BluePearl Pet Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
Our Vets

Dr. Linda Blair enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Dr. Blair likes watching her son play hockey, riding hunter/jumper horses with her daughter, mud adventure races and time on the lake. Nikki is the family dog, and they also have two cats, three goats, a chinchilla and a dozen big goldfish.

As an emergency clinician, Dr. Holley “Jo” Eike enjoys working on new diabetes cases and the client conversations relating to this condition. She also finds wound management and laceration repair cases particularly gratifying.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Animal Science, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell

Dr. Eike’s hobbies include fitness and longbow archery. She has three cats, Smokey, Thetford and Teton, and a ball python, Britney Spears.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Master of Science, Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Tiffany Granone came to BluePearl after almost five years as an assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology at the University of Florida. She has a particular interest in the use of anesthesia in critically ill patients.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Anesthesia & Analgesia
• Residency, Comparative Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Internship, Large Animal Medicine & Surgery, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada
• Master of Science, Comparative Anesthesia, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Clinical Rotation, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Agriculture, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces

Dr. Granone enjoys exploring the outdoors, including fishing and boating, as well as cooking and exploring different restaurants. She has three dachshunds, a Lab mix, a Caribbean island dog and an orange tabby cat.

The fast pace of emergency and critical care medicine, as well as the diversity and complexity of the cases, are Dr. Aubrey Hnatusko’s favorite aspects of the field. Sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoadrenocorticism, and fluid therapy are some of her particular clinical interests.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
• Residency, Emergency & Critical Care, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Northfield, IL
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Dr. Hnatusko loves country music, two steppin’ and cheering on the OSU Cowboys. She also enjoys running, reading, and trying new restaurants for brunch. Cade and Kenzie are her two West Highland white terriers, who are in charge of the household and keep her on her toes with their terrier antics.

Dr. Jennifer Jaycox worked for many years in private practice. Her particular interests include canine internal medicine and infectious disease cases.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah OK

Married to her high school sweetheart, Dr. Jaycox and her husband have a houseful of pets: A few fish, a Boston terrier named Lola, a Siberian husky named Odin, and three snakes – a western hognose, an Argentine boa and a Pueblan milk snake. An outdoor lover, the zoo is her favorite place to take a walk.

Dr. Jennifer Munkres’ favorite type of veterinary work is that which truly changes a pet’s life for the better – and seeing owners elated that their beloved pet is returning home to them.

Her special interests include cytology, hematology, stabilizing and treating animals in shock and critically ill pets, all things related to ultrasounds and learning technical procedures like pericardiocentesis.

• Fellowship, Large Animal Medicine & Surgery, Oregon State University, Corvallis
• Internship, Large Animal Medicine & Surgery, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
• Master of Science, Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of California, Riverside

Dr. Munkres’ family includes her husband and their two cats and two dogs. She enjoys learning to play alto saxophone, exercising with her personal trainer, pistol shooting, reading and working on her fixer-upper home.

Dr. Chad Powers enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine, particularly trauma.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Science, Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Dr. Powers and his wife like sharing their love of the outdoors with their son and daughter. Camping and hiking are two of the family’s favorite pastimes.

Dr. J.T. Walker enjoys all aspects of surgery especially orthopedic procedures like fracture repair and tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), a procedure to stabilize a dog’s knee joint.

Dr. Walker is the medical director of our Oklahoma City hospital.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, Maitland, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Affiliated Veterinary Specialists, Maitland, FL
• Master of Science, Veterinary Biological Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

Some of Dr. Walker’s favorite pastimes include watching college football, reading and family time with his wife, daughter and dog Baylie.

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