BluePearl Pet Hospital
Nashville, TN
Our Vets

Dr. Kaitlyn Bello Edmonds is passionate about treating chronic, severe dermatologic diseases that compromise the quality of life for both pet and owner. She loves partnering with primary care veterinarians to create a team-based, community approach to pet care. She is happy to take referrals, phone calls and emails at any time and looks forward to caring for you and your pet!

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Dermatology
• Residency, Dermatology and Otology, Ohio State University, Columbus
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Franklin, TN
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, Auburn University, AL

Dr. Michael Blumenthal’s clinical interests include thoracotomies, laparoscopy, invasive tumors, fractures and tibial plateau leveling osteotomies (TPLO).

• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Maitland, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Surgical Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Clinical Rotation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

Dr. Blumenthal enjoys spending time with his wife and their two Yorkies. He likes playing and watching golf, baseball, soccer, football, fishing and being outside.

Dr. Mallory Brink’s particular clinical interests include critical care and internal medicine cases such as feline asthma, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), diabetes, and feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD).

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Animal Emergency and Specialty Center, Knoxville, TN
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus
• Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, University of the South, Sewanee, TN

Dr. Brink enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and rescue dog Dee.

Dr. Julie Buford’s professional interests include emergency medicine, soft tissue surgery, mentoring, leadership development and volunteering at local veterinary clinics.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Dr. Buford’s hobbies include traveling, playing tennis, reading, watching college football and being with family. She shares her home with her husband, three kids and a plucky cat.

Dr. Justin Campbell is passionate about making a positive impact for families in stressful times, especially by making complex, difficult situations clearer for pet owners. He finds trauma cases particularly gratifying to treat.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Carolina Veterinary Specialists, Greensboro, NC
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Emory and Henry College, VA

Dr. Campbell lives with his wife, whom he met while living in Australia, and his 14-year-old Cavoodle dog named Oakey Dokey. He enjoys travel, fly fishing, volleyball and golf.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University, AL
• Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

Dr. Jessica Fournier enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Franklin TN
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Western University, Pomona CA
• Master of Science, Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Dr. Fournier enjoys body building, cross training, traveling, hiking, photography and going on adventures. A fan of all hounds, her dog Sadie is a red tick coonhound, beagle mix.

Dr. Meghan Henkel finds emergency and critical care medicine, including emergency surgery, especially gratifying. Her professional interests include nutrition, anatomy and research. She is skilled in thoracic and abdominal triage ultrasound as well as Fear Free pet handling techniques.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Nashville Veterinary Specialists + Animal Emergency, TN
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Dr. Kristen Maxwell enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine and finds stabilizing emergent cases like heatstroke, gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV), hemoabdomen, sepsis and traumatic brain injury especially gratifying.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Sandy Springs, GA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Dr. Maxwell has four pets: a dog (Gracie), a cat (Catniss), a blue-tongue skink (Sheldon), and a crested gecko (Curtis). She enjoys hiking, mountain biking, playing hockey and trying new foods and restaurants.

• Clinical Rotation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Biology and Chemistry, Auburn University, Montgomery, AL

Dr. Marie Noel’s professional interests include trauma management, critical care and pain management.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Nashville, TN
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science and Equine Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington

Dr. Noel enjoys hiking, Barre3, cooking new recipes, and trying new coffee shops and wine bars. She has a perfect Bichon named Beignet who is always happy to be included in any adventure!

Dr. Michael Pawenski’s professional interests include urinary tract disorder and surgery, cardiothoracic and gastrointestinal surgery, and orthopedics, especially cranial cruciate ligament disease.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons (Small Animal)
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Levittown, PA
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Clinical Rotation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Dr. Pawenski and his partner have three dogs, who they love to take hiking and swimming. When not at work, he likes to travel, ski and snowboard, and volunteer in the community with his partner.

Publications and articles

Dr. Cody Riffe’s clinical interests include respiratory emergencies, antibiotic stewardship, toxins and environmental injuries, and the stabilization of critically ill pets. His practice is grounded in curiosity, clinical clarity and a commitment to improving how veterinary clinical care is practiced, taught and advanced.

• Residency, Emergency & Critical Care, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Georgia, Athens
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital, Cary, NC
• Clinical Rotation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Marine Science, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL

Passionate about animal rescue, Dr. Whitney Smith has loved animals for as long as she can remember and started rescuing kittens, cats and dogs at age six. She’s worked the gamut of jobs in veterinary medicine, from assistant to practicing clinician, and loves the relationships she builds with her clients. Dr. Smith considers emergency medicine “cool,” because it offers something different every day. Her clinical interests include feline medicine; a “good” DKA or urinary obstruction; and wound repair and management.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus
• Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Dr. Smith is the founder of Cats4Good cat rescue, an organization she started while working as an emergency clinician in Indiana. When away from work, she likes to hike with her dogs and ride horses. She enjoys gardening, decorating, reading and traveling. Her “plethora of pets” includes four cats and two dogs, all rescued. She also has a horse, Delphia.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine)
• Residency, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Michigan State University, East Lansing
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences and Animal Science & Technology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston
• Associate of Arts, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology)
• Residency, Oncology, Auburn University, AL
• Internship, Oncology, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bachelor of Science, Pre-Veterinary Medicine, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA