BluePearl Pet Hospital
Brooklyn, NY

Dr. Jill Abraham has served on the Credentials Committee for the American College of Veterinary Dermatology for a number of years. She has a special interest in feline dermatology and immune-mediated skin diseases.

Dr. Abraham enjoys spending time with her friends and family and exploring New York city with her dog Norman. She loves watching movies but really prefers to be outdoors.

Dr. Aparna Arun is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. She finds it gratifying to see quick recoveries from surgical intervention, so two of her favorite procedures include trauma reconstruction and foreign body removals.

Dr. Arun loves exploring restaurants and fitness classes with her husband. She often makes watercolor paintings of places to which she’s travelled.

Dr. Ira Balea is interested in all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. Balea is an avid reader. She also enjoys exploring various cuisines and running along the Hudson River.

Dr. Emily Bien enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. Bien enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family, which includes her rescue dog, Pippa.

Dr. Zachary Brett is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a special interest in emergency procedures.

Dr. Brett likes to travel, exercise and play video or board games.

Dr. Joseph Campbell's clinical interests include immune-mediated disorders, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, liver and gall bladder diseases, and endoscopy.

Dr. Campbell loves traveling, exploring new cultures, finding new restaurants, hiking and reading. His cat's name is Obsidian, or Sid.

Dr. Jenna Charles is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. She is particularly interested in neurology and endocrine diseases.

Dr. Charles likes exploring Central Park with her rescue dog Jax.

Dr. Ally Yi Chen likes treating trauma and sepsis cases, along with electrolyte and endocrine disorders. Abdominal and thoracic trauma ultrasounds are also a particular interest.

Some of Dr. Chen’s favorite pastimes include swimming, climbing, baking, reading and going to shows or museums. She has a dog named Schmitty.

Dr. Christine Choe's clinical interests include traumatic injuries and pain management associated with trauma, and she finds urethral obstructions in cats and dogs to be very satisfying cases.

Dr. Choe’s likes searching for every restaurant in Brooklyn that will allow her to eat on the patio with dogs Hagrid and Ronald Pablo. She also enjoys Home and Garden TV, shopping and coffee.

Dr. Nicole Cilli is a resident in our critical care service. Her particular interests include toxicity cases, hematology and chest tube procedures.

Dr. Cilli’s hobbies include yoga, wine tasting and attending art and culture events. She has a Chihuahua named Nermal.

Dr. Katherine Crook enjoys the challenge and puzzle of localizing a lesion. During her residency, she received extensive training in spinal and brain surgeries, and these procedures remain her particular favorites.

With a Swedish husband, Dr. Crook enjoys traveling across the Atlantic and speaking fluent German. An avid runner, she has trained for and completed many half marathons. The couple has a cat named Jesper Fredrick.

Dr. Karen Dangieri is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a special interest in diagnostic imaging.

Dr. Dangieri enjoys horseback riding and walking her two dogs, Oscar and Panda.

Dr. Alena Ferrigno enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. Ferrigno enjoys being active, traveling, going to the movies and finding new favorite restaurants. She has a Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Wes and a cat named Anderson.

Dr. Philip Fico’s particular clinical interests include electrolyte derangements and treating sepsis and polytrauma cases.

Dr. Fico is an amateur illustrator and Muay Thai fighter. He and his wife have a cat named Ruby.

Dr. Justin Fraser is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a special interest in cardiology cases.

Dr. Fraser likes horror movies, college and professional football, and country music.

Dr. Jeffrey Ganus is especially interested in cardiac and respiratory emergencies; metabolic and endocrine diseases; and immune-mediated diseases such as immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

Dr. Ganus enjoys snowboarding, skiing, biking, tennis, hiking and hanging out in Central Park. Passionate about food and music, Dr. Ganus named his English bulldog, Monk, after the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk.

Dr. Sarah Gershen likes treating polytrauma, hemoperitoneum and neurologic cases.

Some of Dr. Gershen’s favorite pastimes include relaxing at the beach, snowboarding, traveling and hiking with her dog.

As a veterinarian with advanced training in anesthesia and pain management, Dr. Elizabeth Goudie-DeAngelis knows the value to a patient’s recovery of a well formulated treatment plan, and she enjoys educating other veterinarians on how best to formulate those plans. Her favorite cases are the challenging critical ones, such as shock, hemorrhage and electrolyte abnormalities.

Dr. Goudie-DeAngelis' hobbies include running, restoring historic houses, reading fiction, cooking and gardening. She and her husband have a mixed breed dog and two cats.

Skilled in all aspects of small animal surgery, Dr. Brian Grossbard’s particular interests include orthopedic, intervertebral disc, laparoscopic and oncologic surgeries, as well as wound repairs. He is also certified as a stem cell therapy provider.

