Meghan Respess joined BluePearl in 2017 and served as the medical director of our Brooklyn hospital and group medical director of the Philadelphia area hospitals before becoming the director of our national blood banking program in 2022. She attended veterinary school at Louisiana State University and completed her internship and residency at Tufts University [citation]. Meghan is a critical care veterinarian and has extensive experience in emergency and critical care, achieving board certification in 2015[1]. She is passionate about ensuring the utmost safety and well-being of the animals involved in the blood donation process, emphasizing the importance of general wellness and infectious disease screening to ensure the safety of the blood products[2][3].