People often drive by the big brown brick building on Abernathy Road across from the North Fulton Tennis Center and wonder, “just what does Blue Pearl Georgia Veterinary Specialists do?” As Georgia’s largest private specialty veterinary hospital Blue Pearl Georgia Veterinary Specialists (BluePearl GVS) is regarded as one of the nation’s leading medical centers for pets, where many of the same medical procedures that can be performed on people can be done on people’s pets.
Every day at BluePearl GVS dogs and cats are undergoing treatment for cancer, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Dogs with torn knee cartilage are having specialized knee repair surgery. Severe back problems can be repaired through neurosurgery. The veterinary ophthalmologists improve the sight of dogs and cats with cataract surgery. In addition, the use of ultrasound, MRI and CT scan technology allows the veterinarians to more accurately diagnose a complex medical problem. With more than 60 percent of American households now owning a pet and wanting to keep their pets a part of their family for as long as possible, the demand for specialized veterinary healthcare has dramatically increased. BluePearl GVS provides a range of services in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology/Allergies, Ophthalmology and Oncology, Nutrition and Integrative Medicine as well as a 24/7 emergency room at the main hospital in Sandy Springs and a second hospital in Lawrenceville.
“When your pet is seriously ill or injured, we can help. We work with the pet owner’s primary care veterinarian – just like in human medicine – to diagnose and treat complex health issues,” said Medical Director and board certified veterinary internal medicine specialists Mark Dorfman, DVM, ACVIM. “But our job is not only to help treat the pet but also to maintain a good quality of life. Cats and dogs are more than animals, they’re family members.”
Founded in 1995, Blue Pearl Georgia Veterinary Specialists is the specialty and emergency medical center of choice for tens of thousands of pet owners and their primary care veterinarians. Similar to human medicine, they work in partnership with a pet’s primary care veterinarian—through a referral system—to manage the pet’s health. A primary care veterinarian may recommend a specialist if the pet is presenting symptoms or conditions that require specialized diagnostic evaluation or treatment in areas such as Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Neurology, Nutrition, Integrative Medicine, Dermatology, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology and Emergency/Critical Care. Georgia Veterinary Specialists has two hospitals in Georgia—the main facility in Sandy Springs and recently opened satellite in Lawrenceville.
