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Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex of Des Moines, Iowa

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4318 S.E. Army Post Road    Des Moines, Iowa 50320    Telephone: (515) 262-6111 or (800) 339-4873

 

 

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Dennis D. Woodruff, D.V.M.

 

Dr. Woodruff graduated from Iowa State University College of Medicine in 1974 and has a special interest in orthopedics.  Dr. Woodruff performs ruptured anterior cruciate ligament repairs (RACL), triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO), and hemilaminectomy surgeries as well as complicated fracture repairs, bone biopsies, amputations and soft tissue surgery, including entropion repair, eye enucleations, gastrotomies, hernia repairs, exploratory surgeries, and soft palate surgeries. 

 

Dr. Woodruff believes in the value of continuing education for his staff and promotes attendance at leading conferences and participating in professional as well as community organizations.  He has been active in and held leadership positions in the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, the Greater Des Moines Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association and Iowa State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital Liaison Committee.  He has also contributed to his community by serving as a City Council Member and Mayor of Carlisle, Iowa.  He has also enjoyed serving on the YMCA Board of Directors and the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce as well as coaching numerous little league sports teams. 

 

 

 

 

 

Christopher Groos, D.V.M.

 

Dr. Groos joined the Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex team in July of 2004.  He is a graduate of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine and has a special interest in feline and canine dentistry.  He also sees general medicine cases and enjoys surgery.  Dr. Groos has studied international public health and has pursued additional education not only in dentistry, but ophthalmology and dermatology as well.  He actively participates in the American Veterinary Medical Association, is a former board member for the Angel's Wish Animal Rescue Organization.  He enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Jen, daughter, Hannah, and son, Henry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carolyn Stafford, D.V.M.

 

Dr. Stafford graduated from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May 2006.  She joined the Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex team in August the same year.  She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association.  Dr. Stafford enjoys canine and feline internal medicine and surgery.  She also has a special interest in animal behavior.  Dr. Stafford lives in Clive with her husband, Christopher, and their cat "Phoebe".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandy Hollander, D.V.M.

 

 

Dr. Mandy Hollander graduated from Iowa State University College of Medicine in 2000, and has been an associate veterinarian at Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex since then.  Dr. Hollander has special interests in canine and feline internal medicine, oncology and ultrasonography.  She is a member of many professional organizations including Greater Des Moines Veterinary Medical Association, American Animal Hospital Association, American Veterinary Medical Association and Iowa Veterinary Medical Association.  Dr. Hollander enjoys spending time with her husband, Marc, and their daughter, Madeline.  Her family also includes her dog, "Murphy" and her cat, "Jeffery".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kyle Malter, D.V.M.

 

 

Dr. Kyle Malter graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004.  He comes to Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex from the Animal Hospital of Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he received additional training in soft tissue and orthopedic surgery.  Dr. Malter is delighted to be back in the Midwest and close to his family in Missouri.  He is a private pilot and enjoys flying with his wife, Cortney and their son, John Ross, along with their dogs "Daisy" and "Annie".

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robbie Koons, DVM

 

Dr. Robbie Koons graduated from the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002.  She spent the following 5 years practicing in a companion animal clinic in Crystal Lake, Illinois.  She has been with Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex since the summer of 2007.  She has a passion for canine and feline internal medicine, and she enjoys soft tissue surgery.

Dr. Koons is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and her basset hound, "Archibald", as well as her lab mix, "Daisy".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Heyer, DVM

 

 

Dr. Michelle Heyer joined Avondale Veterinary Healthcare Complex in January 2008.  She is a 2007 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine.  Her veterinary interests include internal medicine, oncology and radiology. 

 

She also enjoys any opportunity to be in the surgical suite.  Outside of work, Dr. Heyer loves traveling, water skiing, boating and just about any other outdoor activity.  She is originally from Lake Ozark, Missouri and currently lives in a suburb of Des Moines with her husband, Nathan, and their black Labrador, Kona.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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