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Janine Swailes, DVM - earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Minnesota in 1986. She practiced small animal medicine and surgery in Minnesota and Arkansas before moving to Washington in 1993. Her special interests include canine breeding and infertility. She is a partner in the practice and an adjunct professor at Yakima Valley Community College. Dr. Swailes was raised in Iowa and has four children. The family also includes Chrissy (short for Chrysanthemum) a miniature Schnauzer and Bean, a mischievous kitty. She enjoys bicycling in the summer, skiing in the winter, and cooking year round.
Susan Thorson, DVM - graduated from Washington State University in 1981 with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. Dr. Thorson has worked in the Tri-Cities area since that time and is a partner in the practice. She is an adjunct professor at both Yakima Valley Community College and Washington State University Veterinary School. She currently involved with a preceptor program with the Washington State University Veterinary School teaching senior veterinary students here at Meadow Hills. Her special interest is feline medicine. Dr. Thorson and her husband Murray have three sons. The daughter of a surgeon, she was raised in Hawaii. The family pets include Copper, a Vizsla, Gunny, a Black Lab, Thistle, a Toy Poodle, and three cats.
Sabine Gerds, DVM - earned her degree from Giessen University, Germany, in 1992, and studied two years at Kansas State University, where she earned a Master's Degree in Clinical Science Ophthalmology. She also interned one year at the University of Pennsylvania. Her special interest is ophthalmology. Dr. Gerds was raised in Essen, Germany. Her husband Brett also is a veterinarian and graduate of Kansas State. They have a daughter Kaitlin and a son Darius.
Meadow Hills Veterinary Center is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Alicia Bangert to our staff as of April 28, 2008. Dr. Bangert is a graduate of Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and, while in school, received the Dr. Kenneth Kimball Memorial Scholarship for proficiency in small animal medicine. She has worked as a veterinarian at Hilltop Pet Clinic in Kearney, Nebraska. Dr. Bangert enjoys furniture building, gardening, bird watching, baking, and crossword puzzles. She has a Scottish terrier who has moved to the Tri-Cities with her.
Carol Wilson, DVM - Dr. Wilson graduated from Washington State University in 1988. She has practiced small animal medicine and surgery in the Yakima Valley for 17 years. She and her husband Bob were raised in Washington and have a son, Joe. They have three pets: two cats, Kramer and Tang, and a Labrador, Deacon.
Heidi Wells, DVM - Graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from Washington State University in 1998. Her special interest is in emergency medicine. She was born and raised on the island of Maui and spent most of her childhood riding horses. She and her husband Beric, have three young children, two horses, two cats, and a ferret.