Meet our team!
Meet the veterinarians and team of Bowling Green Veterinary Surgical Specialty! We’re pleased to provide exceptional surgical care for your pets!
Get to know our team!
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Dr. Nunley & Team
Practice Manager
Dr. Jeff Nunley
Veterinarian
Jefferson Nunley, DVM, DACVS-SA, was born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. After graduation, Dr. Nunley returned to Durham, where he cemented his goal of becoming a veterinary surgeon while working as an assistant in a mobile veterinary surgical practice.
Dr. Nunley then enrolled at the University of California’s Davis Veterinary School, graduating with a DVM degree in 2011. This four-year program confirmed his desire to become a veterinary surgeon. After graduating, he accepted a one-year small animal rotating internship at Michigan State University.
For the past decade, Dr. Nunley has been dedicated to sharpening his surgical skills, mastering complex procedures, and ensuring that many pets can access advanced care that might not otherwise be available.
After successfully completing his residency in 2015, Dr. Nunley moved back to Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and children and opened Tennessee Veterinary Surgical Specialists, his mobile specialty surgery practice.
Outside of the operating room, Dr. Nunley can be found at a football game (Preferably Titans or Duke) with his three sons, Crews, Locke, and Byrne.
Dr. Nunley, his wife Abby, their daughter Phebe, and their three sons, Byrne, Locke, and Crews, enjoy traveling or just enjoying good-quality lake life at their home on Tim’s Ford Lake.
Dr. Goodin
Veterinarian
Jacob T. Goodin, DVM, DACVS-LA, is a native of Elizabethtown, KY. He attended Western Kentucky University for his undergraduate studies prior to enrollment at Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation from Auburn in 2006, he completed a one-year surgical internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, KY, and a three-year surgical residency at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Goodin became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 2011.
Outside of work, Dr. Goodin enjoys spending time with his wife, Ashley, and their three children, Emma, Eli, and Easton. Dr. Goodin can often be found spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, and training retrievers.
Anjie Fleming
Practice Manager
Anjie has worked for over 40 years in the veterinary field. After years in private practice, she decided 6 years ago it was time to try something a little different so she accepted the position with Tennessee Veterinary Surgical Specialist. TVSS is a mobile veterinary surgery practice based out of Nashville, TN owned by Dr. Jeff Nunley and Dr. Jacob Goodin.
In October of 2024 Dr. Nunley opened BGVSS, Anjie now manages this location as well.
Anjie and her husband Shane have a love for antique 67–69 chevy camaros. Anjie and Shane have 2 calico cats named Bowtie and Mouse ( Obviously named after the chevy) that they adopted from the Nashville Humane Society. When Anjie isn’t working for TVSS or BGVSS you could find her sitting on a beach, estate sale shopping with her mother and sister or babysitting cats.
Meagan
Meagan has been working in the veterinary field since 2018. She obtained her B.S. in Animal Science from MTSU and has spent years honing her skills as a technician in general practice hospitals. She loves working in surgery and decided to join the TVSS/BGVSS surgical team in 2025.
During her off time, Meagan runs a mural and art business. She also loves playing bass in her band, hiking, and going to music shows. She currently lives in Murfreesboro with her boyfriend Ryan and their cat Patchouli.
Holly
Holly Stevens holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cumberland University. A devoted animal lover, she shares her home with two rescue dogs, Bruno and Lily, and a rescue cat named Fettie. Holly enjoys working with and fostering for a local kitten rescue, helping give vulnerable animals a second chance. In her free time, she loves to read, bake, hike, travel, and scuba dive.
Harlie
Bio is coming soon.
Matilyn
Matilyn Payne graduated from the OCTC Veterinary Technology Program in 2024. She has a true passion for animal care and loves making sure each pet receives the kindness and attention they deserve.
When she’s not at the clinic, Matilyn enjoys hiking, kayaking, and camping. Her home is full of life with two Australian Shepherds, AJ and Link, her cat named Jinx, and a unique assortment of exotic pets that always keep her busy and smiling.
Stephanie
Stephanie started working in veterinary medicine as a technician while in college at the University of Florida in. After graduating in 1992 with her BS in Animal Science, she continued working as a tech, then office manager, then practice manager until the birth of her first child in 2008. She stepped away to prioritize her family but recently wanted to get back into the profession she loves so much by joining BGVSS as their scheduling coordinator in 2024. In addition to being the busy mom of two teens and a wife to husband Sean, she is also a top breeder & exhibitor of AKC champion Shetland Sheepdogs since 2000. Her small hobby kennel (Trilliant) has finished close to 30 AKC champions. In addition to the Shelties, her daughter owns an AKC champion Papillon and they also have two house kitties – Miss Peabody and Wilson.
Nicole
Surgery Assistant
Bio is coming soon.
Jess
Team Leader
Bio is coming soon.