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Dr. Megan Baebler
Veterinarian
Dr. Megan is a 2007 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. After veterinary school, she completed a 1-year internship in avian and exotic pet medicine at Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston, TX. After her internship, she worked in Chicago for 2 years in exotic pet medicine and emergency medicine before moving back to her hometown of St. Louis. After moving back, she worked for several years at Bird Medicine and Surgery in Chesterfield treating both exotic pets and dogs and cats, as well as part-time work in high volume spay and neuter for Hartz Second Chance in Collinsville. For the last 3 years, she has been a full-time veterinarian for the Animal Emergency center in Collinsville before deciding to transition back to “day life” by joining Best Friends. Dr. Megan’s clinical interests include soft tissue surgery, exotic pet medicine, pain management in pets, and treating more emergent and critical animals. Dr. Megan lives in Caseyville with her husband, 2 cats, 6 dogs and a Senegal parrot. In her free time, Dr. Megan enjoys Scuba Diving, cooking, flower arranging and nail art.
Dr. Craig Staehle
Veterinarian
Dr. Craig Staehle received his veterinary doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1996. He began his career practicing in the Chicagoland area...
Dr. Kimberly Staehle
Veterinarian
Dr. Kimberly Staehle obtained her doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1995 and her master’s in reproductive physiology in 1996 from the...
Dr. Deni Stallons
Veterinarian
Dr. Deni Stallons joined our team in May 2011. She attended McKendree College prior to graduating from the University of Illinois, College of...
Dr. Jenna Magnuson
Veterinarian
Dr. Jenna received her doctorate in veterinary medicine in 2014 from the University of Illinois...
Dr. Megan Baebler
Veterinarian
Dr. Megan is a 2007 graduate of the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine...
Darlene
Office Manager
Darlene, our office manager, joined Best Friends in February 2007 after having worked for the State...
Bernadette
Customer Care Representative
Bernadette has been providing excellent customer service at Best Friends for over a year now...
Cerelia
Customer Care Representative
She had quite a bit of experience having worked in customer care at a clinic in California...
Aubrey
Resort Attendant & Customer Care
Aubrey started with us several years ago as a resort attendant...
Jenn
Customer Care Representative & Nurse
Jenn has been a member of our team for several years...
Teresa
Lead Licensed Veterinary Nurse
Teresa is our lead veterinary nurse. She is a registered veterinary nurse and has been with us...
Abby
Licensed Veterinary Nurse
Abby joined the Best Friend’s Team in October 2008 as a registered technician. She graduated from...
Robin
Licensed Veterinary Nurse
Robin joined our team in September of 2015. She recently graduated from Vatterott's veterinary...
Danielle
Licensed Veterinary Nurse
Danielle joined our team in 2018 as a licensed veterinary nurse...
Erin
Veterinary Nurse
Erin joined our team in August of 2015. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree...
Karrie
Veterinary Nurse
Karrie graduated from her veterinary technology program at SICCM in 2014...
Lauren
Veterinary Nurse
Lauren is the newest nurse at Best Friends and is a fun-loving and funny person. She is a recent...
Kelsy Resort
Lead Resort Attendant
Kelsy is currently enrolled at Animal Behavior College as a Dog Obedience Instructor...
Gabby
Resort Attendant
Gabby is the newest member of the team, though she came with a lot of experience...