Our vets.

Krista Cioffi

DVM, MPH, DACVS-SA
Board Certified in Veterinary Surgery-Small Animal
Surgery
Servicing locations
BluePearl Pet Surgery Portland, OR
On the job

Dr. Krista Cioffi is passionate about orthopedic, neurologic, minimally invasive and soft tissue reconstructive surgeries. She has done over a thousand stifle arthroscopy and TPLO procedures, brought 3D custom angular limb corrections to the Portland area and is skilled in arthroscopic and laparoscopic procedures.

Education
  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
  • Residency, Small Animal Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
  • Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Georgia, Athens
  • Master of Public Health, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA
  • Bachelor of Science, Animal Physiology, Neuroscience, University of California, San Diego
Off duty

Dr. Cioffi loves to help one of her favorite places, the Oregon Zoo, by volunteering her time and skill set to perform surgeries on exotic species when they need a specialist. She is also in the Junior League of Portland, where she volunteers in the greater Portland area.

Outside of work and volunteering, Dr. Cioffi enjoys traveling and exploring new places. She is passionate about learning, especially when it comes to history, science and cooking. She enjoys taking casual strolls with her dogs, delights in trying tasty restaurant experiences (her favorite being Italian) and loves snuggling up with an addicting book series.

Dr. Cioffi is happy to be a surgeon and looks forward to helping you and your pet.

John Kiefer

DVM, DACVS-SA
Board Certified in Veterinary Surgery-Small Animal
Surgery
Servicing locations
BluePearl Pet Surgery Portland, OR
On the job

Dr. John Kiefer’s primary interest is in orthopedics, including fracture repair, angular limb deformity correction, tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) and total hip replacement.

Education
  • Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
  • Residency, Small Animal Surgery, Veterinary Surgical Centers, Washington, D.C.
  • Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Long Island Veterinary Specialists, NY
  • Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Veterinary Surgical Centers, Washington, D.C.
  • Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Memphis Veterinary Specialists, TN
  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus
Off duty

Dr. Kiefer enjoys traveling and spending time with Mstislav, his Russian Wolfhound.