Dr. Bridget Harvey
Board-Certified Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist
Dr. Bridget Harvey is a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist in Southern California. She is based out of Santa Barbara and is available to serve general practices and emergency animal hospitals throughout her service area in the Los Angeles metropolitan region.
Biography
Dr. Bridget Harvey was born in Simi Valley, CA, but after moving around in childhood, was raised in southwest Missouri. She obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine from University of Minnesota. She then completed a rotating internship in New York City and completed a three-year residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Since completing her residency, Dr. Harvey has been practicing as a board certified Internal Medicine specialist at a high volume emergency and referral teaching hospital.
While Dr. Harvey enjoys all aspects of small animal Internal Medicine, she particularly enjoys endoscopic procedures, blood/hematologic disorders, the management of liver diseases, and infectious diseases. Dr. Harvey feels passionate about creating a low stress environment for her patients.
Outside of work, she is an avid movie and concert lover. She loves to spend time with her partner, friends, family, and her Doberman mix, Carbon.
CV
- 2025
Joined MOVES - 2020–2025
Internal Medicine Department Head at Emergency Hospital - 2017–2020
Completed Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - 2016–2017
Completed Rotating Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at BluePearl Veterinary Partners, New York, NY - 2016
Earned DVM from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine - 2012
Earned BS in Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (Summa Cum Laude)
Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Glucosuria in Dogs with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) (2020)
Enterococcus spp. Meningoencephalitis, Ventriculitis, and Hypophysitis in a Dog (2021)
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What is a board-certified veterinary internal medicine specialist?
A veterinary internal medicine specialist is a veterinarian who has completed advanced training in internal medicine (including a one-year internship and three-year residency) following graduation from their veterinary college. The residency training culminates with a comprehensive examination covering all aspects of veterinary small animal internal medicine. Once these requirements have been fulfilled, the veterinarian is considered to be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM).
The umbrella of small animal internal medicine includes many sub-disciplines including gastroenterology (esophageal, stomach and intestinal disease), hepatology (liver and pancreatic disease), endocrinology (hormonal disease), infectious diseases, urology (urinary tract disease), nephrology (kidney disease), respiratory medicine (nose, airway and lung disease), and hematology (blood cells) & immunology (immune diseases). In many cases, the signs of a patient may include many of these organ systems. Due to their holistic approach, internal medicine specialists may also manage cases of patients with neurologic, cardiovascular or cancerous diseases, especially when these patients also share diseases within the scope of internal medicine.
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