BluePearl Pet Hospital
Sarasota, Fl
Our Vets

Dr. Melissa Chow is an intern in our ophthalmology service.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, East Bay Veterinary Specialists & Emergency, Walnut Creek, CA
• Clinical Rotation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
• Bachelor of Science, Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz

Dr. Chow’s family includes one dog and two cats.

Dr. Jennifer Goodman enjoys all aspects of internal medicine.

• Residency, Internal Medicine, MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center, Boston MA
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, VCA Veterinary Referral Associates, Gaithersburg MD
• Internship, Wildlife Medicine, Kenya Wildlife Service
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, N Grafton MA
• Bachelor of Arts, Earlham College, Richmond IN

Dr. Goodman and her husband have twin girls, and the family enjoys the beaches and outdoor life around Sarasota. The family has a yellow lab named Monkey.

Dr. Curry Keoughan became interested in orthopedics and surgery in middle school and still considers orthopedic surgery his favorite. Prior to his fellowship in small animal surgery, Dr. Keoughan was board certified in large animal surgery and was a clinical instructor at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. He has worked all over the world, to include being the equine veterinarian for the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and a senior surgeon in Singapore.

• Fellowship, Small Animal Surgery, BluePearl Specialty & Emergency Pet Hospitals, Oklahoma City and Spring TX
• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Large Animal
• Residency, Large Animal Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Bachelor of Science, Nova Scotia Agriculture College, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

Dr. Keoughan enjoys sailing, reading, renovating his house and building things. He and his wife, who is also a veterinarian, have three daughters and one son. The family includes dogs Roxy, Hazel and Rose, and cats Halo, Tinsyl and Africa.

Dr. Kyle Kline is resident in our ophthalmology service. She is particularly interested in the diagnosis and treatment of corneal and retinal diseases.

• Internship, Ophthalmology, BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Hospital, Clearwater, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Bachelor of Science, Molecular Environmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Kline is an avid runner and enjoys spending time near the ocean, kayaking, reading and live music. She has one cat named Summer.

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Dr. Stephanie Lo is a resident in our ophthalmology service. She is most interested in corneal diseases, especially treating corneal ulcers with medical or surgical therapy.

• Internship, Ophthalmology, BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park

Dr. Lo enjoys visiting the beach, going to concerts, traveling, rock climbing, playing tennis, taking her dog to the park and cuddling her cat.

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Dr. Jennifer Mulz has volunteered her board-certified veterinary skills for a number of years screening the breeding dogs at Southeastern Guide Dogs for the presence of cardiac disease. Her particular clinical interests include chronic degenerative valvular disease, feline cardiomyopathies and treatment of preclinical heart disease to delay the onset of clinical disease.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Cardiology)
• Residency, Cardiology, Oradell Animal Hospital, Paramus NJ
• Internship, Cardiology, Oradell Animal Hospital, Paramus NJ
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg VA
• Bachelor of Science, Marine Biology, University of Maryland, College Park

Dr. Mulz and her husband enjoy any activities involving the water. They have a son and four pets. Komodo, Curry and Rosemary are the three cats, and Harris, a friendly chocolate lab, came to join the family after being diagnosed with heart disease during his guide dog screening at Southeastern Guide Dogs.

Dr. Laison Nguyen has been with BluePearl since graduating from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. It was during his training with BluePearl that he fell in love with ophthalmology. Dr. Nguyen enjoys treating animals of all shapes and sizes. He has a special interest in exotic pets as well as surgery – especially corneal grafts and cataract surgeries. He is working towards offering treatment options for retinal detachments in the future.

• Residency, Ophthalmology, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Internship, Ophthalmology, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Pet Hospital, Tampa, FL
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos

A fan of the outdoors, Dr. Nguyen can often be found playing soccer or ultimate Frisbee. He has a German shepherd named Junior.

Dr. Sigman has been practicing veterinary medicine for 27 years, the past 10 of which have been spent focusing on emergency medicine for dogs and cats. She has a special interest in ultrasound imaging diagnostics.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, University of Florida, Gainesville

As a native Floridian, Dr. Sigman enjoys scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing or just enjoying the company of friends and family on one of the many beautiful beaches in the area.

Dr. Anja Welihozkiy began her veterinary career at a small animal practice in her home country of Germany. She worked in veterinary research at the University of California, Davis before becoming an ophthalmologist. Dr. Welihozkiy finds glaucoma and corneal disease to be especially interesting and likes the challenges of cataract surgery and corneal grafting procedures.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
• Residency, Comparative Ophthalmology, Tufts University, North Grafton MA
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine TA, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Dr. Welihozkiy likes travel, photography, hiking, biking and reading and can be found volunteering her time at shelters, aquariums and zoos. Her full house includes a husband and son, husky mix Jones, and two tuxedo cats, Floyd and Django.

• Internship, Exotic Animal Medicine, Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine, Bothell, WA
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Lauderdale Veterinary Specialists, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
• Bachelor of Science, Ecology, Animal Behavior, University of California, San Diego