Sometimes diagnosing a health issue means piecing together all the information you have about a pet — their lifestyle, medical history, clinical signs, lab results, imaging, and testing — to create a clear picture of the problem.
At New River Veterinary Specialists, we have the experience and state-of-the-art technology to assess your pet’s condition as accurately as possible and to provide advanced treatment, hospitalization, and surgery when necessary. Our emergency and critical care service and our internists work closely together to provide continuous internal medicine support to the patients in our care.
Importantly, our doctors will work closely with your primary veterinarian in the long-term management of your pet’s conditions because teamwork leads to the best care for your pet.
You may be referred to New River Veterinary Specialists for a diagnostic internal medicine evaluation of a variety of conditions such as:
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DVM, ACVIM (SAIM)
Internal Medicine
Dr. Adam Hunt is an internal medicine specialist at New River Veterinary Specialists. He is a 2018 graduate of Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hunt completed a small animal medicine and surgery rotating internship at Kansas State University and his small animal internal medicine residency at University of Tennessee. He received the House Officer of the Year award at Kansas State University due to his passion for teaching.
Dr. Hunt’s special areas of interest are gastroenterology, endocrinology, autoimmune diseases and infectious diseases. His area of research is in feline gastrointestinal disease and its relation to anemia and the diagnosis of commonly acquired adrenal diseases. Dr. Hunt enjoys performing all procedures in the specialty of internal medicine but particularly enjoys upper and lower GI endoscopy. He enjoys the long-term management of multifaceted cases and building relationships and bettering the health of his patients. Dr. Hunt views each case as an opportunity to educate and involve his clients in the decision making process with their beloved companions.
In his free time, Dr. Hunt enjoys spending time outdoors with friends and family. He enjoys hiking, swimming, spending time at the beach and playing soccer. He shares a home with his wife, two dogs, and a cat.
DVM, ACVIM (SAIM)
Internal Medicine
Dr. Elizabeth Golly’s education journey started at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (go Tar Heels!) where she earned a BSPH in Nutrition. She then attended veterinary school at North Carolina State University, class of 2016. Dr. Golly did a one year small animal medicine and rotating internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, a private practice in Denver, CO. She then completed her small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee. Since finishing residency in 2020, Dr. Golly has been in private practice in Nashville, TN. She is very excited to join and serve the Bluffton/Hilton Head community!
Dr. Golly’s areas of interest include gastroenterology, infectious disease, and endocrine disease. Endoscopic procedures and client education are her favorite aspects of the job. She practices medicine with compassion and empathy and will treat your pet as she would treat her own.
In her free time, Dr. Golly enjoys running, workout classes, golf, music, binging TV shows, and reading. Her family includes her boyfriend, a professional guitar player, a rambunctious Australian Cattle Dog, and two sweet cats.
