A veterinarian and seasoned medical writer, Dr. JoAnna Pendergrass writes pet health education for La Petite Labs, ensuring each article is scientifically accurate, clear, and grounded in preventive care and healthy aging. . She earned her DVM from the Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Emory University’s Yerkes Primate Research Center before moving into medical communications.

As the founder of JPen Communications, Dr. Pendergrass has authored hundreds of pet-care articles on nutrition, parasite prevention, and healthy aging. She is an active member of the American Medical Writers Association, where she has held multiple leadership roles, and also serves on the board of Georgia Bio’s Emerging Leaders Network.