BluePearl Pet Hospital
Overland Park, KS

Before joining BluePearl, Dr. Aarstad worked in Arizona for several years as medical director of an emergency animal hospital and as a primary care veterinarian.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Mesa Veterinary Hospital, Mesa AZ
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Aarstad enjoys spending time with his family and his dog, Lightning. His hobbies include hiking, camping, bird watching, hunting, fishing and working on his house.

As an emergency clinician, Dr. Heather Acker loves being able to provide relief and care for people and their animals in a time of need and stress.

• Internship, Emergency & Critical Care, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Overland Park KS
• Clinical Rotation, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University, St. Kitts & Nevis, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg

Dr. Acker enjoys being on the water, listening to music and traveling with her husband.

Interested in all types of surgery, Dr. Brenna Barger’s particular interests include orthopedic surgery, particularly fractures, and emergency surgery for trauma patients.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgery-Small Animal
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Bachelor of Arts, Microbiology, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Some of Dr. Barger’s favorite pastimes include cycling, hiking, gardening, knitting and quilting. She has two Portuguese water dogs who love to hike and swim.

Dr. Sabrina Belshe enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, SouthPaws Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Center, Fairfax VA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Belshe’s family includes Star, a Labrador mix, and horse Leona.

Dr. Jennifer Blouin is especially interested in initial stabilization of trauma patients.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Blouin likes traveling, family time and going to movies, concerts, museums and sporting events. She has two Labrador retrievers, Kiwi and Riley.

Dr. Ryan Bragg is especially interested in mechanical ventilation, arterial blood gas monitoring, derangements in pulmonary function and tissue oxygenation, acute abdominal disorders and the management of associated postoperative complications. He also is interested in enteral and parenteral nutrition, continuous renal replacement therapy, and coagulation abnormalities – particularly disorders of hemostasis in the critical patient.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
• Residency, Emergency & Critical Care, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, VCA South Shore Animal Hospital, Boston MA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dr. Bragg shares a home with his wife and child, two poorly behaved mutts, Billie and Wallace, and Elvis, an even more poorly behaved cat. He enjoys movies, traveling, running and raising show lambs.

Some of Dr. Brent Chance's favorite conditions to treat are simple and bring quick relief to pets and their owners, like hypoglycemic puppies and fish hooks in the lip.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Pittsburg State University, Kansas

Dr. Chance is married and has four children. He enjoys four-wheeling, fishing and updating old houses. The family has two dogs, Rosie and Maggie, a cat named Cory Cordelia, and two cows, Jessie and Daisy.

Dr. Taylor Duffy is part of our emergency medicine training program for clinicians.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Illinois College, Jacksonville IL

In her spare time, Dr. Duffy likes to be outdoors kayaking or hiking with her dog. She also enjoys going to the gym and fitness classes.

Dr. Allison Duquaine particularly enjoys suturing lacerations and is gratified to see the faces of the owners when they see how much better their pets’ injuries look.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Kansas City
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology, University of North Texas, Denton

Dr. Duquaine enjoys gardening and spending time with her family and pets, Labrador Shelby and cats Beau and Reggie.

Dr. Loren Easterwood enjoys gastrointestinal disease cases because it is interesting to investigate their underlying causes.

• Residency, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, New York NY
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Evolutionary Anthropology & Anatomy, Duke University, Durham NC

Dr. Easterwood’s hobbies include yoga and running. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her spouse and her dog, a rescued Maltese mix.

Dr. Mary Gardner is an emergency clinician who provides compassionate care for pets with urgent medical needs. She has a special interest in surgery.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Outside of work, Dr. Gardner enjoys running, reading and cheering on her favorite sports teams, the Chiefs, Royals and Sporting KC. She also likes spending time with her two daughters and her cat.

Dr. Heather Gill enjoys all aspects of internal medicine.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
• Residency, Small Animal Internal Medicine, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Kansas City
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, State University of New York at Geneseo

Dr. Gill has three children. When not driving them everywhere, she samples the guacamole and queso options in town. The family has two wild dogs, Wallace P. Jones and Lieutenant Dan, and a demanding cat, Elvis.

