BluePearl Pet Hospital
Downtown NYC
New York, NY
Our Vets

Dr. Laura Gibeon enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Bachelor of Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England

Dr. Gibeon enjoys rock climbing, skiing and time with her family, which includes two cats, Sponge and Schmutzig.

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

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology
• Residency, Radiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
• Internship, Equine Medicine & Surgery, University of Montréal, Canada
• Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Belgium
• Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

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. Sabrina Katz values the importance of calm communication and empathy with her emergency clients. Her medical interests include trauma, toxins, emergency surgery, and neurologic emergencies.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Angel Animal Medical Center, Boston MA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham MA

In her spare time, Dr. Katz likes running, biking, hiking, spending time in nature, reading, enjoying family time and taking care of her many plants.

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

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Radiology
• Residency, Radiology, Tufts University, North Grafton MA
• Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham NC
• Research Associate, Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Hyperthermia Clinical Trial, Duke University, Durham NC
• Fellowship, Radiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad of La Salle, Bogota, Colombia

Trained in all aspects of internal medicine, Dr. Genevieve Mak especially enjoys performing procedures such as endoscopies, rhinoscopies, bronchoscopies, and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspirates.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Residency, Small Animal Internal Medicine, VCA California Animal Hospital, Los Angeles
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, VCA California Animal Hospital, Los Angeles
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Dr. Mak loves eating at new restaurants. She’s also obsessed with bubble tea, a tea-based mixture with fruit flavor or milk and tapioca. Her alone time is spent reading, especially the fantasy and supernatural genres. She has two cats, Kon and Donatella.

Dr. Megan Schnuelle’s professional interests include emergency medicine, gastrointestinal diseases, neurology, orthopedics, and pain management.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia
• Residency, Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Internship, Equine Medicine, Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists, Elmont, NY
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL
• Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences, Troy University, AL

Dr. Schnuelle enjoys hiking and is looking forward to exploring more of the northeast. She has a German shepherd dog named Bear and a cat named Albus.

Dr. Judy Seltzer enjoys the challenge of managing long-term diseases and building a strong relationship with her clients and patients, many of whom she has seen for years. Her clinical interests include allergic skin disease and immune-mediated skin diseases. She enjoys performing intradermal skin tests, which are still considered to be the gold standard.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology
• Residency, Dermatology, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Internship, Dermatology & Allergy, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, The Center for Specialized Veterinary Care, Westbury, NY
• Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, England
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Dr. Seltzer’s favorite pastimes include dining out, cooking, skiing and traveling. She has four cats: Katt, Kabuki, Huxley, named after a layer of the hair follicle, and Allie, rescued from a NYC alley.

Dr. Sayre Sundberg is most interested in emergency medicine, specifically electrolyte imbalances, toxicology and cardiology.

• Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, University of Edinburgh, UK
• Bachelor of Art, Art History, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Dr. Sundberg enjoys contemporary art, playing piano, skydiving and lounging with her two native New York felines, Rioja and Semicolon.

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.

• Certification in Canine Rehabilitation, Canine Rehabilitation Institute, Wellington, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Animal Medical Center, New York City
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Bachelor of Science, St Louis University, MO
• Bachelor of Arts, St Louis University, MO

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