Our hospital and fully equipped ICU will be staffed 24-hours-a-day with doctors and technicians dedicated to caring for your pet. Patients in our ICU will receive the highest level of care available in our region. The advanced diagnostics and specialists employed by New River Veterinary Specialists can promptly diagnose and institute treatment for any neurological disorder. Importantly, our doctors will work closely with your primary veterinarian in the long-term management of the condition because teamwork leads to the best care for your pet.
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, DACVIM, FACVIM
Cardiologist Consultant
Dr. Markovic is a part-time cardiologist consultant at New River Veterinary Specialists. She received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Following her DVM, she completed a small animal medicine and surgery internship at the VCA Sacramento Veterinary Referral Center in California, a residency in Cardiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a veterinary Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Colorado State University.
Dr. Markovic is currently on faculty at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. When she learned there was a need for a veterinary cardiologist in the Beaufort, Bluffton and Savannah areas, she was excited to work with New River Veterinary Specialists to help provide support to the local community and veterinarians.