Meet Our Team

At Dandridge Animal Hospital, our veterinarians and support staff are proud to serve pets and families across Dandridge, Jefferson City, and the surrounding East Tennessee region. Our team combines advanced medical training with a warm, family-focused approach for skilled, individualized care at every visit.

Get To Know Us

Our Veterinarians

Dr. Gary Brown, DVM

Dr. Brown, an East Tennessee native (where he and his family call home), is the founder of Dandridge Animal Hospital.

He went to college at Auburn University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in molecular and microbiology, and then went on to obtain his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 2002.

He then returned to his beloved mountains and met his wife, Wendi. In 2006, Dr. Brown was commissioned into the Army Reserves, where he embarked on a new adventure as a veterinarian for the Army. After the birth of his second child in 2008, Dr. Brown went on active duty and was stationed at Fort Drum, New York. He was the officer in charge of the Veterinary Treatment Facility, as well as taking care of the Military Working Dogs and managing all the food inspection for the post.

His next duty station was Guam for the next 2.5 years, where he managed the VTF, cared for the MWDs, and managed all the food inspections for Naval Base Guam. Island life was so much fun, but with army life, it was all only for a season.

In 2011, Dr. Brown was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. He was a field veterinarian, where he was in charge of six veterinary teams. They trained to deploy for emergency management and combat support teams.

After the birth of his third baby, he left active duty and returned to the reserves, bringing his family back home. During this time, he was deployed to Djibouti, Africa, in continued support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa. He worked with the locals and helped them care for their goats & camels, taught them how to care for honeybees, as well as other humanitarian efforts.

In 2019, Dr. Brown earned the rank of Lt. Colonel and served as a Public Health Veterinarian in Ft Gordon, GA.

After working in and around the 5 Rivers area for the past 19 years and in the Army for the past 16 years, Dr. Brown decided to take a leap of faith and make his dream of owning his own hospital come true, and, in May of 2020, Dr. Brown and the staff of Dandridge Animal Hospital opened their doors.

Dr. Jennifer Mason, DVM

Dr. Mason graduated from Lincoln Memorial University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology. She graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2015.

Before joining Dandridge Animal Hospital, she worked at Lakeway Animal Hospital in Jefferson City, TN. Her special interests include surgery and oncology.

During her free time, Dr. Mason enjoys hobby projects, especially outdoor DIY, flower gardening, and reading novels. She has seven indoor cats, three outdoor cats, five fish tanks, and a goldfish/koi pond in her backyard. Her two dogs, Oreo and Troy, are shared with her mom and two brothers.

Dr. Krissy Hagood, DVM

Dr. Hagood graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science in 2019 and graduated from Lincoln Memorial University, College of Veterinary Medicine in 2024. Her special interests include exotic animal medicine (especially reptiles) and oncology. During her free time, you can usually find her and her husband, Ethan, hanging out with their families and enjoying their nephew, Briggs, and niece, Birdie. Her favorite thing is being outside by the water, and she loves taking her dogs on hikes and stand-up paddling on the lake. She has two dogs, Kover and Kyza; three cats, Toast, Melon, and Kiwi (who is blind); and two turtles, Salmon and Ella.

Dr. Dannah Diedrick, DVM

Dr. Diedrick is originally from a small town in southern Ohio. She went to Morehead State University in Kentucky for her undergraduate degree, where she met her boyfriend, Tanner. She graduated from Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2023. During her free time, Dr. Diedrick enjoys hiking with her Border Collie named Luna, reading, and obsessing over her indoor plants.

Dr. Mallory Caldwell, DVM

Dr. Caldwell grew up in a small town in New York, but she has lived in East Tennessee for over ten years now. She attended Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN, for her Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Health Science before completing veterinary school at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2025. In her free time, she enjoys a good book and getting outdoors by hiking, kayaking, or even camping.