Our Doctors
Our team of experienced veterinarians has grown over the years, but our main focus has not; ensuring your pet lives a healthy life is our number one priority. Each of our veterinarians shares a passion for what they do each and every single day.
Dr. Brad Spain
Dr. Ruth Rogers | Chief of Staff
Dr. Mary Beth Claypool
Dr. Mary Beth Claypool grew up on a farm in southwest Missouri and, for as long as she can remember, wanted to be a veterinarian. Dr Claypool treasures the relationships she has developed with pets and their owners over her 20-plus years in practice. Dr. Claypool is a graduate of Cornell University and particularly enjoys helping pets with skin disease, lameness, and geriatric medical problems. She also has a special interest in ultrasonography. Outside of veterinary medicine, Dr Claypool enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and their family dog, Mabel, and cats, Prairie and Puma. Dr. Claypool also enjoys spending time outdoors, baking, and playing the piano.
Dr. Claypool is a certified Cat-Friendly Practitioner.
Dr. Tyler Shima
Dr. Amanda Yoder
Professional Staff
Dr. DeLuke
Dr. Jodie Hayes | DVM
Dr. Jodie Hayes received her bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from Kansas State University. After graduation, she attended the Maple Woods Community College Veterinary Technology program. She worked as a Registered Veterinary Technician, in a specialty and emergency hospital, for 6 years. Throughout her time as a technician, Dr. Hayes realized that her true calling was in diagnosing, prescribing, and performing various procedures.
Dr. Hayes then attended veterinary school at the University of Missouri and graduated in 2013. After graduation, she performed a yearlong rotating internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. She then worked as a Senior Emergency Clinician for 7 years. She received training in abdominal ultrasound from multiple specialists and continued to use those skills throughout her career in emergency medicine.
Dr. Hayes’ goal is to provide primary care veterinarians access to diagnostic abdominal ultrasound, in their own hospital, where the clients and pets feel most comfortable. She will have the ability to perform fine needle aspiration, cystocentesis, thoracocentesis, abdominocentesis, and pericardiocentesis. A board-certified radiologist will review Dr. Hayes’ studies and a complete report will be sent to the primary care veterinarian.
Anita Keck | RVT | RDCS (AE, PE)
One of Anita's life's passions has been her love for animals. After she obtained a master's degree in education, she decided to pursue a degree in the veterinary field. She was accepted into the Veterinary Technology program at Maple Woods Community College in 2003 and graduated from that institution in 2005. After graduating from Maple Woods, she worked for eight years as a Registered Veterinary Technician at a tertiary care facility. This experience introduced her to specialty aspects of veterinary medicine and she developed an interest in the subspecialty of cardiology.
In 2016, she was accepted into the Advanced Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography program at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She graduated and is now a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer. She is compelled to bring this education and experience back to the animal population by creating a mobile pet imaging service.
Her goal is to bring this service to primary care veterinarians where the client and pet feel most comfortable. Anita has been in business before, owning and operating All Pawsitive Pet Care, a professional pet-sitting service. She is looking forward to re-entering the veterinary world and continuing her career as a cardiac sonographer.