Dr Ben Bergstrom
Dr. Sami Pederson
Dr. Jayce Riesberg

Dr. Hannah Visser
Dr. Jessica Stine

Dr. Stine has resided in Tampa Bay for over a decade and very much enjoys supporting the human-animal bond and well-being of our furry friends! She graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Chemistry minor. Dr. Stine completed her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida, graduating cum laude in 2005. Following veterinary school, she completed a one-year small animal medicine & surgery rotating internship at Red Bank Veterinary Hospital in New Jersey. She then returned to Florida for more post-graduate training, completing a specialty internship in veterinary ophthalmology with Florida Veterinary Specialists followed by a three-year residency in comparative ophthalmology with the same group, now BluePearl Veterinary Partners. Dr. Stine completed her residency in 2014 and achieved board certification status in veterinary ophthalmology in 2015. Dr. Stine is enjoying her clinical practice, and values long-term relationships with her patients and clients. She sees her profession as an opportunity to serve others, not only the patients and clients, but supporting learning in future clinicians with resident training, and closely partnering with your primary veterinarian, providing phone updates on all new patients, and speaking at local & national continuing education conferences. Dr. Stine enjoys life at home with her family, and when not at work can be found in the garden, on a yoga mat, or really anywhere outside in nature. She has an adorable one-eyed calico grandma cat named Winks, who has been with Dr. Stine since her specialty internship.

The Rainbow of the Eye

This 1 hour lecture covers a variety of ophthalmic conditions based on the color wheel. It involves audience participation, but a more open forum based on images to stimulate questions and conversation. 

Sami Pederson
DVM, MS, DACVO

Sami Pederson DVM, MS, DACVO is a Board-certified Veterinary Ophthalmologist at WestVet in Boise, Idaho. 

Dr. Pederson attended the University of Idaho in Moscow, ID for undergrad and Oregon State University for veterinary school. She completed a rotating internship at WestVet, followed by an ophthalmology internship at BluePearl in Tampa, FL. She then completed another ophthalmology internship at Colorado State University and remained for her Ophthalmology Residency and Master of Science degree. 

Dr. Pederson has worked on several projects and publications, including various articles on advanced imaging of the eye and the ocular effects of radiation in wild animals from Fukushima, Japan. She enjoys the challenges of ophthalmic surgery and seeing her patients happy and comfortable at their follow-up appointments. 

When not helping patients directly, Dr. Pederson also trains residents, mentors interns, and runs WestVet's externship program for veterinary students. She has spoken at AVOT conferences several times, and is excited to be back and helping provide further education about veterinary ophthalmology!