Veterinarians

Dr. Denise Montrose, DVM

Meet Dr. Denise Montrose! Dr. Montrose earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Colorado State University in 2007, embarking on a fulfilling journey in small animal medicine. With a diverse background spanning locations such as Grand Junction, Colorado, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Kansas City, Missouri, she has honed her skills and cultivated a deep…

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Dr. Jerica Moore, DVM

Meet Dr. J, the compassionate veterinarian at The Animal Clinic of Kearney. Raised in the Missouri bootheel amidst AKC Miniature Pinschers, she developed a love for animals early on. A graduate of the University of Missouri with a DVM from the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018, Dr. J is an active member of MVMA…

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Dr. Deluke, DVM

Dr. DeLuke earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Ross University in 2004. She completed her clinical training at the University of Missouri and then pursued a small animal rotating internship at Southern Arizona Veterinary Specialty Center in Tucson, AZ. Dr. DeLuke continued working as an Emergency Doctor in Tucson for several years, and…

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Dr. Elizabeth Nelson, DVM

Dr. Lissa [Elizabeth] Nelson grew up talking to the animals at Albion, Nebraska sale barn. She’s a third-generation woman alumnus of the University of Nebraska; she graduated from Iowa State University as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1983. The next few years she worked at animal hospitals in Alaska as well as race veterinarian…

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Dr. Dawn Parsons-Starke, DVM

Dr. Parsons-Starke grew up in Chillicothe, Missouri and graduated from the Maple Woods Veterinary Technology program in 1979.  She worked as a registered veterinary technician at Claycomo Animal Hospital from 1978 to 1984.  She worked at the Bayer research farm in Stanley, Kansas for one year and then moved to Columbia, Missouri to pursue a…

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Dr. Amy Bunck, DVM

Dr. Amy Bunck is a 1999 graduate of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She grew up in Prairie Village, Kansas and still enjoys spending time visiting her parents there. She is married with two busy boys. She enjoys gardening, traveling, and riding her horses whenever she has time to spare! She also loves…

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