Desert Veterinary Medical Specialists, Gilbert AZ

Dr. Liggett is not experienced enough to create a plan of care for her patient. I fault her supervising doctor, Dr. Whit Church. Dr. Liggett's examination and explanation to me for my dog's heart problem seemed ok at the time (April 2023). Her course of action was medications and a follow-up in November 2023. My dog died during a severe tachycardia episode in August 2023. Dr. Liggett spacing the follow-up six months after the first appointment shows no depth of investigation or interest in the case. The follow-up heart monitoring a couple weeks after the initial appointment was with a technician and we received no feedback from that visit. My dog's heart problems were intermittent and Dr. Liggett did not seem to think of this as a possibility when setting up a course of visits and treatments.

There are few canine cardiologist in metro Phoenix so there is not much to choose from. If you go to Liggett/Church you need to be very vigilant, cautious, and question the logic of their course of treatment

The doctor and her staff were kind and compassionate. They were able to figure out what was wrong with our best friend when our regular vet was stumped.

Had to get my futbaby in for his heart staff was really great. Very caring and empathetic.

I took my chihuahua Pretzel here for about 3 years. His condition started as a vibration in his chest known as a "palpable thrill" and was short of breath. I took my baby to Dr. Church who diagnosed and treated him for heart valve disease. Pretzel's condition improved significantly and I know he lived as long as he did because of the care he received by Dr. Church and his staff. The whole office is warm and compassionate. Any time I need anything I know I can call the office and they will help me and respond timely to my messages. Dr. Church is booked up for weeks sometimes and I make sure to keep my appointments because he is very busy and worth the wait. I thought Pretzel's heart would take him but it was his arthritis that caused him pain and suffering in the end. I appreciate all the times Dr. Church sat down and talked to me about the best course of action for Pretzel so he could live his best life. I highly recommend if you are looking for an excellent and caring vet cardiologist.

5 months after losing my almost 13 yr old Bulldog; a breeder friend of mine reached out to me about a litter that endured a horrible beginning to life. The surviving girls all had heart murmurs which were said to have been innocent and would grow out of it.
Because my girl didn’t and still had hers at 7 months old, we were referred to DVMS, to see the Cardiologist and get an echocardiogram done.
We were initially seen in the Scottsdale clinic as it was the first opening they had and I wanted to make sure she got in and was able to get seen and established. For her 9-12 month follow up, I opted to go to the Gilbert clinic since it is the closest to us.
We had nothing but great experiences at both offices. I will say, our appt with Dr. Church was more in depth, with him really taking the time to go over her echo, and our next steps. My only regret was not being able to get her into him from the get-go. Needless to say was he was definitely worth the wait. Which we already knew as he diagnosed one of our Shepherds years ago when he was in heart failure.
While I’m hoping her next echo goes as we are hoping and her congenital heart defect and heart do what he suspects will do, and our appts with him will be short lived. But, if they aren’t… I have zero hesitation with having to take my girl to see him for her echos as his knowledge and expertise hands down amazing.

Dr Church is the best. My sweet girl has CHF and he's really helped keep her alive and has made us understand what she's up against. His staff is kind and helpful as well. Great experience and not outrageously expensive.

I drove up from sierra vista to get my dogs heart looked at and I'm glad I did. The place was very welcoming and clean. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The doctor was awesome. She did a great job and took the time to show me everything and explain everything to me. I highly reccomend this place.

I have brought numerous pets to Desert Veterinary Specialists. The Ophthalmology was great with our Sr dog and his vision problems.
Dr Reinche in Internal Medicine is awesome. Recently had our dog at the ER on site and they took great care of him. The Cardiologist dept and Stephanie in scheduling made it a priority to get our dog into see a Dr asap even with a booked schedule.
All of the depts and Drs here are amazing. They go above and beyond year after.year after.year for us and our pets. Really grateful for them.

Very nice clinic. I've had surgery with Dr. Dixon ortho, and have met with Dr. Mexas internal meds.very pleased

My sweet boy Chaos was diagnosed with a progressive heart condition. The staff at DVMS was so sweet, caring and professional. Dr. Church was honest with me about the severity of his condition and assured me I was giving him the best life possible in the short time he had, as his condition was inoperable. Unfortunately, my sweet boy only made it to 1 year of life. We moved and today I received forwarded from my old address a card from the AZ Humane Society letting me know the staff made a donation in memory of Chaos. No other vet clinic or specialist I have encountered with any of my other animals has been so sweet or generous. Although he only got to go here for a short time they made me feel like Chaos was part of their family and that they care. I highly recommend Dr. Church and his staff if your dog has a need for a cardiologist.

Bring your pet here if you want to bring them home in a box. Totally incompetent staff that do not listen. I brought my dog Misty to them on December 14th 2022 and I told the Veterinary “Specialist” I feel my dog was dying. I knew this and I’m a high school dropout! The Vet evaluated her and said they needed to monitor her blood sugar for 14 days and fitted her with a monitor for roughly $350 (for a $100 monitor you can buy at Walmart). On December 23,2022 with near perfect blood sugar levels, the monitor failed so we called and they asked us to bring her in for a new monitor. When I arrived at the clinic there was no qualified staff (no vet in sight). I told the assistant I feel my dog was very sick, she has been throwing up and I didn’t believe she was going to last much longer. But again they said they needed to monitor her blood sugar (for what?) and fitted her with another monitor, gave us some anti nausea meds and charged us $150. She was dead within 5 days! Thank you Desert Veterinary Medical Specialists. I hope you enjoyed the holidays.

UPDATE AFTER THEIR REPLY: Why would I call Amber or Ashley? Who are they and what roll do they have in the death of my Misty? You people dropped the ball, never provided a diagnosis and now my little girl is in a box. I am filling a complaint of negligence with the Arizona Veterinary Board. No other qualified Veterinarian would have made this mistake. Our regular Vet clearly stated infection and this place put a glucose monitor on her. She needed antibiotics and hospitalization. She had white gums and severely dehydrated. Pure negligence!

They took really good care of my pet and shared all information with me.if you are having a medical problem this is the place to go for your pet.