BluePearl Pet Hospital
Blaine, MN
Our Vets

Dr. Elisabeth Alexander specializes in caring for pets at the end of their lives, whether due to age, illness or injury. She works with her patients and their families to provide pain control and condition-specific support as they transition into the last stages of life. Dr. Alexander’s ultimate goal is to ensure that her patients experience a peaceful, pain-free passing with the dignity they deserve.

• Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Dr. Alexander is an avid reader, an amateur gardener and a dressage enthusiast. She shares her home with two dogs, two cats and two chickens (who live outside…mostly). She loves to spend time with her spouse, who is also a veterinarian. Together they play board games, travel to faraway places and tackle ill-advised home improvement projects.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Stony Brook University, NY

Dr. Brenda Harder enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine, but finds treating toxicity cases particularly gratifying.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Iowa State University, Ames

Dr. Harder lives on a hobby farm where she raises chickens, turkeys, beef cows, two Tennessee walking horses, two dogs, two cats and some fish. She enjoys cooking, working out and riding on a Harley Davidson.

Dr. Alex Kwan has an interest in emergency medicine, critical care and ultrasound. He enjoys treating conditions such as respiratory distress and metabolic disturbances. He finds it rewarding to perform procedures such as urethral obstructions, lacerations and wound management.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Pet Emergency & Specialty Center, La Mesa, CA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson

Dr. Kwan enjoys snowboarding, weightlifting, cooking and hiking.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN

Dr. Rachel McClellan enjoys treating conditions such as urethral obstructions, chocolate toxicity, and rodenticide toxicity because they can have fast and rewarding recoveries. She also finds it rewarding to treat pyometras, perform complicated wound repairs, and remove foreign bodies.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Affiliated Animal Care, Virginia Beach VA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth

Dr. McClellan enjoys snowboarding, running, cooking and going on adventures with her dog, Pistol Pete, a beagle/shorthair pointer cross.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo