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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Dr. Steve Riley performs surgeries at BluePearl Pet Hospital in Lee's Summit, MO. He specializes in orthopedic surgery and arthroscopy, with an emphasis on cruciate disease, hip surgery, and developmental diseases of the elbow and shoulder.

Dr. Riley can be found spending time with his yellow Labrador retriever, flying aerobatic aircraft, and water-skiing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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