Dawn Frank, DVM

Dr. Dawn Frank is a 1982 graduate of Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. From 1982 until 1989 she worked as a veterinarian in a mixed animal practice in Wakarusa, Indiana, and later in the Community Service Practice at Purdue University, where she restarted the equine ambulatory program. In 1990 Dr. Frank opened a solo practice in her home in Brookston, Indiana. The practice moved to its current location in Delphi two years later. From 1992 until 2010 she served as the secretary for the Indiana Association of Equine Practitioners. Dr. Frank is currently serving as the Vice-Chairman for the Indiana Veterinary Licensing Board. She also serves as an advisor for the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab and the Purdue Department of Animal Science. In her spare time, Dr. Frank enjoys golfing with her husband David Schneider, a teacher at Klondike Middle School. She also enjoys reading, puttering around in the garden and being mentored by their dog and horses. She feels blessed to be a member of a profession that according to Dr. James Herriot allows her to “match the science with the soul.” 

Susan Stuart, DVM

Dr. Stuart is a 1991 graduate of North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  Dr. Stuart practiced feline medicine exclusively for the first two and a half years following her graduation. Since 1993 she has been mainly interested in small animal emergency medicine and critical care. Beyond veterinary medicine, Dr. Stuart likes spending time with her four children and husband, Dr. Jan Hawkins, a large animal surgeon at Purdue Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Dr. Stuart’s family also includes a cow, two donkeys, a horse, four cats, six dogs, and a barn full of bunnies. In addition she likes to travel, tend to her garden, and work on her scrapbooks. 

John Pickett, DVM