Dr. Karen Dumont is happy to be joining the Healthy Petz team after relocating to TN with her family in 2017 and practicing in Smyrna the past 3 years. Originally from Rochester, NY, she received her B.S. in Biology at the University of Notre Dame and received her DVM degree in 2002 from Cornell University. She worked for many years in Ithaca, NY in both general practice and shelter medicine. She likes variety and enjoys both internal medicine cases as well as surgery. She has a particular interest in dentistry and improving pets’ quality of life through oral health. She strives to practice quality medicine and provide kind and compassionate care for every one of her clients and patients. Dr. Dumont works part-time at Healthy Petz and spends the rest of her time raising 3 sons with her husband Chad. The Dumonts have a full house in Franklin with a Great Pyrennes mix named Daisy, 3 cats (including a stray found at Pinkerton Park), and many fish. In her spare time, Dr. Dumont enjoys singing and performing opera and musical theatre and is a founder of Franklin Light Opera company.