James Custis, D.V.M.
Assistant Professor
Phone: (970) 297-4568
Fax: (970) 297-1254
Email:
james.custis@colostate.edu
Office: ACC 209 James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Degrees
Research Interests
Dr. Custis is a member of the veterinary radiation oncology team at the Colorado State University Animal Cancer Center. His research interests center upon evaluating the response of spontaneously occurring tumors to ionizing radiation. Utilization of the latest technology, allows for the precise delivery of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) plans, novel to veterinary medicine. Both modalities seek to maximize local tumor control, while minimizing the impact upon surrounding normal tissues. His efforts, to date, are focused upon the ongoing clinical study of stereotactic radiation therapy both as a limb sparing option for canine appendicular osteosarcoma and as novel treatment for canine nasal tumors.
Selected Publications
Abstracts:
Custis JT, Ryan SD, Valdes-Martinez A, Harmon JF, Kraft SL, LaRue SM. Identifying factors of osteosarcoma related pathologic fracture following stereotactic radiation therapy. Presented at Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Radiology, Memphis, TN, October 23, 2009, oral presentation.
Custis JT, Harmon JF, Ryan SD, Kraft SL, LaRue SM. Stereotactic radiation therapy for the treatment of canine nasal tumors. Presented at 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Veterinary Cancer Society, San Diego, CA, October 30, 2010, oral presentation.
Department Contact Information:
Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
1681 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Phone: (970) 491-7038
Fax: (970) 491-2940
