He is co-director of the comparative Cancer Center and Acting Director of the Center for Companion Animal Health. He graduated from The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 1997. He then went on to do an internship at the University of Pennsylvania and was then in private practice in Pennsylvania for one year before going on to do residencies in both Medical and Radiation Oncology at UC Davis where he also received his masters degree in clinical research. He is boarded in both medical and radiation oncology. Dr. Kent’s research interests include innovative radiotherapy techniques and mechanisms of disease in melanoma, lymphoma and osteosarcoma.