Our Team

Education: B.S. University of Missouri - Columbia D.V.M. UM Columbia

Team member since: 1977

Emphasis: Cattle, Goats, Horses, and Pigs

Notes: Owns goats, dogs, cats, and snakes

Education: B.S. UW Madison
M.S. UW Madison
D.V.M. Michigan State University

Team member since: 1982

Emphasis: Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, Swine Medicine

Notes: Dairy Healthy Management Certificate Program

Dr. Wendy Pinnow Heise
Education: B.S. UW Madison
D.V.M. Purdue University

Team member since: 1994

Emphasis: Small Animal Medicine

Notes: Raises dairy goats and mother of two boys.

Education: B.S. UW River Falls
D.V.M. UW Madison

Team member since: 1987

Food Animal - Production Medicine

Camelid Medicine and Surgery

Education: B.S. University of Idaho 2001
DVM from Louisiana State University 2005

Team member since: 2007

Emphasis: Exotics - Avian, Reptile and Small Mammals

Notes: Cares for two German Shepherds, two Red Bellied parrots, and one husband. Loves to draw in her freetime.

Education: B.A. Michigan State D.V.M. Michigan State, Certified Veterinary Spinal Manipulation Therapy (CVSMT) from the Healing Oasis Center in Dec 2016

Team member since: 2012

Emphasis: Veterinary Spinal Manipulation, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery

Notes: Grew up in Muir, MI. Married to Carla (Evenson) Melvin. We have two daughters Madison and Cheyenne

Education: A.A.S Michigan Technological University
B.S. Michigan State
D.V.M. Michigan State

Team member since: 2006

Emphasis: Equine Medicine and Dentistry, as well as general food animal medicine and surgery

Notes: I have 3 boys, 2 Belgians, 3 cats, and several chickens

Education: DVM - UW Madison

Team member since 2017

Team member since January 2018

Education: B.S. from University of WI Whitewater
DVM from University of WI Madison

Emphasis small animal

Notes: Has four children and many pets, enjoys running and serves in the United States Army Reserve Veterinary Corps