BluePearl Pet Hospital
Austin, TX
Our Vets

Dr. Austin Byrd is particularly interested in surgery, orthopedics (specifically joint replacement), portosystemic shunts and neurologic disorders.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Stone Oak, TX
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University, Amarillo
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock

Born and raised in Claude, Texas, to two public educators, Dr. Byrd is the oldest of three boys. He has two dogs: a Golden retriever named Birdie, and Daisy, a dachshund mix he’s shared countless adventures with since he was nine.

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Dr. Geier enjoys the variety of cases and constant learning opportunities that emergency medicine provides. Her surgical background lends to some of her special clinical interests, including emergency surgeries and wound care and repairs, while her time in emergency medicine has led to additional interests such as managing urethral obstructions, treating snake envenomation and managing anaphylaxis.

Dr. Geier finds it especially rewarding to make a positive difference in the lives of both her patients and their owners during stressful situations.

• Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Atlanta, GA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station

In her free time, Dr. Geier enjoys spending time with her husband, including any sports or outdoor activities (they are both very competitive), with their most recent undertaking being rollerblading. She also loves to travel to visit national parks, historic sites, baseball stadiums and family. She has an additional special love for cruises.

Dr. Geier is a huge baseball fan and lifelong Texas Rangers fan, even having nearly completed her goal of visiting all of the MLB stadiums. When she completes that, she will move on to seeing the Rangers play in every stadium. She and her husband have a dog, a pittie named Foster, and two cats, Fenix and Feebee, who all work hard to keep their lives at home very exciting.

Dr. Courtney Hancock enjoys all aspects of small animal surgery, particularly soft tissue surgery, thoracic surgery and neurosurgery. She has a strong interest in minimally invasive orthopedic and soft-tissue surgery, including

• Arthroscopy
• Laparoscopy
• Fracture repair
• Complex wound management

• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, San Antonio
• Internship, Small Animal Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, San Antonio
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station

Outside of the hospital, Dr. Hancock enjoys traveling with family (including her twin!), cooking and spending time with her perfect counterpart – her golden retriever, Butterball.

Dr. Danielle Hein enjoys the unpredictability of emergency medicine because there is always something new and exciting to learn. She grew up milking goats and taking care of farm animals on Long Island, which led her to want to be a farm veterinarian, but she quickly realized that her passion lies in emergency medicine and stabilizing critical patients.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Dr. Molly Jones has experience treating emergent cases from vomiting and diarrhea to multi-trauma stabilization and surgeries like laceration repairs, urethral obstructions, splenectomies, foreign body removal, C-sections, pyometra (uterine infections) and GDV/bloat.

• Clinical Rotation, University of Georgia, Athens
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
• Master of Science, Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg
• Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Mississippi, Oxford

Outside of the hospital, Dr. Jones loves reading, finding new recipes to try, gardening, walking, running and spending time with her husband and their 4 dogs, Heidi, Margot, Poutine and Jackie.