Royce Roberts
DVM, MS, DACVR, Director of Radiation Therapy

Dr. Royce Roberts grew up in Austin, Texas, attended Texas A&M University on a golf scholarship and earned his DVM there in 1967. After 3 years in a prominent Houston practice, he entered a residency program at the College of Veterinary Medicine at TAMU. His last year of residency was fulfilled at Auburn University and he became Board Certified in the College of Veterinary Radiology in 1974.

Dr. Roberts practiced in Austin, TX before becoming Radiology Department Head at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital in 1975. He then spent 18 years at the University of Georgia, where much of his time was devoted to radiation therapy.

Dr. Roberts now splits time with Sugar Land Veterinary Specialists as the radiation oncologist and his Hill Country ranch. His expertise is in diagnostic radiology and cancer treatment with ionizing radiation, including gamma, x-ray, Strontium-90 and iodine-131, and client communication concerning expected outcome of treatment and possible side effects.

Mitzi Falconer
Radiation Therapy Support Staff

Mitzi Falconer is a native Houstonian, graduating from Langham Creek High School. She then attended and graduated from Tomball College with an Associate Degree of Applied Animal Science in 2005. She then passed the board exam to become a Registered Veterinary Technician.

She is currently attending Cy-Fair College obtaining the prerequisite courses for application to veterinary school. Mitzi has been employed by Eastex Veterinary Hospital from 2003-2005, Animal Emergency Center of West Houston from 2005-2006 and Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in the Radiation Therapy/Oncology Department from 2004-2008. Mitzi joins the Radiation Oncology Team at SLVS with a knowledge of linear accelerators that few veterinary technicians have.