Quentin Fournier

Specialist in Oncology

Qualifications:

RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Oncology
EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Oncology
Dipl. Oncology Clinical Research (Project Manager)
DVM
MRCVS

Quentin qualified from Alfort Veterinary School (Paris, France) in 2014, and completed his residency in Small Animal Oncology at the University of Edinburgh in 2019. The same year, Quentin became a Diplomate in Small Animal Oncology, started an Oncology service at the Veterinary Hospital Fregis (Paris, France) and was selected to complete a one-year training in Oncology Clinical Research organised by Paris-Saclay University and the School of Cancer Sciences. Quentin moved back to the UK in 2020 to work in a referral hospital before joining Lumbry Park in 2025.

He is particularly involved in clinical research, with the hope of improving standard of care and giving his patients the best opportunities. He underwent a 1-year training in human oncology clinical research, he is a member of the ECVIM-CA Clinical Study Fund and ESVONC Clinical Research Fund, he has been awarded multiple awards for his research, and he lectures on Veterinary Immuno-oncology at the University of Surrey.

Quentin’s interests include the optimisation of chemotherapy administration, lymph node assessment, and immunotherapies. He is also passionate about developing new therapeutic and diagnostic modalities to help cancer patients, whilst embracing the One Health concept.

He is delighted to join the team and is looking forward to offer cutting-edge management to all pets diagnosed with cancer. He is very happy to discuss the details of any patient with your family veterinary surgeon should this be helpful.

Publications

Harris J, Sutton K, Fournier Q, Armes J, Ream E, Bacon N. Development and Testing of an Owner-Reported Outcome Measure of Clinical Signs and Quality of Life in Dogs Treated With Chemotherapy. Vet Comp Oncol. 2026 Mar;24(1):80-94. doi: 10.1111/vco.70028. Epub 2025 Nov 7. PMID: 41202824; PMCID: PMC12875753.

Lappalainen, M., Gomez Fernandez, J., Béguin, J. et al. Presentation, treatment, and outcome of lipomas of the pelvic canal in dogs. Vet. Oncol.2, 28 (2025). doi: 10.1186/s44356-025-00044-1

Harris J, Fournier Q, Sutton K, Armes J, Ream E, Bacon N. A rapid state-of the-art review of client-reported outcomes measures used to assess dogs’ clinical signs and quality of life during chemotherapy. BMC Vet Res. 2025 Feb 18;21(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12917-025-04522-4. PMID: 39966841; PMCID: PMC11834653.

Manfredi M, Morabito S, Fournier Q, Panopoulos I, Thierry F, Schwarz T, Lopez C, Baldinetti M, Massarenti C, Zani DD, Longo M. Computed tomographic findings in dogs with ovarian tumors: A tortuous ovarian artery consistently identifies ovarian origin in complex abdominal masses. Vet Radiol Ultrasound. 2025 Jan;66(1):e13476. doi: 10.1111/vru.13476. PMID: 39681996; PMCID: PMC11649852.

Paskoff KM, Matz B, Fournier Q, Aisa J, Oblak ML, Bray J, Linden D. Outcomes and Perioperative Complications of Surgical Resection on Canine Carotid Paragangliomas (21 Cases): A Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology Study. Vet Comp Oncol. 2024 Nov 4. doi: 10.1111/vco.13023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39496580.

Hawkes C, Morris J, Bavcar S, Wilkie C, Ray S, Auquier C, Benjamin S, Massó JB, Bottin S, Davies O, Desmas-Bazelle I, Einhorn A, Figueroa-Gonzalez C, Holenova K, Kritsotalaki E, Peak K, Smallwood K, Treggiari E, Valenti P, de la Virgen MG, Fournier Q. Comparison of CHOP-19 and CHOP-25 for treatment of peripheral nodal B-cell lymphoma in dogs: A European multicenter retrospective cohort study. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Nov-Dec;38(6):3193-3205. doi: 10.1111/jvim.17222. Epub 2024 Oct 18. PMID: 39422460; PMCID: PMC11586558.

Busser S, Blackwood L, Pereira C, Chase-Topping M, Bavcar S, Fournier Q. Impact of 10% Dose Reductions and Duration of Treatment Delays in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Neutropenia in Dogs Treated With Common Chemotherapy Protocols: A Single-Centre Experience. Vet Comp Oncol. 2024 Aug 21. doi: 10.1111/vco.13004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39168816.

Paulos PE, Boston S, Skinner OT, Liptak JM, Amsellem PM, Fournier Q, Wood CJ, Annoni M, Murgia D, Oblak ML, Dean BL, Baird SD, Kulendra NJ. Outcome with surgical treatment of canine soft tissue sarcoma in the region of the ischiatic tuberosity: A veterinary society of surgical oncology retrospective study. Vet Comp Oncol. 2022 Sep;20(3):669-678. doi: 10.1111/vco.12821. Epub 2022 Apr 25. PMID: 35420253.

Fournier Q, Thierry F, Longo M, Malbon A, Cazzini P, Bisson J, Woods S, Liuti T, Bavcar S. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for sentinel lymph node mapping in the routine staging of canine mast cell tumours: A feasibility study. Vet Comp Oncol. 2021 Sep;19(3):451-462. doi: 10.1111/vco.12647. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32840038.

Fournier Q, Serra JC, Williams C, Bavcar S. Chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea in dogs and its management with smectite: Results of a monocentric open-label randomized clinical trial. Vet Comp Oncol. 2021 Mar;19(1):25-33. doi: 10.1111/vco.12631. Epub 2020 Jul 24. PMID: 32562450.

Fournier Q, Höhn A, Deubel S, Milne E, Bavcar S, Morrison L. Characterization of Black Pigmenturia in a Cat with Apocrine Gland Cystadenocarcinoma. J Comp Pathol. 2020 Apr;176:145-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2020.03.002. Epub 2020 Apr 8. PMID: 32359628.

Bisson JL, Fournier Q, Johnston E, Handel I, Bavcar S. Evaluation of a 0.75 × 109 /L absolute neutrophil count cut-off for antimicrobial prophylaxis in canine cancer chemotherapy patients. Vet Comp Oncol. 2020 Sep;18(3):258-268. doi: 10.1111/vco.12544. Epub 2019 Oct 16. PMID: 31600416.

Fournier Q, Bavcar S, Philbey AW, Smith S, Varjonen K. A previously undescribed cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome in a cat with thymoma. Vet Dermatol. 2019 Aug;30(4):342-e98. doi: 10.1111/vde.12745. Epub 2019 Mar 25. PMID: 30908751.

Fournier Q, Cazzini P, Bavcar S, Pecceu E, Ballber C, Elders R. Investigation of the utility of lymph node fine-needle aspiration cytology for the staging of malignant solid tumors in dogs. Vet Clin Pathol. 2018 Sep;47(3):489-500. doi: 10.1111/vcp.12636. Epub 2018 Jul 16. PMID: 30011068.

Fournier Q, Serra JC, Handel I, Lawrence J. Impact of Pretreatment Neutrophil Count on Chemotherapy Administration and Toxicity in Dogs with Lymphoma Treated with CHOP Chemotherapy. J Vet Intern Med. 2018 Jan;32(1):384-393. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14895. Epub 2017 Dec 4. PMID: 29205493; PMCID: PMC5787211.

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