Jared L. Williams, DVM

Dr. Jared and one of his dogs, Wyatt.

Dr. Jared graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in May 1999. He graduated with honors in the top 10 percent of his class and was a member of Alpha Psi honor fraternity. He is a current member of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Growing up in the Stillman Valley area, he knows his way around the Rock River Valley. His interest in small and large animals was established early, having worked for years at the Tebala Shriners Horse Stable and also working with his uncles on their dairy farms. After graduating from Northeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1993, he worked at Animal Medical Clinic doing everything from kennels to assisting the doctors and technicians. After completing his veterinary degree he worked for a short period of time at a mixed animal practice in Indiana before moving back to the Rockford region. He joined the veterinary staff of the Animal Medical Clinics in 2000 and worked between Animal Medical Clinic, CherryVale Animal Clinic and Winnebago Animal Clinic for 3 years until he became the full time Veterinarian at WAC in 2003.

Dr. Jared currently lives in the Winnebago area with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters, Madison and Avery. His small zoo includes three cats; Seka, Murphy and Fred, and two dogs; an English Bulldog, Wyatt and a Lucy, a terrier mix that has been with Dr. Jared and Jennifer since 1996.

Providing quality veterinary care for WAC clients and patients is a top priority for Dr. Williams that takes up a majority of his time. Most of the free time he has is devoted to his wife and daughters however, he loves to play tennis and raquetball whenever he can. Dr. William's interest in Bluegrass music drives his hobby of picking on his mandolin and guitar.

Dr. Jared loves the small town atmosphere that Winnebago offers and is dedicated to building relationships and providing this community's pets with outstanding veterinary care.

Meghan Shirger, DVM

Dr. Meghan graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in May, 2005 and she has the honor of being in the first class to graduate from the new DVM/MPH program that the school offers. She is currently finishing her MPH in Veterinary Public Health and is a member of AVMA and APHA (American Public Health Association).

Growing up in the suburbs of St. Paul, MN, She loved her dogs and rabbit as a kid and really loved the animal and livestock exhibits at the State Fair. She has always been interested all things pertaining to biology, science and art.

In 2000, Dr. Meghan graduated from Creighton University in Omaha, NE with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology. While at Creighton, she had an internship at Henry Doorly Zoo working with the zoo keeper caring for penguins and other aquarium animals, including scuba diving in a tank full of baby Bonnet Head sharks! After graduating, she worked at a small animal clinic in the Twin Cities Metro for a year in the kennels and as a Veterinary Assistant and she had an internship with USFWS Wildlife Management banding birds.

In 2005, Dr. Meghan married her husband, Mike, in Ireland. He is originally from the Rockford area and the two of them moved back to the Winnebago area after her graduation from Vet school and his graduation from Law School right after their wedding. She and her husband have recently welcomed their first child, a handsome baby boy, into their family. Dr. Meghan has been working at Winnebago Animal Clinic and Animal Medical Clinic since then and also works part time at the Animal Emergency Clinic of Rockford.

Dr. Meghan's pets include a Parakeet, Budgie and a corn snake, Noxubee (named after the Wildlife refuge where she did her USFWS internship). Her currents interests are in exotic animal medicine and public health, especially Infectious Disease Epidemiology in wildlife. Just ask her about the Bird Flu!!