Rate My Professor Noelle Bergman

Noelle Bergman, DVM, MS, Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology), serves as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ross University in 2012 and her Master of Science degree from Auburn University in 2016. Following graduation, Dr. Bergman completed a one-year rotating small animal internship at the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center in Pennsylvania in 2013. She then returned to Auburn University for a three-year medical oncology residency program, which she completed in 2016 concurrently with her Master's degree requirements. Initially appointed as an Assistant Clinical Professor, she advanced to her current position of Associate Clinical Professor, recognized at the College of Veterinary Medicine's Promotion and Tenure Reception in September 2025.

Dr. Bergman's research specializations include lymphoma, osteosarcoma, histiocytic sarcoma, and intralesional chemotherapy, with a focus on canine oncology. As part of the Oncology Service at the Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital, she provides medical oncology care and participates in clinical trials, such as those investigating treatments for canine hemangiosarcoma. Her key publications feature "Evaluation of zoledronate for the treatment of canine stage III osteosarcoma: A phase II study" in Veterinary Medicine and Science (2022), "Response rate to a single dose of vinblastine administered to dogs with treatment-naive multicentric lymphoma" in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (2018), and "Evaluation of local toxic effects and outcomes for dogs undergoing marginal tumor excision with intralesional cisplatin-impregnated bead placement for treatment of soft tissue sarcomas: 62 cases (2009-2012)" in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2016). For her Master's thesis, titled "Efficacy of Vinblastine as frontline therapy for treatment of canine multicentric lymphoma," she worked under advisor Annette Smith. Through her clinical, teaching, and research efforts, Dr. Bergman contributes significantly to advancing veterinary oncology at Auburn University.