Conditions treated
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Success stories
Discover how other pets have overcome their diagnoses with specialized care, giving you hope for your pet’s recovery.
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Pet emergencies can be scary – we’re here to help you handle them.
We understand that seeing your pet sick, hurt or in distress can be stressful – especially if you don’t know what’s wrong. Fortunately, our experienced ER clinicians are prepared to take action and help.
Acting quickly in an emergency may save your pet’s life.
If your pet is experiencing an emergency, you’ll have an entire veterinary team helping them so you can get back to what matters most – spending precious moments together.
Experience makes all the difference.
Our emergency team is made up of veterinarians, vet technicians and assistants, and support staff with rigorous training and experience in specialty medicine. The team works hand in hand to provide the comprehensive, compassionate care your pet needs and deserves. Because we’re a multidisciplinary hospital, the team can consult the expertise of other specialty departments, too.
Dr. Kristen Annunziata’s special interests in emergency medicine include endoscopic foreign body retrieval, laceration repairs, feline urethral obstructions, endocrine diseases and toxicities.
Outside of work, Dr. Annunziata loves traveling, interior decorating, photography and watching true crime television. She and her husband have two human babies along with two scruffy mix canines named Enzo and Noir.
Dr. Kacee Lingner began her career pursuing equine surgery, but shortly into her career she started working in small animal emergency medicine and fell in love with the variety and the pace. Her favorite part is helping people help their four-legged family members.
In her free time, Dr. Lingner enjoys hiking, running, mountain biking, horseback riding, snowboarding and adventure travel.
Dr. Jennifer Murphy has worked across many hospitals in northern and central New Jersey, bringing over a decade of emergency medicine experience with her. Her clinical interests include surgery stabilizing trauma patients and treating cardiac disease. She has four years of informal surgical training under board-certified veterinary surgeons.
Dr. Murphy is a competitive equestrian, traveling the East Coast with her warmbloods, Petey and Baloo. When home, she enjoys running and relaxing with her husband and their two dogs, Nova Scotia and Butters.
Dr. Jennifer Norton’s clinical interests include soft-tissue surgery, laceration and wound repairs, trauma cases and the management of critical endocrine and GI disorders.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Norton enjoys gardening, experimenting in the kitchen, exploring new fine dining establishments and serving as medical director for a large wild bird rehabilitation center, where she performs orthopedic surgeries on birds of prey.
Dr. Leah Orton enjoys the fast-paced, unpredictable nature of emergency medicine. She finds it rewarding to assist both people and animals in urgent situations. Her clinical interests include laceration repair and polytrauma.
In her free time, Dr. Orton enjoys traveling, being outdoors and spending time with her Australian Shepherd, Poppi.
Dr. Marko Palumbo enjoys emergency medicine because every day brings something new and exciting. His clinical interests include endocrine diseases and toxicities. His favorite animals to treat are large dog breeds, so please bring in your Great Danes and Irish wolfhounds.
Outside of the hospital, Dr. Palumbo enjoys reading, traveling, playing video games and watching trashy reality TV with his wife. He also enjoys fostering rescue dogs and going on adventures with his dog, Quartz.
We know an unexpected trip to the emergency pet hospital can be stressful, and we want you to be prepared so you have one less thing to worry about. Our entire BluePearl team will be with you every step of the way.
During an emergency, every second counts. If your pet is experiencing an emergency, call us so we can talk you through their situation and be with you.
Our goal is always for your pet to have the best chance at a complete recovery so they can return home with you, happy and healthy.