Front, left to right: Brenda Shrewsbury, Terri Holtman, Laura Hummel, Carrie Quirin, Teresa Becker.
Back, left to right: Sandy Hummert, Colleen Johanning, Julia Schilling.

Dwight D. Boehm, DVM drdwight@waterlooanimalhospital.com

Dr. Boehm, a Millstadt native, graduated from Belleville West high school in 1979, and went on to college at the University of Illinois in Urbana. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science in 1983, and stayed at the University of Illinois to attended veterinary school there. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1987, and moved back home to practice in Millstadt in a mixed animal practice. In 1988, he started working at the Waterloo Animal Clinic. In 1990, he and his wife, Lizabeth Vollmer (who is also a veterinarian), bought Waterloo Animal Clinic and renamed it Waterloo Animal Hospital. He continues to practice mixed animal medicine in Waterloo today. His areas of interest are small animal medicine and surgery. Dwight and Liz have two children: Mitch and Emma. Dwight's hobbies include: fishing, playing Kloepper (local Monroe County card game) and playing in Millstadt Community Band.

Lizabeth A. Vollmer, DVM drliz@waterlooanimalhospital.com

Dr. Vollmer is originally from the Columbus, Ohio area. She attended the Ohio State University after high school, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science in 1980. She went on to earn her DVM from the Ohio State University in 1984. From there, she went into private practice for one year in New York. After that, she went to the University of Illinois to do an internship in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, where she met Dwight. After completing her internship at Illinois, she took a position as a resident in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine. After completing her residency, she moved to Millstadt with Dwight and also worked at Mon-Clair Animal Hospital. She began working at the Waterloo Animal Clinic in 1988 and has continued on there ever since. Her main areas of interest include bovine medicine and surgery (beef and dairy), small animal medicine and surgery (especially soft tissue surgery) and small ruminant medicine. She and Dwight have two children: Mitch and Emma.

Allen M. Mueller, DVM drallen@waterlooanimalhospital.com

Dr. Mueller is a native of the Waterloo/Columbia area, having grown up on local farm. Dr. Mueller graduated from Waterloo High School in 1986 and went to the University of Illinois as an Animal Science major. He also attended veterinary school at the U of I, graduating in 1993. After working in a mixed practice in Pittsfield, Illinois for two years, he moved back to his hometown to join the doctors in Waterloo. His areas of interest include porcine (pig) production medicine, equine medicine and theriogenology, bovine medicine and surgery and small animal medicine and surgery. He and his wife Michelle have two sons Jacob and Garrett.

             Rebecca Black, DVM drbecca@waterlooanimalhospital.com

Dr. Black joined Waterloo Animal Hospital in 2007.  She is originally from a small town in central Minnesota.  She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in both Equestrian Studies and Biology at Virginia Intermont College in 2000.  In 2004, she graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.  She practiced mixed animal medicine in Wisconsin for two years, then worked as a small animal practitioner in Virginia for one year.  Her areas of interest include equine medicine and surgery, small ruminant and camelid medicine.  Her husband, Pete, is also a veterinarian working at the Saint Louis Zoo.

             Shannon Melliere, DVM drshannon@waterlooanimalhospital.com

Dr. Melliere joined Waterloo Animal Hospital in 2009.