Dr. Grauberger enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Internship, Surgery, Indiana
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Mississippi State University
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Grauberger’s family includes Cooper, a treeing Walker coonhound, and Beau, a large Munsterlander. She enjoys fly fishing, especially when she hooks something other than herself or shrubbery.

Dr. Laura Hatton is particularly interested in performing echocardiograms cardiac ultrasounds, and managing congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and congenital heart disease.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
• Residency, Cardiology, Animal Medical Center, New York City NY
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary Referral and Emergency Clinic, Norwalk CT
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus
• Bachelor of Arts, Wright State University, Dayton OH

Dr. Hatton spends her free time with her husband and family, which includes a pit bull terrier mix, a Chihuahua and two cats. She also enjoys cooking, playing the piano and traveling.

Dr. Heather Heeb enjoys all aspects of the oncology field.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology)
• Residency, Oncology, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Dr. Kristin Holcomb-Wallace enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Carolina Veterinary Specialists, Charlotte NC
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan

When not nursing animals back to health, Dr. Wallace enjoys hiking, camping and horseback riding with her husband or snuggling with her two dogs, Gus and Junebug, and cat, Trot.

Before joining us, Dr. Ralph Millard was a clinical assistant professor in small animal surgery at Purdue University. His specific interests include complex and open fractures and minimally invasive methods of fracture repair as well as other methods of minimally invasive surgery laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and arthroscopy.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Master of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center, Dallas TX
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Millard enjoys spending time with his family and pets, as well as hiking, canoeing, biking and traveling.

Prior to joining the BluePearl team, Dr. Millard spent six years as a surgery instructor and clinical assistant professor of small animal surgery at Kansas State University and Purdue University. Her interests include any soft tissue surgery, particularly reconstruction and oncologic, minimally invasive procedures, such as laparoscopy, ureter stent placement and SUB placement re-routing from kidney to urinary bladder and general orthopedic procedures.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
• Residency, Surgery, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of IL, Urbana-Champaign
• Master of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN

Dr. Millard’s husband is also a veterinary surgeon at BluePearl and together they keep busy with their twin boys, golden retriever Gracie Lyn, and cat Snickers. Her favorite activities include walking Gracie Lyn, hiking, fishing and biking. She’s also an avid traveler and enjoys scrapbooking.

Dr. Odle enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center, Overland Park KS
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan

When not at the hospital, Dr. Odle enjoys the outdoor life.

Dr. Connie Schulte started in human healthcare and spent the first 16 years of her career treating people. In addition to her canine rehabilitation certification, she is also certified in canine massage.

• Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Doctor of Physical Therapy, Creighton University, Omaha NE
• Bachelor of Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence

Dr. Schulte spends much of her free time training her three dogs to compete in conformation, obedience, agility, rally and tracking. She also enjoys relaxing at the lake with her family.

Dr. Selman is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. She is interested in the initial triage and stabilization of critical patients. In addition to emergency work, she is drawn to cases that involve Internal Medicine and Neurology.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia

Dr. Selman enjoys spending time with friends, reading, and exploring new hiking trails with her dog, Ralph. She also loves cheering on her favorite sports team – the St. Louis Blues.

Dr. Kayla Viebrock enjoys all aspects of internal medicine.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine)
• Residency, Small Animal Internal Medicined, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Kansas City
• Internship, Internal Medicine, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Kansas City
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Miami Veterinary Specialists, FL
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Viebrock enjoys time with her husband and sons. The family has two dogs, beagle Madison and dachshund Sven.

Dr. David Weinstein enjoys all aspects of neurology.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)
• Residency, Neurology, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Kansas City MO
• Internship, Neurology, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Atlanta GA
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, New York City
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Bachelor of Animal Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Dr. Weinstein enjoys spending time with his wife and golden doodle. He is also an avid sports fan and enjoys playing tennis and golf.

Dr. Dana White’s clinical interests include upper airway surgery, intervertebral disc disease and cranial cruciate ligament repair.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
• Master of Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, Kansas State University, Manhattan
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia

Dr. White enjoys kayaking and baking. She and her husband live with a multitude of dogs.