A trained classical cellist who played in the symphony during college, Dr. Grossbard enjoys traveling with his dogs, exploring restaurants, biking and hiking.

Interested in all aspects of emergency medicine, Dr. Alex Halasz finds toxicity cases especially gratifying to treat.

Dr. Halasz enjoys playing the cello, ballet and reading. She has a Pomeranian named Bella and a crested gecko named Lyle.

Dr. Valentin Janvier particularly enjoys advanced cross-sectional imaging, especially neuro-imaging.

Dr. Janvier loves sports, traveling and good food. He has a talkative Siamese mixed breed cat who has lived with him in four different countries.

Dr. Patricia Joyce enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. Joyce volunteers for animal rescue organizations and veterinary relief organizations during natural and man-made disasters. She lived in Tokyo, Japan, for several years and speaks fluent Japanese.

Dr. Jennie Kim is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. Her particular interests include neurologic and endocrine diseases.

Dr. Kim’s favorite pastimes include running, working out and cooking Korean food. She has a yorkie who loves going to the park and beach.

Dr. Melissa King-Smith enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. King-Smith enjoys exploring New York City with her husband and dog Quilla, a Newfoundland. The family also includes two brother cats, Merry and Pippin.

Dr. Amanda LaPorte enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. LaPorte spends time with friends, traveling, trying new restaurants, and relaxing with Joe, her coonhound.

Dr. Jasmine Lee is a resident in our emergency and critical care service

Dr. Lee enjoys a good cup of coffee, curling up with a good book and live music shows. Tonks is her cat who hides in obscure places and wakes up her owner at 5am when she’s bored.

Skilled in soft tissue, orthopedic and neurosurgery, Dr. Marcos Llavona is excited about the advancements and continued use of minimally invasive surgery techniques.

A fitness enthusiast, Dr. Llavona enjoys running, hiking, and playing tennis, basketball and golf.

Dr. Michaël Lora-Michiels previously worked as a family veterinarian in Bogota, Colombia. He enjoys all aspects of diagnostic imaging.

Dr. Morgan Maisel is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a particular interest in diagnostic medicine.

Dr. Maisel is a New Jersey native. Some of her favorite pastimes include weightlifting, watching football, reading and trying new coffee shops.

Dr. Courtney Mallett is fascinated by comparative medicine and believes it is an important part of the fight against cancer across species. She has a particular interest in treating hematopoietic cancers, especially multiple myeloma, osteosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma and feline mast cell tumors.

Dr. Mallett participated in a rescue effort for the dogs and cats who survived Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2018. Her favorite pastimes include reading, traveling and exercising her rescued energetic border Collie, Huckleberry.

Dr. Gretchen McLinden is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a particular interest in oncology.

Cooking and traveling are two of Dr. McLinden’s favorite pastimes. Shenzi is her tortoise-shell calico cat.

Dr. Rebecca Meltzer is a doctor in our emergency service. She particularly enjoys treating feline obstructions.

Dr. Meltzer loves eating out and trying new or exotic dishes. She also likes hiking and spending time outdoors, but her favorite pastime is snuggling on the couch with her cat Charlie. She also has a Russian tortoise, Sputnik.

Dr. Keith Mihansky is especially interested in the treatment of patients after trauma, wound management, endocrine disease, pain management, and caring for geriatric patients.

Dr. Mihansky loves cooking and traveling. He also enjoys going to the gym, the beach and concerts. His dog is named Sophie and his orange tabby cat is Michelangelo.

Dr. Stephanie Park is an intern in our surgery service. She particularly enjoys soft tissue emergencies, and exotic and wildlife care.

Some of Dr. Park’s favorite pastimes include drawing, rock/tree climbing, reading and playing with her dog Toby Ramen.

Dr. Zoe Quirk has a particular interest in immune-mediated, endocrine, renal and nasal diseases. She also enjoys the challenge that some infectious diseases can present.

Dr. Quirk enjoys running, cooking and baking, and ice hockey. She currently has two cats, Bucket and Dani.

Dr. Pooja Rathore enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

Dr. Pooja Rathore has volunteered on Native American reservations in Arizona and New Mexico; worked with thoroughbred racehorses in India; and worked in Sri Lanka with the Millennium Elephant Foundation. She is passionate about dancing and enjoys horseback riding.

Dr. Meghan Respess is skilled in all aspects of critical care medicine to include mechanical ventilation, echocardiography, critical patient anesthesia, emergency soft tissue surgery, endoscopic foreign body removal and continuous renal replacement therapy. Her particular clinical interests are polytrauma, critical anesthesia, neuro-critical care and shock patients.

