Our Doctors

Dr. Terry grew up in central Ohio. She earned her veterinary degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University and joined Morris Animal Hospital in 1998. Dr. Terry’s special interest areas are advanced dentistry and endodontics. Dr. Terry is a member of the Veterinary Dental Society. In her spare time, she enjoys showing horses with her husband, Matt, and their two daughters.

Ongoing Education . . .   Dr. Terry attended the Northern American Veterinary Community’s annual VMX conference in Orlando, Florida in February, 2018, where she focused on cancer diagnosis and treatment, soft tissue surgery, laser therapy, and hospital management. She also attended the American Animal Hospital Association’s annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee in April, 2017, where she focused on dentistry and hospital management. 

Dr. Doug grew up in the St. Louis area.  He graduated from the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine and completed a post-doctoral training program in small animal medicine and surgery at Auburn University.  Dr. Doug’s special interest areas are general and orthopedic surgery.  He is a member of the Veterinary Orthopedic Society.  Dr. Doug is certified to perform Penn Hip x-ray studies, a method for diagnosing hip dysplasia that is more accurate than the OFA technique.

Ongoing Education . . .  Dr. Doug attended the annual American College of Veterinary Surgeons conference in Phoenix in October, 2018. In addition to his typical focus on advanced knee surgery, he also attended multiple lectures on new developments in orthopedics, gastrointestinal surgery, and pain management. In 2017, he attended the American College of Veterinary Surgeons conference in Indianapolis focusing on orthopedic, cancer, and ear/nose/throat surgical procedures. Dr. Doug earned a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in May, 2013.

Dr. Julie was born and raised in South Bend. She graduated from Purdue University’s School of Veterinary Medicine and she completed an advanced, one year post-doctoral training program in small animal medicine and surgery at Auburn University. Dr. Julie’s special interest area is animal behavior.

Ongoing Education… Dr. Julie attended the New York Veterinary Conference in New York City in November, 2018, where she attended meetings on pet behavior problems and their solutions, as well as innovations in cardiology and gastroenterology. In February, 2019, she attended the Midwest Veterinary Conference in Columbus, Ohio, where she learned novel approaches to canine and feline behavior problems, as well as dermatology. Dr. Julie is a Fear Free Certified Veterinarian. Fear Free Professionals complete nine hours of coursework focusing on preventing and alleviating fear, anxiety, and stress in pets during their visits to the hospital; and are committed to ongoing education regarding your pet’s emotional wellbeing both at home and in the veterinary setting.

Dr. Kelly was born in Illinois, but spent most of her younger years as a child growing up in Arizona. She earned her doctorate in veterinary medicine from The Ohio State University in 2014, and completed a surgical and medicine rotating internship at Oklahoma State University. Before joining our team, Dr. Kelly spent two years in Boston practicing emergency medicine. Her veterinary interests include radiology and emergency medicine. In her spare time, she enjoys running, biking, hiking and spending time with her husband and cat Cas.

Ongoing Education… Dr. Kelly attended a conference in Kansas City, MO, this summer that focused on orthopedic disease and treatment options. During this conference, Dr. Kelly gained hands-on orthopedic surgical experience. She also attended the 2018 MidWest Veterinary Conference in Columbus, Ohio for continued education. While at the conference she attended lectures that focused on internal medicine and feline dentistry.

Dr. Nikki grew up right here in Granger. She worked at Morris Animal Hospital for several years before graduating from Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and joined our practice as an associate veterinarian in 2019. Dr. Nikki’s special interest areas include surgery, behavior, ultrasonography, internal medicine, and feline medicine. She is certified in Veterinary Medical Acupuncture and Dr. Nikki is Fear Free certified, which is a program that promotes low-stress veterinary visits. In her spare time she enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with her friends, family, pet cats, and a mixed breed dog.