Dr. Blythe Waters is originally from Atlantic Beach Florida and graduated from The University of Virginia where she was a Jefferson Scholar. After teaching International Baccalaureate Chemistry for a year, Dr. Waters committed to her lifelong dream of becoming a veterinarian. She graduated with Honors from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. She practiced general medicine and emergency medicine and even owned her own 5 doctor practice in the Jacksonville, Florida area before deciding to pursue a residency in dentistry.

Dr. Waters served as the UF representative to the AVMA during veterinary school and chaired the International Veterinary Student committee, organizing over 250 study opportunities for international students at US Universities. She has also served her local community by serving as a City Commissioner in Atlantic Beach and remaining active with the Jacksonville Veterinary Medical Association.

In her spare time, Dr. Waters enjoys any activity that allows her to be outside with her dog and her family. She is also an avid reader and an erratic gardener who appreciates that orchids and succulents are remarkably tolerant of a little benign neglect. She shares her home with her husband (Dave), daughter (Sybil), mom (Janice), 2 cats (Saru and Peugeot) and 1 dog (Otis Redding). She can’t choose between the Mountains and the Ocean as her happy place, but knows that peace is to be found in the quiet and beauty of Nature.