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Advanced veterinary expertise and precision care you can trust.
We understand that seeing your pet experience an emergency or condition that requires surgery can be stressful. Fortunately, our veterinary surgery team is made up of experts in performing complex procedures using the latest state-of-the-art techniques and equipment, and we’re here to help.
Our commitment is not just to delivering highly advanced surgical care; it’s to enhance the well-being of your pet and be with you every step of the way.
If your pet has a condition or injury that requires advanced care and procedures, you’ll have an entire surgery team helping to improve your pet’s quality of life so you can get back to what matters most – spending precious moments together.
Your pet will receive unparalleled medical care during their time at the hospital (and they’ll be spoiled with love and attention, too).
Your pet can’t tell us what’s wrong, so we use sophisticated diagnostics and imaging tools to uncover the source of the problem.
Just as no two patients are the same, neither are their treatment plans. Our surgery team has experience with a range of advanced procedures and minimally invasive options to get your pet on the path to wellness, including:
Experience makes all the difference.
Our surgery 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. Alyson Frederick enjoys both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Her particular clinical interests include, but are not limited to, minimally invasive procedures, emergency surgeries, surgical oncology and fracture repair. Her previous research involved evaluating prognosis and survival time for dogs with functional thyroid tumors that were surgically removed. Dr. Frederick is an active member of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons, where she also serves on a leadership committee.
Dr. Frederick is a Delaware native, earning her veterinary degree at UGA with sponsorship from the Delaware Veterinary Medical Association and the State of Delaware out-of-state contract agreement. She is an avid runner and has completed a number of marathons, including the Boston Marathon. She also enjoys kayaking, swimming, cycling and Penn State football games.
Dr. Dana Gale particularly enjoys surgery involving the thorax, or chest region, to include mass removals, surgery to correct chylothorax, a condition in which fluid builds up in the chest cavity, and surgery to correct a heart defect called patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). She also likes airway surgeries such as those to correct laryngeal paralysis. Her orthopedic interests include regenerative medicine and minimally invasive arthroscopy to treat joint conditions, such as cranial cruciate ligament injuries (similar to ACL injuries in humans) and elbow dysplasia.
Dr. Gale enjoys dressage and eventing horseback riding, and in her quieter times, reading. She and her husband like traveling and new restaurants. They have two dogs, Remi and Weezer, and cat Amadeus.
We want you to be prepared for your pet’s visit to the surgeon, so you have one less thing to worry about. Our entire BluePearl team will be with you every step of the way.
Take the first step to getting your pet back to their best self – call us to speak with the surgery team and make an appointment.
Prioritize your pet’s health with the experts in specialty medicine.