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Advanced veterinary expertise and precision care you can trust.
We understand that seeing your pet experience an emergency or condition that requires surgery can be stressful. Fortunately, our veterinary surgery team is made up of experts in performing complex procedures using the latest state-of-the-art techniques and equipment, and we’re here to help.
Our commitment is not just to delivering highly advanced surgical care; it’s to enhance the well-being of your pet and be with you every step of the way.
If your pet has a condition or injury that requires advanced care and procedures, you’ll have an entire surgery team helping to improve your pet’s quality of life so you can get back to what matters most – spending precious moments together.
Your pet will receive unparalleled medical care during their time at the hospital (and they’ll be spoiled with love and attention, too).
Your pet can’t tell us what’s wrong, so we use sophisticated diagnostics and imaging tools to uncover the source of the problem.
Just as no two patients are the same, neither are their treatment plans. Our surgery team has experience with a range of advanced procedures and minimally invasive options to get your pet on the path to wellness, including:
Experience makes all the difference.
Our surgery team is made up of veterinarians, vet technicians and assistants, and support staff with rigorous training and experience in specialty medicine. The team works hand in hand to provide the comprehensive, compassionate care your pet needs and deserves. Because we’re a multidisciplinary hospital, the team can consult the expertise of other specialty departments, too.
Dr. Daniel Alexviczh is a resident in our surgery service. He is most interested in surgery and surgical oncology.
Dr. Alexviczh enjoys watching almost any sport and playing hockey, lacrosse and golf. He loves going for rides on his motorcycle, trying new and different kinds of food, and hanging out with his cat Orion, who he adopted during vet school in St. Kitts.
Dr. Jonathan Anderson considers challenging surgical cases to be the most rewarding, but particularly enjoys complicated fractures, other orthopedic injuries, polytrauma, minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgeries and thoracic tumor removals.
Dr. Anderson enjoys skiing, both water and snow, home renovations, and restoring/using early to mid-century American-manufactured woodworking machinery. He and his wife have three rescued dogs: yellow lab Bosun, golden retriever mix Cal Naughton, Jr., Jr., and Newfoundland Rookie.
Dr. Elizabeth Bruzinski is an intern in our surgery service.
In her free time, Dr. Bruzinski enjoys hiking, gardening, and curling up with a good book and her Border Collie mix, Emma.
Dr. Rebecca Chesne likes the variety of cases presented in the clinic and specifically enjoys soft tissue surgery, wound management and emergency surgeries.
Outside of work, Dr. Chesne’s pastimes include horseback riding, cooking and spending time with her friends, family and pets. She has a white standard poodle named London.
Dr. Christine DePompeo’s particular clinical interests include angular limb deformities, fracture management, minimally invasive surgery and laser ablation of ectopic ureters.
Some of Dr. DePompeo’s favorite pastimes include rock climbing, distance running, rowing and sporting events, especially Phillies, Flyers and Eagles. She has a German shorthaired pointer named Jeri Lynn and two cats, Leonidas and Fishy.
Prior to joining us, Dr. Michael Doornink was a clinical instructor at Auburn University. Trained in soft tissue, oncologic and orthopedic surgery, he is particularly interested in minimally invasive orthopedic procedures and oncologic reconstruction. He also has a special interest in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials and has lectured on antimicrobial use and orthopedics.
Dr. Doornink enjoys fishing, conservation land management and hobby farming. Married to another veterinarian, their family includes yellow lab Samford T. Coates, and feline brothers CBSB and Weagle C. Newton.
Dr. Sierra LeFlore is a resident in our surgery service. Her clinical interests include soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. She is also extremely interested in emergency medicine.
Dr. LeFlore has a terrier mix named Archer and enjoys reading and traveling. She has been to 23 countries and lived in Germany for three years.
Originally from Los Angeles, Dr. Natsume and her husband are excited to explore Pittsburgh. They have rescued all three of their pets: a chocolate Labrador named George from Murrieta and two domestic shorthair cats, Kousah (Lebanese for “squash”) from Sydney and Pip from Orlando. In her free time, Dr. Natsume enjoys exploring national parks, hiking new trails and bodies of water with George, perusing HomeGoods and spending time with their cats.
Dr. Anthony Pardo is especially interested in respiratory surgical conditions like tracheal collapse and laryngeal paralysis, as well as orthopedic procedures like knee surgery, fracture repair and hip replacement.
He spent five years as an associate professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee and is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His current research interests include tracheal collapse in the toy breed dog, management of cranial cruciate ligament deficiency in the dog, canine hip replacement and oncologic surgery.
Dr. Pardo is on the executive board of Humane Animal Rescue, a local animal shelter in Pittsburgh. Some of his favorite activities include fly fishing, bowling, bicycling and hiking. He is married and has three sons and three cats.
Dr. Emily Rothberger is an intern in our surgery service. Her clinical interests include soft tissue and orthopedic surgery, specifically wound management and emergency surgeries.
In her free time, Dr. Rothberger enjoys spending time outdoors hiking with her hound mix, Benny, relaxing at home with her two cats and baking.
Before joining our team, Dr. Saile worked as an assistant professor of companion animal surgery at Louisiana State University where she served as chief of the companion animal surgery service and program director for the small animal surgery residency program. She has lectured around the world, and has authored and coauthored numerous book chapters and scientific papers.
One of Dr. Saile’s favorite pastimes is training for and competing in triathlons and running events. She also enjoys traveling and is an avid baker. Dr. Saile has three pets, terrier mix Gromit, suspiciously tall beagle Huck and a cat named The Kid.
We want you to be prepared for your pet’s visit to the surgeon, so you have one less thing to worry about. Our entire BluePearl team will be with you every step of the way.
Take the first step to getting your pet back to their best self – call us to speak with the surgery team and make an appointment.
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