Dr. Respess likes to be outdoors, especially rock climbing, fishing and camping. She and her wife have a house full of pets: Asha, a spaniel mix; Safi, a rat terrier; Dexter, a dachshund mix; and two Siamese cat mixes, Koa and Osiris.

Dr. Jonathan Riccio is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a special interest in diagnostic imaging, especially ultrasound.

Dr. Riccio has two dogs, Luca and Ethel, with whom he likes watching Netflix. Traveling and exploring new places are two other favorite activities.

As an emergency clinician, Dr. Sarah Schiff’s particular interests include unblocking cats with urethral obstructions and performing laceration repairs. She also enjoys soft tissue surgery and oncology cases.

Some of Dr. Schiff’s favorite pastimes include travel, playing volleyball and cake decorating. She has a yellow lab named Evvie.

Dr. Amber Shamburger is a small animal medicine and surgery intern with a special interest in diagnostic imaging.

Movies and travel are two of Dr. Shamburger’s hobbies. She has a cat named Luna.

Dr. Stephanie Silberstang's special interests include wound management, respiratory diseases and critical care.

Dr. Silberstang enjoys rock climbing/bouldering, walking her dogs, traveling abroad, listening to live music and Asian food. A pitbull lover, Dr. Silberstang has two pit bull-Catahoula mixes named Tembo and Laika and a cockatiel named Doobie.

Dr. Suresh Singh is a small animal medicine and surgery intern and is particularly interested in surgery.

Dr. Singh likes scuba diving and showing his mates why New York pizza is supreme.

Dr. Gretchen Singletary is particularly interested in novel treatments for heart failure.

Dr. Singletary enjoys traveling, photography and music.

Dr. Carl Smola is an intern in our surgery service. His clinical interests include orthopedic, oncologic and neurologic surgeries, as well as early correction of congenital disorders.

Dr. Smola enjoys watching and playing any sport, traveling, kayaking, hiking, and exploring NYC with his wife.

Dr. Laura Stock's particular clinical interests include intoxications and endocrine diseases.

Dr. Stock enjoys time with her husband running, biking, hiking and eating her way through NYC. They share their home with a ridgeless Rhodesian ridgeback and two cats.

Dr. Kimberly Terry is an intern in our radiology service with a special interest in heart failure and respiratory diseases.

Dr. Terry is a trained aerialist, primarily on aerial silks, and enjoys training, performing and teaching circus arts. Apple is her golden retriever.

Dr. Ashlei Tinsley is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. Her clinical interests include emergency and critical care medicine, especially thoracic and blunt trauma.

Long walks with dogs Wyatt and Winston keep Dr. Tinsley busy. She also likes trying new foods and strength training.

Dr. Miranda Urielle is a doctor on our emergency medicine team. Her particular interests include endocrine diseases, auto-immune diseases and trauma.

Dr. Urielle’s favorite pastimes include travel, reading and playing piano. She has a shih tzu named Lily and a cat named Lionel.

In addition to being an emergency clinician, Dr. David Wohlstadter is a certified canine rehabilitation therapist. This therapy has been shown to improve dogs’ mobility and strength, particularly for geriatric dogs suffering from arthritic conditions and other musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions. Rehab is also particularly helpful after surgery for all ages to help dogs regain muscle mass and coordination.

Dr. Wohlstadter is married to a veterinarian and enjoys spending time with his large family, which includes many people, many dogs and many cats.

Dr. Lindsay Wright is a small animal medicine and surgery intern.

Some of Dr. Wright’s favorite pastimes include backpacking, hiking, rock climbing and playing chess. She has a dog named Livy.

Dr. Adam Yoskowitz sees diagnostic imaging as puzzle solving, communication, case discussion, collaboration and complex imaging technology. He particularly enjoys diagnostic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Dr. Yoskowitz shares his time away from work with Tooey, his calico domestic medium-haired cat.

Dr. Sarah Zelinski volunteered with Veterinarians Without Borders on their Goat Pass-On project in Uganda where she taught single mothers and widows how to raise goats to help them support their families.

Dr. Zelinski enjoys camping, hiking and yoga, and on free evenings, she can be found at a local concert or sampling craft beer at a neighborhood pub. Monty is her French bulldog.

Melissa is a certified RECOVER CPR instructor in both basic and advanced life support. She also finds transfusion medicine gratifying because the treatment often results in patients feeling better quickly. She and her husband have a son and three cats. They enjoy watching British television, wandering the city and going to the theater.

Melanie finds satisfaction in caring for pets and their families, and the connections that make animals more family members than pets. She loves teaching and has an enthusiasm for trauma cases and advanced catheter placement. Melanie loves time with her wife, three dogs and two Siamese cats, and enjoys the great outdoors.