Dr. Berry was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He has a Bachelor and Masters in Biology and Graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1990. After working for a few years in both southern and northern Ontario, Jim made the move to New Brunswick.

He has special interests in Rehabilitation and Pain Control as well as Orthopedics. He is certified in acupuncture, chiropractic, rehabilitation and pain management. Jim is a past president of the New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association, and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, and is now a Certified Veterinary Pain Practitioner. He is the current president-elect to the World Small Animal Veterinary Association.

Jim lives at home in the country with his wife Tannis who is a research scientist in Forestry, and has a daughter named Zoe. He is owned by a Vizsla named Storm, his boxer named Keji (after the provincial park ) his cat Nala, and latest addition Gus, who found a home with Jim and Tannis via his daughter, Zoe.