Dr. Timothy Bentley: Neurosurgeon, Researcher & Veterinarian Enjoys New Challenges

December 16, 2021

Dr. Tim Bentley pictured performing surgery — Drs. Bentley and Cohen operate to remove a deadly glioma from Clyde, a dog with brain cancer. Preserving biopsies of the cancer is integral to further diagnosis and research on these tumors, where it is used to refine chemotherapy, radiation, and other cancer treatments. (IU Health photo/Christopher Bergin)

From a small farm near Liverpool, England, to a renowned researcher, Dr. Timothy Bentley thrives on better understanding the canine brain. And, as the Director of the Canine Brain Tumor Research Program at Purdue University in Indiana and one of Veterinarianedu.org’s “15 Most Influential Veterinarians,” he’s definitely one to know.

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