Prof. Dr. Martin Kessler is a renowned European specialist in veterinary oncology and a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine – Companion Animals (ECVIM-CA) with a focus on oncology. Since August 2022 he has been managing director of the Hofheim IVC/Evidensia GmbH animal clinic. He is also a specialist veterinarian for small animals.
Education and professional career.

Prof. Dr. Kessler began his studies in veterinary medicine in 1985 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and continued at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. After graduating, he completed an internship for small animals with a focus on oncology at the Ohio State University from 1991 to 1993. In 1993 he received his doctorate and then worked as a research assistant at the Surgical Animal Clinic at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich until 1997.
From 1997 to 2022 Prof. Dr. Kessler is a partner in the Hofheim am Taunus animal clinic near Frankfurt am Main, where he specialized in medical and surgical oncology.

• Awards and commitment
  In 1993 he was awarded the American Veterinary Cancer Society’s first prize for outstanding research. He was vice president of the European Society of Veterinary Oncology (ESVONC) from 2002 to 2008 and held a teaching position in medical oncology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Justus Liebig University in Giessen from 2009 to 2018. He is also a member of the “Oncology Specialist Group” of the Small Animal Specialist Group of the German Veterinary Medical Society (DVG).
• Publications and lectures
  Prof. Dr. Kessler is the editor of the textbook “Small Animal Oncology”, the fourth edition of which was published in July 2022. He is the author of the oncology chapter in “Internship in the Dog Clinic” by Suter/Kohn and has written numerous oncology publications. In addition, he has given lectures at many national and international conferences and seminars.

Prof. Dr. Kessler is known for his significant contributions to veterinary oncology and his continuous work in research, teaching and practice, which have significantly shaped the field.