type private company industry pets founded 1996 tampa florida headquarters tampa florida united states 28 02 08 n 82 29 32 w 28.035474 n 82.492135 w 28.035474 ; 82.492135 coordinates 28 02 08 n 82 29 32 w 28.035474 n 82.492135 w 28.035474 ; 82.492135 key people darryl shaw mba cpa ceo jennifer welser dacvo chief medical officer neil shaw dvm dacvim co founder jeff dennis dvm dacvim co founder mark dorfman dvm dacvim co founder dan lorimer dvm dacvo co founder dave gersholowitz mba chief operating officer jeff fox chief information officer products veterinary care number of employees 3 000 2015 website bluepearlvet.com bluepearl veterinary partners llc is a privately owned company that operates emergency and specialty veterinary hospitals throughout the united states . they currently have hospitals in 18 states . bluepearl works with primary care providers to provide specialty and emergency care for pets . bluepearl is one of the largest private providers of approved veterinary residency and internship educational programs in the world . 1 bluepearl also participates in and conducts clinical trials to study the effectiveness of new drugs and treatments . more than 475 veterinarians are employed by bluepearl veterinary partners . 2 contents 1 history 2 significant events 3 partnerships 4 awards and recognition 5 references 6 external links history edit bluepearl veterinary partners was founded as florida veterinary specialists in 1996 by two brothers dr. neil shaw a board certified specialist in veterinary internal medicine and darryl shaw a certified public accountant with an mba . 3 in 2008 florida veterinary specialists and cancer treatment center in tampa fla. nyc veterinary specialists and cancer treatment center in new york city and veterinary specialty and emergency center in kansas city merged to create bluepearl veterinary partners . 4 in 2010 georgia veterinary specialists and michigan veterinary specialists merged with bluepearl veterinary partners . michigan veterinary specialists was founded in 1990 by dr. dan lorimer and dr. laura delellis . it was the first private referral based specialty veterinary practice in michigan . later lorimer founded georgia veterinary specialists with dr. mark dorfman and dr. renee kaswan . 5 significant events edit in february 2010 dr. michael kimura a specialist in veterinary neurology with bluepearl assisted in giving a live shark from the florida aquarium an mri after the shark had failed to eat anything and it seemed like there was a foreign object lodged in the shark s esophagus . this is one of the first times a live shark had ever been given and mri under anesthesia . 6 in march 2013 dr. amy zalcman a senior emergency clinician with bluepearl veterinary partners in manhattan oversaw the removal of 111 pennies from a jack russell terrier named jack . dr. suliman al ghazlat a specialist in internal medicine with bluepearl used the non invasive method endoscopic foreign body retrieval to remove the pennies one by one . zalcman al ghazlat and jack received international media attention . 7 8 on may 22 2013 surgeon dr. mike reems removed a 4 pound hairball from a tiger at the bluepearl veterinary partners in clearwater fla. the hairball was given to ripley s believe it or not . 9 on october 21 2013 doctors from bluepearl veterinary partners saved the life of eddie a 5 year old belgian shepherd dog malinois assigned to the u.s. air force s 6th security forces squadron at macdill air force base when he presented at bluepearl veterinary partners in tampa fla. one of nine designated veterinary trauma centers in the nation 10 with signs related to heatstroke . 11 eddie an air force k 9 trained to detect improvised explosive devices is credited with saving the lives of several service members in afghanistan when he detected an ied just before international security assistance force personnel were about to step on a pressure plate designed to trigger the device . 12 partnerships edit in 2011 bluepearl partnered with the u.s. army to provide army veterinarians and technicians preparing to deploy to areas of conflict with hands on emergency veterinary experiences at bluepearl s specialty and emergency hospitals . soldiers from the army assist and observe bluepearl veterinarians and technicians with exams drug administrations procedures animal care surgery and laboratory work when possible . 