BluePearl Pet Hospital
Paramus, NJ

Dr. Suliman Al-Ghazlat’s expertise is often sought for the treatment of patients with immune-mediated diseases. His other clinical interests include ultrasonography, ultrasound-guided needle biopsy and minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. Prior to joining BluePearl, Dr. Al-Ghazlat was an assistant professor at the Jordan University of Science and Technology and a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Al-Ghazlat spends time with his French bulldog, Hot Pocket, and his Siamese cat, Oren. He is an avid traveler and hiker.

Dr. Carly Bloom particularly enjoys cases involving the urinary tract, anything from kidneys to bladder stones to incontinence. She also enjoys endocrinology, especially the management of diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats, and performing minimally invasive procedures such as endoscopy and cystoscopy.

Dr. Bloom has two children and two cats who have traveled the world with her. She also has a hearty group of guppies.

Dr. Jennifer Bonczynski's clinical interests include surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery and interventional radiology. She is particularly skilled in thoracoscopic removal or treatment of lung masses and mediastinal masses, pericardectomies, thoracic biospies, laparoscopic abdominal exploratories, GI biopsies, cholecystectomies, adrenalectomies and gastropexies. Dr. Bonczynski is often sought out to remove masses that are deemed by others as not removable.

Dr. Bonczynski is married and has two daughters. She enjoys golfing, gardening, hiking and distance running with the family. Family pets include cat Olaf and dogs Karo, and Nola.

Originally from Australia, Dr. Benjamin Davidson enjoys all aspects of emergency and critical care but is especially interested in trauma, sepsis and pulmonary disease, including mechanical ventilation. Dr. Davidson also heads the hemodialsysis unit at the Paramus hospital. He performs all forms of extracorporeal treatments on dogs and cats including hemodialysis, charcoal hemoperfusion for toxin removal and therapeutic plasma exchange.

Dr. Davidson is married and has two boys. He enjoys cooking, spending time with family and adventuring in the outdoors.

Dr. Andrea Eriksson has a particular interest in refractory congestive heart failure, diagnostic imaging with echocardiography and interventional cardiology.

Dr. Eriksson enjoys singing, traveling, indoor cycling, running and learning Brazilian Portuguese. She also loves spending time with her husband and daughter.

Dr. Christian Eriksson started his career as a microbiologist with the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, with a keen interest in infectious diseases. Within his veterinary field, he has a particular interest in managing immune-mediated diseases, such as thrombocytopenia, Addison’s disease and immune-mediated hemolytic anemia, due to their favorable outcomes.

Dr. Eriksson enjoys soccer, playing the guitar and singing.

Dr. Tara Fetzer has a particular interest in traumas and coagulopathies that require special blood product administration, as well as toxicities that may need special antidotes or supportive care.

Dr. Fetzer volunteers for a wide variety of animal rescue groups, as well as other charitable organizations including disaster relief for the American Red Cross. She loves hiking, mountain biking or spending time on the water. Her pets include calico cat Mya and puggle Gracie Mae.

An experienced emergency clinician, Dr. Maris Lee finds gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), heat stroke and vehicular trauma cases particularly rewarding.

Dr. Lee likes trying exotic cuisines, traveling, baking, trying to conquer the Japanese language and hiking with her dog Kuro, a lab mix who once ate a whole pot of curry and left no traces.

Dr. Thomas Monaco is especially interested in orthopedic, oncologic and cardiothoracic surgeries and pain management. He has advanced training in minimally invasive surgery, including arthroscopy, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and interventional radiology; and the multiple treatments for cranial cruciate ligament disease, to include tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA), tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), lateral fabellar suture and tightrope.

An open water dive instructor, Dr. Monaco is an avid scuba diver. He also enjoys skiing and triathlons and has completed two full IRONMAN races. As a member of the Wildlife Conservation Society, he can often be found visiting local zoos and aquariums with his wife and son.

Dr. Ellen Scherer finds jaw fractures and tumor resection particularly gratifying.

Dr. Scherer enjoys running, baking, cooking and reading. She shares her household with Hank, a domestic shorthaired cat.

Dr. Matthew Sherger was drawn to veterinary oncology because the field is evolving so rapidly. Within the field, he is interested in tumor immunology and finds palliative care particularly gratifying.

Dr. Sherger’s favorite place to be when not at work is the beach. He spends most of my free time with my wife, their dog Fallon and rabbit who is named The Professor because he thinks he's smarter than his humans.

Dr. Kathleen Strampfer's clinical interests include oncology emergencies as well as orthopedics and cardio-thoracic and immune-mediated diseases, especially the work-up, diagnosis and treatment of hemolytic anemia cases.

Dr. Strampfer loves to travel, and she enjoys listening to music, including all Bruce Springsteen, and hiking with her yellow lab mix, Wallace. Bo is her cat.

Dr. Debbie Yang enjoys all types of emergency procedures and surgeries, especially thoracocentesis and pericardiocentesis.

Dr. Yang enjoys aerial yoga, traveling, eating and scuba diving. She has two intelligent, but naughty cats, Amazon and Chicken Nugget.

Lorena loves to nurse patients who require the highest level of care, like septic patients and those requiring mechanical ventilation. Some of her favorite pastimes include outdoor activities, reading, watching television and planning her next vacation. Jax is her pit bull who loves doing tricks for cookies, chasing a ball, hiking and swimming.