Priest Lake Veterinary Hospital

2445 Morris Gentry Blvd
Nashville, TN 37013-2073

(615)361-4646

www.priestlakevet.com

Meet Our Veterinarians

  

Dr.Van Pennington, DVM

Dr. Van Pennington

DVM

 

Ever since Dr. Pennington could remember he wanted to become a Veterinarian. His compassion for healing and helping animals made him realize at the age of 14 that this is what he wanted to do. He was hired on and worked hard in this same clinic in clean-up for 5 years just to learn anything he could before he entered college.
Dr. Pennington did his undergraduate studies at Vol. State Community College and at U.T. Martin and graduated from the University of Tennessee's Veterinary program.
After college Dr. Pennington returned to Priest Lake Veterinary Hospital and is now the clinic owner.
Dr. Pennington treats all types of pets- he has a special interest in exotic species, and currently owns a number of exotic pets personally, such as reptiles, birds, and pocket pets.

He and his wife have 2 sons who love pets as much as their parents!

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Dr. Logan Kopp

Dr. Logan Kopp, DVM

Diplomate, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Exotic Companion Mammal)
Board Certified in Exotic Companion Mammal Practice by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
Gold Level Rabbit Friendly Veterinarian

 

A Nashville native, Dr. Logan Kopp received his Bachelor of Science degree from Lipscomb University and his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville (UTK).

Dr. Kopp is the ONLY practicing exotic companion mammal specialist in the State of Tennessee, offering his patients the highest level of medicine and surgery. His specialty includes rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs, rats, mice, degus, chinchillas, sugar gliders, hedgehogs, and other exotic companion mammals.

In recent years, he has been a featured presenter at national conferences and has taught hundreds of veterinarians with his “Basics of Rabbit Medicine” course on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). He is a consultant on VIN, helping veterinarians worldwide with their exotic companion mammal cases.

Dr. Kopp is proud to be the only GOLD-level rabbit-friendly veterinarian in North America, having been certified by the Rabbit Welfare and Association Fund, and is proud to be featured on the House Rabbit Society Website as a rabbit veterinarian.

He also loves treating his dog and cat patients as a respected general practitioner, providing quality care in every aspect of canine and feline medicine.

Dr. Kopp is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association, the American Association of Feline Practitioners, the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians, the British Veterinary Association, and he subscribes to multiple other journals as well allowing him to be up to date with the most current evidence-based medicine.

He also has been one of the most vocal advocates of promoting the RHDV2 vaccine for rabbits, appearing on Nashville’s CBS affiliate NewsChannel 5, writing an Op-Ed in the Tennessean, and being featured in Scientific American.

When not practicing clinical medicine or surgery, Dr. Kopp guest lectures at Lipscomb University in their pre-veterinary program and has developed the veterinary extern program at Priest Lake Veterinary Hospital.

In his free time, Dr. Kopp enjoys spending time on his farm, where he and his wife are teaching their young son how to care for their extended family of chickens, goats, house rabbits, horses, cats, and dogs.




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