Dr. John Clark is a 1974 graduate of the University of Missouri. In addition to his DVM, he also holds a B.S. degree in Agriculture from MU. In addition to his GSLVMA membership, he is also a member of the AVMA and the MoVMA. Previously, Dr. Clark was a member of AAHA, the California VMA and the Southern California VMA….
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Dr. Ghulam Malik is a 1966 graduate of the University of Veterinary Sciences of Lahore Pakistan. After graduating, he worked as a large animal veterinarian under Pakistan’s Livestock Department. After moving to the United States, he worked as a histologist in Rockville, MD and completed his internship for the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG). After becoming licensed, he moved to Missouri and worked for the Humane Society for six years. In 1986, Dr. Malik started his own small animal practice in Dellwood, MO. He still works part-time at Dellwood Animal Clinic and plans to retire at the end of 2016. Dr. Malik earned GSLVMA Lifetime Member Status in 2006, and is also a member of the AVMA and MoVMA….
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Dr. Donald Bridges is a 1971 graduate of Kansas State University. He is currently working at High Ridge Animal Hospital. He is also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association. He earned lifetime membership in our organization in 2011….
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Dr. Alid Shariff is a 1965 graduate of the University of Banglore, India. He also holds his M.S. degree from the University of Nebraska. He is also a member of AVMA and MVMA. He earned his lifetime member status in 2005, and retired in 2010….
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Dr. Alvin Kreher is a 1974 graduate of the University of Illinois. He also holds a B.A. in Biology from SIU Edwardsville. He earned GSLVMA Lifetime Member Status in 2014. In addition to GSLVMA, he is also a member of AVMA, MoVMA and ISVMA….
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Dr. Michael D. Klinger is a 1971 graduate of the University of Missouri. In addition to his DVM, he also holds a B.S. degree in agriculture. He is the owner of Klinger Veterinary Group, PC. He is a member of AVMA, MVMA, AAHA and AAFP. He shares his home with his wife Stacy and three children….
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Dr. John DeGarmo is a 1966 graduate of the University of Missouri. In addition to his DVM, he also holds a B.S. in agriculture. Dr. DeGarmo worked for Alfred Moeller for the first three years following graduation, and then worked for Cap Eschenroder at Yorkshire Animal Hospital for five years. He then opened Crestwood Animal Hospital and semi-retired after 25 years. Until retirement in 2003, he worked with John Arthur at Pro Pet Center. In addition to being a member of the GSLVMA, he is also a member of AVMA, MoVMA and NEVMA. In addition to receiving Lifetime Membership in 2006, Dr. DeGarmo is also a past recipient of the St. Louis VMA Veterinarian of the Year….
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Dr. Frank McLaughlin is a 1962 graduate of Kansas State University. He received GSLVMA Lifetime Membership Status in 2002, and is also a member of AVMA, MoVMA, and AAHA. He is still working part time, and says that he still enjoys going to work every day!…
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Dr. Gordon Gilliatt is a 1963 graduate of Purdue University. In addition to his DVM, Dr. Gilliatt also holds his BS degree from Purdue. He is currently a relief veterinarian who semi-retired in 2013. He earned his GSLVMA Lifetime Status in 2003. In addition to GSLVMA, Dr. Gilliatt is also a member of the AVMA, MoVMA and AAEC….
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Dr. Grace Long is a 1971 graduate of the University of Illinois. In addition to her DVM, she also holds her MS in Clinical Pathology from the University of Illinois (1974) and her MBA from Webster University (2003). She previously served as GSLVMA President from 1994-1995, and earned Lifetime Membership status in 2011. In addition to GSLVMA, she is also a member of the AVMA, MoVMA and AAVN. In her free time she enjoys swimming and playing the piano….
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Dr. Wayne Hause is a 1975 graduate of the University of Illinois. He interned at the Animal Medical Center before completing his residency in small animal medicine at The Ohio State University. Following residency, he spent a few years as an assistant professor at The Ohio State University before coming to St Louis to work at the Animal Emergency Clinic, followed by years of specialty practice.
Dr. Hause was involved in the STLVMA for continuing education in the 1980s, as well as serving on multiple ACVIM committees. His favorite aspect of veterinary medicine is diagnosing and treating complex diseases of small animals.
He has been married to his wife Cheryl for many years, and they have three daughters. One is a geneticist at UC David, one holds a PhD in biology, and one is a local veterinarian (and also ACVIM/SAIM!).
Dr. Teresa Garden obtained her DVM from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1985. She worked for the humane society for several years after graduation before going into private practice. After some time, she returned to the humane society and became the medical director. During that time, she learned a lot about non-profits and merging non-profit with corporate concerns. She also honed her skills to interact with both management and employees and find common ground between them. Eventually she left shelter medicine to buy her own clinic and practice integrated veterinary medicine until closing that practice in 2026.
Dr. Garden has been a longtime member of the STLVMA. Her favorite memory over the years is the camaraderie of laughing with her colleagues and sharing ideas on various topics within veterinary medicine. She says that it is good to know that others share your fears and dreams.
Her favorite aspect of veterinary medicine has been diagnostic and clinical medicine. She loved trying to put all the pieces together to figure out what was wrong, and then found it very rewarding to properly treat the problem. One of her favorite memories of practice was removing 113 straight pins (!!!) from the stomach of a basset hound. The pins were embedded in cotton balls, and it took awhile and painstaking effort to remove them all. However, she was proud to share that she managed to remove them without any puncturing the stomach wall. This was long before ultrasound – so just radiographs before and after to make sure they were all out!
Dr. Garden is happily single and loves to spend time with friends – going to dinner, hiking, and vacationing. She enjoys swimming and being out in the sun, often spending her free time gardening and landscaping.
Dr. Garden’s advice to young veterinarians is to understand that there are different ways to diagnose and treat and that everyone has their own style. It is good to learn from more experienced vets, but always remember to be yourself and communicate well with clients.
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