13 the training program is a nine day schedule where the soldiers experience first hand medical veterinary emergencies something they are likely to deal with when deployed to a combat zone . the program is being considered for expansion . 14 awards and recognition edit in 2009 dr. neil shaw was featured in people magazine as a hometown hero in the issue titled hero in hard times . 15 in 2010 darryl shaw ceo and neil shaw chief medical officer received the ernst & young florida entrepreneur of the year award for the services category . in august 2012 bluepearl veterinary partners was 1 695 on the 2012 inc. 5000 a list of the 5 000 fastest growing businesses in the u.s. according to inc. magazine . bluepearl was also recognized as the 16th fastest growing company in tampa for 2012 by inc. magazine . 16 in december 2012 bluepearl veterinary partners was ranked 36 out of the top 100 job creators in the u.s. according to inc. magazine s hire power awards . 17 in october 2015 bluepearl veterinary partners was acquired by mars petcare division . this acquisition resulted in mars petcare who also owns banfield pet hospital and pet food brands such as royal canin and pedigree becoming the largest pet nutrition and veterinary care provider in the world . 18 references edit pet food recall . www.cbs58.com . wdjt tv cbs 58 . staff . veterinarians provide winter safety tips for pets . www.jacksoncountydaily.com . jackson county daily . retrieved 27 november 2013 . dvm360 magazine . three specialty hospitals form partnership . www.dvm360.com . dvm360 magazine . retrieved 1 july 2008 . staff . darryl shaw puppies kitties and big business . http www.bizjournals.com . tampa bay business journal . retrieved 15 november 2013 . external link in work help staff . bluepearl veterinary partners gains 2 specialty practices . www.veterinarypracticenews.com . veterinary practice news . retrieved 12 july 2010 . tampa bay s abc action news nolan steve march 13 2013 . look after the pennies and the hounds look after themselves jack russell recovering after it ate 111 coins . www.dailymail.co.uk . london mail online . retrieved 13 march 2013 . staff . jack russell terrier swallows 111 pennies . www.newyork.cbslocal.com . cbs 2 news new york . retrieved 12 march 2013 . surgeons remove 4 pound hairball from 400 pound tiger may 23 2013 newstat . nine u.s. hospitals and clinics designated veterinary trauma centers . http www.aahanet.org . american animal hospital association . retrieved 26 april 2013 . external link in work help associated press . air force k 9 recovering from heatstroke . www.airforcetimes.com . air force times . retrieved 23 october 2013 . levesque william . bomb sniffing malinois has macdill s backing as hero dog . www.tampabay.com . tampa bay times . retrieved 24 may 2013 . van orden sandi . williamson county soldiers complete training to work with battlefield dogs . http www.tennessean.com . the tennessean . retrieved 2 september 2012 . external link in work help soldiers learn vet skills to help dogs on the front lines . www.newschannel5.com . newschannel 5 wtvf tv . retrieved 28 august 2012 . hometown hero dr. neil shaw treats pets in need for free . www.peoplepets.com . people magazine . retrieved 9 february 2009 . inc. magazine . www.inc.com . inc. magazine . retrieved 14 november 2013 . sasso michael . brothers tampa based veterinary company in booms in recession . www.tbo.com . tampa tribune . retrieved 13 march 2013 . https www.avma.org news javmanews pages 151201q . aspx bluepearl veterinary expansion elsewhere boosts local firms tampa bay business journal specialty vet firm merges and grows tampa bay business journal salmonella alert for dog treats nbc 8 wfla & tampa bay online tbo.com service dog gets surgery thanks to donor support white bear press jack the cat succumbs to injuries times ledger nov 7 2011 what to do when baby birds fall from nests the tampa tribune april 1 2011 tbbj s 2010 health care heroes winners revealed feted tampa bay business journal oct 8 2010 chicago based specialty and emergency veterinary practice merges with bluepearl daily finance feb 14 2011 ernst & young announces 2010 florida entrepreneur of the year award recipients june 10 2010 1695 2012 ranking bluepearl veterinary partners tampa fl inc. 500 company profile august 2012 jobs blossom at tampa vet specialists as pet owners open wallets to save loved ones dec 4 2012 kilter films bad robot warner bros. television oct 15 2013 . reasonable doubt . person of interest tv series . season 3 . cbs . 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