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. 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. 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.

Dr. Julie Horton has worked in primary care, emergency medicine, and shelter medicine and management. She is particularly interested in infectious disease, specifically its prevention and containment. She is also interested in autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Horton enjoys trail ultrarunning, yoga and time on the farm with her dad and his herd of Angus cattle. Dr. Horton has three pit bull mixes who are inseparable, Dylan, Gracie and Muffin, and two cats, Levi and Precious.

Dr. Amanda Liggett is a small animal medicine and surgery intern who is passionate about learning, mentoring and client communication. Her particular clinical interests include internal medicine and feline medicine.

Some of Dr. Liggett’s favorite pastimes include outdoor time, reading, traveling, playing video games, and volunteering with her church. She has a cat named Augie.

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.

Prior to joining us, Dr. Modrcin owned a general veterinary hospital for more than 20 years in Kansas City. He is a past president of the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association and Kansas Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Modrcin is a frequent speaker at national veterinary conferences, universities and local continuing education seminars.

Dr. Modrcin may be found on his sailboat with his wife, daughter and dog. He is an avid bicyclist and enthusiastic Harley Davidson motorcyclist.

Dr. Odle enjoys all aspects of emergency medicine.

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

Dr. Steve Riley 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. Molly Ross is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. Her clinical interests include cardiovascular disease management and nutrition.

Dr. Ross is a huge University of Virginia basketball fan. She also likes paddle boarding and hiking with her dog Harper.

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. 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.