Our Team

Dr. Douglas Broderius has come to us from the Grand Canyon State. He is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and spent his childhood not knowing temperatures less then 40F (much more accustomed to 115F). This Arizona youth graduated from Cortez High School in Phoenix and earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona in Tuscon (Go Widcats!). Temperature and snow played a much bigger factor in Fort Collins, Colorado where the young Dr. Broderius spent the early 1980's attending veterinary school. Upon graduation from Colorado State University in 1986, he returned to the Phoenix area to practice at Kaibab Animal Hospital for several years. The young veterinarian got the itch for something new shortly thereafter and found himself traveling cross country in the fall of 1988 to the great unknown of Kansas City. It is here that Dr. Broderius has spent the last 25 years following many career adventures including the beginning of the Animal Care Clinic in the winter of 1998-99. That is where you will find him today.

Kansas is where Dr. Douglas Broderius calls home now. He is marrried to Diana, his wife of twenty-five years. They share their home with six ShihTzus (Harry, Sally, Herbie, Alvin, Clarice, and Mary Lou), their Miniature Dachshund (Joseph), and two cats (Simon and Theodore). When Dr. Broderius is not taking care of dogs and cats, he enjoys working outdoors in the yard and cycling. A relaxing vacation for the Broderius' is snuggling in at a Bed and Breakfast, many times with the dogs in tow.

Dr. Maureen Gray graduated from Kansas State University in 2004. After graduation, she moved to Connecticut and joined a busy small animal practice. She has been providing small animal veterinary relief services in the greater Kansas City area since the summer of 2005, and has been working part-time with Animal Care Clinic since April of 2009. She currently lives in Olathe with her husband John, sons Carter and Owen, and two dogs, Scout and Chewy.

Dr. Nicole Slater graduated from Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2009. After graduation, she moved to Oregon and worked in small animal general practice for five years. With the arrival of her second child, her family moved back to the Kansas City area to be closer to extended family. Dr. Slater joined Animal Care Clinic in March of 2017. She and her husband, Matt, currently reside in western Shawnee. She has enjoyed getting to meet so many clients and pets within her community.

Outside of work, Dr. Slater is busy keeping up with her children, Jackson and Harper, The family's young black Labrador, Flash, and two cats, Layla and Hank, complete the home. In her spare time, you will find her outdoors playing with the kids or walking the dog around the neighborhood. Dr. Slater is grateful for the opportunity to work part-time with such an amazing staff, and spend much of the week home with her young children.

Dr. Spencer Boaz is native to the Shawnee area attending school in the Desoto school district from elementary school through high school. From an early age he always knew he wanted to be a veterinarian and found his first job working as a veterinary assistant in none other than Animal Care Clinic. After high school he attended Kansas State University to pursue his interest in veterinary medicine. He met his now fiancé Dr. Jenna Baker who also attended K-State with an interest in veterinary medicine. He was accepted in to veterinary school in 2019 and will be graduating in May of 2023 and returning to Animal Care Clinic to work as a full time doctor on staff. Dr. Boaz has interests in growing his knowledge base in surgery, diagnostic medicine, and preventative care.
Outside of veterinary medicine Dr. Boaz loves to spend time with his fiancé and their dog Trixie, and cat Finn, play golf, and exercise in the gym. He is very excited to be joining this team soon and to be starting his veterinary career.

Jill has been with Animal Care Clinic since December 2004. She attended Middle Tennessee State University, and has been working in the veterinary industry since she was 15 years old. She is very family oriented and loves spending time with her husband and son. Jill is enthusiastic about camping and scouting with her son's Boy Scout Troop. She also enjoys the outdoors, singing, listening to music, and watching survival type reality shows. Jill has the sweetest kitty named Penny, and the goofiest little terrier mix named Buster.

Debbie joined the Animal Care Clinic staff in the spring of 2002 after earning her Veterinary Technician degree at Maple Woods Community College. She has a wide variety of interests outside of the clinic, including photography, music, Royals baseball, Chiefs football, and NASCAR. What Debbie values the most outside of her career, is spending time with her family and friends. She has a kitty named Ivy whom she adopted as a young injured kitten. She also enjoys the company of her family's Brittany Spaniels.

Laverne started working at Animal Care Clinic in February 2016. She graduated from Maple Woods Community College in May 2007 with her Veterinary Technology degree. In her spare time, she enjoys knitting, gardening, and flea marketing. Sharing her home is her husband of 37 years, Jack, 2 cats (Antonio and Colonel Beauregard), and 2 dogs (Fritz and Shirley.) Their dream is to travel around the country together.