Biller, B. J. and Vail, D. M. (2017), Safety evaluation of combination doxorubicin and toceranib phosphate (Palladia®) in tumour bearing dogs: a phase I dose-finding study. Vet Comp Oncol, 15: 919–931. doi:10.1111/vco.12232