Background and Education:

Veterinary School: University of California, Davis

Internship Training: University of Missouri-Columbia

Residency Training: University of Missouri-Columbia

Board Certification: Diplomate ACVIM (Oncology) (2008)

Acupuncture Certification: CuraCore VET (2024)

Dr. Wendi Velando Rankin is a graduate of UC Davis, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science (2002) and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (2004). She completed her Master of Science degree in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (2008) for researching a protein in canine bladder tumors at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Dr. Rankin also completed a Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship and Oncology Residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia (2008). She was board-certified in Medical Oncology in 2008 and joined SAGE that year. She has published several research articles on canine bladder tumors, as well as a chapter on drug interactions in a veterinary oncology textbook.

Dr. Rankin has a special interest in electrochemotherapy to treat various tumor types (including soft-tissue sarcomas, mast cell tumors, thyroid tumors, and more). She was the first oncologist to use electrochemotherapy for veterinary patients in California in 2013. Dr. Rankin’s favorite aspect of oncology is being able to give treatment options to improve and maintain a pet’s quality of life. To continjue to improve her patients' end of life care, Dr. Rankin became certified in veterinary acupuncture in 2024.

Dr. Rankin spends time outside of work running a nonprofit animal rescue (Oak Rock Animal Preserve) with her family, where they care for over 100 animals on their farm.