Staff
Best Friends Veterinary Hospital is proud to serve Crossville and Cookeville, from daily pet care and specialty medicine to emergency animal surgery. Or pet check-ups to emergency pet surgery. Our animal hospital is run by Dr. Anthony Warlick, who is a licensed, experienced Crossville veterinarian. Our team is committed to educating our clients in how to keep your pets healthy year round, with good nutrition and exercise. Best Friends Veterinary Hospital stays on top of the latest advances in veterinary technology and above all, remembers that all animals and pets need to be treated with loving care in every check-up, procedure, or surgery. Provider of specialty and emergency veterinary services Specialties include surgery, dermatology and internal medicine.
Dr. Anthony Warlick
Owner/Veterinarian
Dr. Warlick was born in Opelika, AL and grew up in southern Indiana. He attended Purdue University for undergrad. He then attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts with his final year back at Purdue. After graduating in January of 2002, Dr. Warlick moved to Crossville, TN and worked 4 years in a mixed animal hospital. In February of 2006, Dr. Warlick and his wife Elizabeth opened Best Friends Veterinary Hospital with the desire to better serve the community.
Dr. Warlick and Elizabeth have three children (Johnathan, Joseph, and Jayne Elizabeth), two dogs (River and Grace), and a cat (Angel).
Dan Richardson
Manager of Crossville Office
Dr. Ellen Everett
Cookeville Veterinarian
Dr. Ellen Everett grew up in the Tri-cities area of east Tennessee and knew she wanted to be a vet from a young age. Her first passion was horseback riding, and she continued to ride through college as a member of the equestrian team at Sewanee: The University of the South. Dr. Ellen majored in biology and went on to veterinary school at the University of Tennessee, graduating in 2013.
After several years in equine practice, she transitioned to small animal practice in Knoxville. Her favorite areas of practice are ophthalmology, sports medicine, and helping improve quality of life in senior pets. Dr. Ellen and her husband Dr. Matthew Everett joined the Best Friends team in spring of 2019. Outside of work, Ellen enjoys cooking, gardening (especially orchids!), hiking, and enjoying time with her husband and their dogs, cats, and horses.
Dr. Kristin Miller
Crossville Veterinarian
Dr. Miller is married and has 5 pets that keep her busy, 3 dogs (Autumn, Paisley, and Francis) and 2 cats (Lightning Bug and Biscuit). While not at work, Dr. Miller loves to spend time outdoors, taking her dogs hiking, and spending time with her husband and family. Dr. Miller’s main areas of interest in veterinary medicine include dentistry and internal medicine. She also enjoys getting to know the areas pets and animal owners.
Dr. Mary Clare Taylor
Crossville Veterinarian
Dr. Taylor lives with her husband Curtis and their two dogs and one cat (Bo, Bean, and Wolfie). She loves spending time outside hiking, kayaking, and fishing and enjoys cooking and trying new recipes whenever possible. She is Fear Free certified and enjoys educating people about preventative medicine to keep their fur babies as healthy as possible.
Dr. Sarah Bussey
Crossville Veterinarian
Dr. Sarah Bussey was born and raised right here in Crossville, TN and attended Cumberland County High School. She completed her undergraduate course work at Tennessee Technological University, then went on to graduate from The University of Tennessee with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2013.
Dr. Bussey is happily married with two young daughters. She and her family enjoy kayaking, hiking, camping and above all Tennessee football. Dr. Bussey loves being a part of her hometown and enjoys giving back to this community.
Dr. Matthew Everett
Crossville Veterinarian
Dr. Matthew Everett is originally from Newbern, TN, but considers East Tennessee to be his home. In his many past lives, he was a maintenance man, leasing agent, operations officer for AT&T, bartender, restaurant manager, and veterinary assistant. He earned both his bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics and Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from The University of Tennessee.
In 2018 he married a brilliant and beautiful veterinarian, Dr. Ellen Everett. He has an interest in all things small animal, avian, and exotics with particular interests in cardiology, diagnostic imaging, and nutrition. He is a lover of coffee, travel, and music. Matthew and Ellen share their lives with a Labrador Retriever named Hendrix, an English Springer Spaniel named Bridger, an orange tabby named Cheeto, and a horse named Tucker.
Dr. Bussey is happily married with two young daughters. She and her family enjoy kayaking, hiking, camping and above all Tennessee football. Dr. Bussey loves being a part of her hometown and enjoys giving back to this community.
Dr. Nika Cantrell
Crossville Veterinarian
Dr. Nika attended Tennessee Technological University for her undergraduate and Master’s degree in biology. While at Tennessee Tech she worked with all types of reptiles and amphibians; from salamanders to sea turtles. Knowing her heart belonged in Veterinary Medicine, she attended the University of Tennessee of Veterinary Medicine. She graduated in 2019 and is delighted to join the Best Friends Team. Outside of work she enjoys antiques, reading and spending time with her husband Matthew, beautiful gray cat(Cheshire) and australian shepherd(Cubb).
Dr. Megan Hicks
Crossville Veterinarian