Our Team
Sonya Bryan, DVM
Dr. Sonya Bryan, a Mississippi native from Belmont, earned her degree from the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1992. She practiced in Memphis, TN, and its surrounding area until 2000, where she owned a private practice and helped establish Fayette County Animal Rescue to assist sick, injured, and abandoned animals. In 2001, Dr. Bryan returned to Mississippi to open a new practice in Corinth, MS, and later acquired All Animal Hospital in 2003.
Over the past decade, she has served in several leadership roles, including Medical Director, Regional Medical Director, and Regional Director of Clinical Operations for large practice groups, while maintaining a full-time private practice. Dr. Bryan is currently the Premise Evaluator for the Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine while continuing to see her patients full-time.
Dr. Bryan recognized a need for 24-hour emergency care in North Mississippi. This led her to open the North MS Pet Emergency Hospital in 2024, where she is an emergency and critical care veterinarian. Dr. Bryan is a passionate veterinarian with a particular interest in soft tissue surgery, managing critically ill patients, and providing extra care for senior pets facing age-related challenges.
A member of the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association, the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society, Dr. Bryan is also an avid sports fan, an enthusiastic golfer, and enjoys tending to her goldfish pond. She treasures moments with her family, two dogs (Marley and Flip), seven cats, and two parrots (a Blue and Gold Macaw named Billy, and an African Grey named Way Cool).
Gretchen Ganas, DVM
Dr. Gretchen Ganas is a 2004 graduate of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. A native of Lumberton, MS, she earned both her Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Mississippi State University. After graduating, Dr. Ganas relocated to the Tupelo area and has spent the past 13 years practicing at All Animal Hospital. Her professional special interests consist of internal medicine and animal rescue. Dr. Ganas takes great pride in building lasting relationships with both her pet patients and their owners.
Outside of work, Dr. Ganas stays active with her three boys, frequently enjoying trips to zoos and national parks, as well as playing seasonal sports. She and her boys share their home with a 14-year-old Belgian Malinois, Jade, and two playful kittens, Roo and Hazel.
Elijah Hemphill, DVM
Dr. Elijah Hemphill is a proud native of Caledonia, MS. After earning his undergraduate degree in biology from East Mississippi Community College and the MUW, he went on to pursue his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Hemphill has a professional passion for ophthalmology, internal medicine, and dentistry within the veterinary medicinal field.
Outside of practicing medicine, caring for patients, and building close relationships with their owners, Dr. Hemphill enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and friends, participating in activities such as golf, pickleball, fishing, and maintaining an active lifestyle by frequenting the gym. At home, he shares his life with his three cats: Ares, Akiva, and Azriel.
