A Team You Can Believe In

OWNER, DR. SABRA AMEND has been a part of the Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital family since 2006, first as a pre-vet volunteer and then as a veterinary assistant until she started veterinary school. After earning her DVM, she returned to Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital as an associate veterinarian. In January of 2023, Dr. Amend became the proud owner of Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital. She is honored to lead the team where her veterinary dream started and continue to provide her patients compassionate and trustworthy veterinary care. Dr. Amend es bilingüe y habla español.

After DR. KRISTI ROWLAND completed a small animal internship and three years in emergency medicine, she opened Free State Veterinary Hospital in 1997. It merged with Marks Veterinary Hospital in 2002 to form Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital, and she became the sole owner from 2013 to 2022. She loves to help and encourage pre-vet students and is honored to have mentored Dr. Amend and Dr. Gleeson. She is delighted to pass Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital’s ownership to Dr. Amend and feels grateful to be a caring part of our client families for over twenty years.

DR. MEGAN GLEESON spent her first 25 years in Lawrence, Kansas. While attending the University of Kansas, she was also a Division I rower and volunteered at Operation Wildlife. Later, she worked in the kennel staff at Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital. In 2011, she moved to Colorado to earn her veterinary medicine degree. And, in 2021, Dr. Gleeson moved back to the Lawrence community she always loved. She’s thrilled to be back in her old stomping grounds at Wakarusa Veterinary Hospital. In her free time, Dr. Gleeson enjoys listening to comedy podcasts, KU basketball, bonfires, and board games.

DR. ANNA M. PEES, DVM, MPH hails from Lawrence, KS, and graduated from Free State High School before attending the University of Arizona in Tucson. After college, she worked in animal health and fitness while living in NYC, Massachusetts, and Texas. She enrolled at K-State, where she earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Public Health with a focus on zoonotic and infectious diseases. Upon completing her degrees, she practiced small animal medicine in Colorado and Wales, UK, served as a Veterinary Medical Officer for the USDA, and worked at the Biosecurity Research Institute at K-State. She enjoys traveling, gardening, volunteering, and outdoor activities and is thrilled to serve pets and their families in her hometown.

DR. AMY ZEIMETZ, originally from Minnesota, has lived in Kansas for a decade with her husband and two children. Since childhood she wanted to be a veterinarian, an astronaut, or a ballerina. She has enjoyed forming lasting relationships with clients and focusing on compassionate preventive care to help keep pets healthy and happy. Her favorite area of veterinary medicine is dentistry, performing dental cleanings and extractions to keep pets’ smiles healthy. Dr. Zeimetz loves traveling and experiencing different cultures and cuisine. Miniature dachshund is her favorite dog breed, and she has three that keep the whole family on their toes - Gulliver, Lorraine, and Delores.