Solving the puzzle to help your pet live a longer and better life.
We understand that seeing your pet experience unusual symptoms or act out of the ordinary can be stressful – especially if you don’t know what’s wrong. Fortunately, our veterinary internal medicine team is made up of experts in diagnosing and treating diseases of your pet’s various body systems, and we’re here to help.
Our commitment is not just to treat illnesses; it’s to enhance the well-being of your pet and be with you every step of the way.
If your pet has an acute or chronic condition, you’ll have an entire internal medicine 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 internal medicine 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 internal medicine 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. Caitlin Barry-Heffernan’s particular interests include gastrointestinal and endocrine diseases, and she loves all types of endoscopy.
Away from the hospital, Dr. Barry-Heffernan enjoys reading, baking, trivia and board games. Her furry companion is a three-legged golden retriever, Ripley, who is named after the movie “Alien.”
Dr. Elie is especially interested in endocrinology, infectious diseases and gastroenterology.
Dr. Elie is an arts advocate and shares his home with a fox terrier named Hunter.
Dr. Charles Jones enjoys performing all types of endoscopic procedures and has completed a minimally invasive scoping course. He finds building relationships with clients and their pets while managing their conditions especially rewarding. Dr. Jones takes pleasure in engaging in many aspects of internal medicine with interests including gastrointestinal, endocrine, urologic, hepatobiliary, and respiratory conditions.
Dr. Jones enjoys exploring the outdoors, attending concerts, spending time with friends and family, exercising, and cooking. He has a Labrador retriever/hound mix named Carter who has traveled around the country with Dr. Jones during his education.
We want you to be prepared for your pet’s visit to the internist, 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 internal medicine team and make an appointment.
Prioritize your pet’s health with the experts in specialty medicine.