Cardiology

Jason Arndt, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology) restarts the department of Cardiology at Advanced Critical Care Los Angeles. Originally from Southern California, Jason attended California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2000. Upon graduation he attended the University of California Davis College of Veterinary Medicine earning his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. He then pursued a rotating internship at the University of Illinois in 2005, and a three year residency in Cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania after which he obtained board certification in 2009. Jason has a special interest in interventional cardiology and treatment of arrhythmias. In his spare time he enjoys exercising, snowboarding, and spending time with his wife. He also enjoys time with his beautiful chocolate Labrador Jimmy-Dean, Pomeranian Brussels Sprout, and four cats.

Emergency/Critical Care

Dr. Cooper majored in Animal Science at California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo before traveling to New Zealand in 2003. There, she met her husband and stayed on to earn her veterinary degree at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. She helped to ignite the first student emergency and critical care society and did several specialty externships in California, including one at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Cooper loves to travel, and upon completion of her degree she moved to Canada to enjoy winter sports and to pursue her interests in emergency medicine at Calgary Animal Referral and Emergency Centre. At ACC in Los Angeles, she is able to further indulge her interests in emergency/critical care as well as diagnostic imaging.

Emergency/Critical Care

Dr. Cohn received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine. She completed rotating small animal medicine, specialty, and surgical internships at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego. She relocated to ACC in Los Angeles to pursue her interest in emergency/critical care and cardiology.

Emergency/Critical Care

Dr. Kathryn Gates grew up in Auckland, New Zealand, and received her veterinary degree from Massey University in 2002. Through the internship and residency matching program, she moved to America in 2004. Here, she completed a rotating medical and surgical internship at Oklahoma State University, followed by a three year residency in Emergency and Critical Care at Advanced Critical Care and Internal Medicine in Tustin, California. Dr. Gates became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care in 2009 and has published articles in the fields of ventilation and plasmapheresis. She has special interests in trauma management, sepsis and mechanical ventilation.

Emergency/Critical Care

Dr. Mills earned his veterinary degree from Auburn University, College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed a rotating small animal medicine and surgical internship at Denver Veterinary Specialists followed by a residency in Emergency and Critical Care in Milwaukee. In addition to mentoring the current residents at the practice, Dr. Mills lectures at veterinary conferences, conducts research and has published articles on noninvasive cardiac output monitoring.

Emergency/Critical Care

A graduate of the University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, in Athens, Dr. Son completed a small animal rotating Internship at the University of Pennsylvania. She has published articles internationally and is the recipient of several scholarships and awards. Dr. Son joined ACC from Cobb Emergency Veterinary Clinic in Marietta, Georgia where she was named "Doctor of the Year" in 2004 and 2005. Dr. Son completed her residency in emergency and critical care in 2010.

Emergency/Critical Care

A member of the ACC team, Dr. Uyeno received his BS from UC Davis and his DVM from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. He completed his small animal internship and participated in a surgical residency in southern California. He is committed to advancing the veterinary profession through continuing education and also works as a professor of Veterinary Science at Mt. San Antonio College.

Internal Medicine

Dr. Amanda Blackburn is a California native who grew up in Leona Valley, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in animal science from the University of California at Davis. In 2006 she graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California at Davis and went on to complete a small animal rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey. Finally, she completed a residency in small animal internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Blackburn became board certified in Internal Medicine in September of 2011. Dr. Blackburn has special interest in endocrinology, hematology, urology, and minimally invasive interventional procedures.

Internal Medicine

Dr. Morgan graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Biology in 2000.  She obtained her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. She then completed a rotating small animal internship at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2005, where she stayed for an internal medicine residency, which she completed in July, 2008. Dr. Morgan received special training in interventional radiology and interventional endoscopy during her residency.  Dr. Morgan became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in July of 2008. She moved to sunny California with her husband, Dr. Oliver Morgan, and their pets to join the staff at Advanced Critical Care in August, 2008.  Her major areas of interest are diseases of the lower urinary tract, including incontinence and urinary stones, gastrointestinal and liver disease, and all aspects of interventional radiology and endoscopy.

Practice Limited to Internal Medicine

Dr. Siobhan O’Neill will become the third doctor of the Internal Medicine Department at Advanced Critical Care Los Angeles. Dr O’Neill, originally from Wisconsin, received her undergraduate degree from Barnard College, Columbia University. She worked as a large mammal keeper at the Bronx Zoo in New York for several years prior to her veterinary training at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Following completion of veterinary school in 2006, Siobhan completed a rotating small animal internship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 and stayed on as an Internal Medicine resident, completing her residency in 2010. Siobhan has practiced in New York over the last year. Siobhan has a special interest in immune-mediated and hepatobiliary diseases, endocrinology, and gastroenterology. Dr O’Neill is pending the acceptance of her publication on diabetes and will soon be board certified in Internal Medicine.

Surgery

A native of southern California, Dr. Carey returns to her roots at ACC. After receiving her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of California, Davis in 2001, she completed a small animal surgical and medical internship in San Diego. In 2002, she embarked upon a surgical residency at The Animal Medical Center in New York City and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2006. She then served as an associate staff member in orthopedic surgery at the Animal Medical Center prior to joining ACC. Dr. Carey is trained in both the TPLO and TTA procedures, arthroscopy and total hip replacement. Working closely with the Veterinary Cancer Group, she has special experience in surgical oncology, reconstructive wound surgery, minimally invasive procedures and surgery of critically-ill patients.

Surgery

Dr. Morgan is originally from England, Kenya and Connecticut. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Princeton University in 1999 and his veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. He completed a rotating small animal medicine and surgery internship at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005. After staying on to pursue a surgical residency, he completed his residency in small animal surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in February 2009. His major areas of interest include orthopedic surgery, fracture repair, surgical oncology and reconstructive surgery, and minimally invasive surgery including arthroscopy, laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.