BluePearl Pet Hospital Spring, TX Our Vets

Dr. Audrey Butts is part of our emergency medicine training for clinicians.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Butts is a wedding photographer, and she loves to travel. She and her agility-trained border collie Stella love going on adventures.

Dr. Brooke Clark enjoys all aspects of emergency and critical care medicine.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
• Residency, Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Michigan State University, East Lansing
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Clark enjoys time with her husband, five children and black lab Skiff. She also enjoys fitness, water sports, hiking and attending her family’s large reunions.

Dr. Daphne Dodd is part of our emergency medicine training program for clinicians. She finds wound management particularly gratifying.

• Internship, Equine Medicine, Austin Equine Associates, TX
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Arts, Individualized Study, New York University

Dr. Dodd enjoys dancing, hiking, cooking, traveling and creating artwork. She considers a day spent outdoors with her Plott hound Hopkins a good day.

Dr. Casey Dropkin enjoys all aspects of internal medicine, but finds unusual endocrine conditions, kidney disease, liver disease and feline medicine particularly interesting to treat.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Small Animal Internal Medicine)
• Residency, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, Lansing
• Internship, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists, Houston, TX
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Tinton Falls, NJ
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA
• Bachelor of Science, Biological Chemistry, Mathematics, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Dr. Dropkin enjoys touring cycling, backpacking, painting and mystery novels. She lives with three cats: Orlando, a domestic longhair; Julian, a domestic shorthair; and Antione, a retired national champion American shorthair as well as a chocolate Labrador named Duke.

Dr. Mike Ficklin enjoys all aspects of orthopedic and soft tissue surgery. He has a special interest in cruciate repair and minimally invasive procedures such as arthroscopy and laparoscopy.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Small Animal
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center (BluePearl), Philadelphia PA
• Internship, Surgery, VCA Animal Specialty Center of South Carolina, Columbia
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Carolina Veterinary Specialists, Charlotte NC
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Champaign
• Bachelor of Science, University of Texas, Austin

An outdoor enthusiast, Dr. Ficklin likes rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, running and skiing. He and his wife have a son, and the family shares their home with two German shorthaired pointers and a golden retriever.

Dr. Canny Fung is an intern in our surgical service. She is most interested in minimally invasive surgeries, orthopedics and skin and trauma reconstruction surgeries.

• Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Southwest Veterinary Surgical Service, Scottsdale, AZ
• Internship, Small Animal Surgery, Long Island Veterinary Specialist, Plainview, NY
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Specialty + Emergency Pet Hospital, New York City, NY
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bachelor of Arts, Biology, City University of New York - Hunter College, Manhattan

Dr. Fung has two pugs and enjoys traveling, bodybuilding, playing sports and visiting all of the Michelin star restaurants.

Dr. Courtney Gardner enjoys all aspects of emergency & critical care and is especially interested in sepsis/SIRS, transfusion medicine for coagulopathies and/or anemia, traumatic injuries and toxicities.

• Residency, Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario

Outside of work, Dr. Gardner enjoys horseback riding, reading, cooking and crafting. Her family includes her husband, son and miniature schnauzer Ruby.

Dr. Megan Harris’ particular clinical interests include sepsis (a potentially life-threatening condition caused by a body’s response to infection), respiratory diseases and mechanical ventilation.

• Residency, Emergency & Critical Care, Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Las Vegas, NV
• Internship, Emergency & Critical Care, Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center, PA
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, VCA Veterinary Care Animal Hospital and Referral Center, Albuquerque NM
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University, AL
• Bachelor of Science, Biology, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair NJ

Lucy Gweniveire is Dr. Harris’ feline fur baby.

Dr. Laura Hinton is particularly interested in surgical oncology, thoracoscopy, laparoscopy and orthopedic conditions such as fractures, stifle disease, hip dysplasia and total hip replacements.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons
• Residency, Small Animal Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, Auburn University, AL Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Hinton is a frequent volunteer at her church. She enjoys sports, both playing and watching, gardening, running, cycling and good barbecues. Reading fiction is a secret luxury for her as well as family time with her husband, son and daughter. Family pets include a can and an Australian shepherd.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, North Houston Veterinary Specialist
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Science, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Courtney Meason-Smith is a small animal medicine and surgery intern. With her combined doctorate in pathobiology, she has a specific clinical interest in canine allergic skin conditions with secondary fungal infections.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital, Spring, TX
• Doctor of Philosophy, Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

Dr. Meason-Smith’s hobbies include cooking, gardening and home brewing. She and her husband have one daughter and two dogs.

Dr. Zachary Ragland is part of our emergency medicine training program for clinicians and particularly enjoys treating respiratory emergencies.

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Bachelor of Science, Agriculture and Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Martin

An outdoor enthusiast, Dr. Ragland especially likes to hike, kayak and camp.

A board-certified large animal surgeon, Dr. Marilyn Rumbaugh is now an emergency clinician and finds it especially rewarding. Her interests include wound management and toxicology.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons-Large Animal
• Residency, Large Animal Surgery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• Master of Science, Veterinary Physiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
• Internship, Equine Medicine & Surgery, Pioneer Equine Hospital, Oakdale CA
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus
• Bachelor of Science, Veterinary Science, University of Nevada, Reno

Dr. Rumbaugh’s hobbies include horseback riding and CrossFit. She has four dogs and two horses.

When it comes to emergency cases, Dr. Kathryn Salcetti thinks “the weirder, the better.” Her particular clinical interests include toxicities, hypoglycemia and acute abdomens.

• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, BluePearl Veterinary Partners, Houston TX
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Salcetti enjoys weightlifting, yoga, racquetball step aerobics, travel, baking and gardening. Aedan and Charlie are her Siamese mix cats.

Dr. Matthew Schmidt's particular clinical interests include gastroenterology, endocrine disease, calcium disorders, liver disease and others.

• Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Canine and Feline Practice)
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station

Dr. Schmidt has been an active volunteer with a wildlife refuge and enjoys golf, fishing, church and family activities. His family includes his wife, four children and three dogs.

Dr. Elizabeth Snyder is specifically interested in the use of novel chemotherapeutics, combination chemotherapy and innovative treatments such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy. She finds designing treatment plans for pets and their families especially rewarding.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Oncology)
• Residency, Medical Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Internship, Oncology Clinical Trials, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Dr. Snyder enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. She has a husband, son, daughter and two dogs.

Dr. Laurie Stephens' particular clinical interests include sepsis, anaphylaxis, polytrauma, and severe gastrointestinal disease.

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care
• Residency, Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Internship, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station
• Bachelor of Science, Animal Science, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

Dr. Stephens enjoys working out, cooking and time with her husband and daughter. The family has a standard poodle named Frederic and a Rhodesian ridgeback/black mouth cur mix named Dutch.