Participates in the annual budget creation process.Įnsures daily financial information is accurate and is responsible for all local accounting functions.
Works with the PetVet Care Centers Support team to ensure compliance with all administrative responsibilities. Manages schedules for technical and administrative staff, coordinates DVM and Support schedules with the Medical Director Oversees Employee annual performance evaluation process. Reviews work performance of direct reports, constructively delivers feedback, resolves routine personnel issues and conducts timely performance appraisals. Orients and trains new clinic staff to the hospital and duties. Participates in onboarding new hires and all new hire paperwork. Responsible for timely performance feedback, skill and management development of all Hospital personnel. Supervises the staff within all hospital support departments. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service. The company operates over 380 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 4,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. Thilges is a member of Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, and the International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management.PetVet Care Centers, Inc. Thilges moved to Central Iowa to be closer to family and started Prairie View Animal Hospital in Grimes, IA.ĭr. She saw many of the orthopedic cases there and developed an interest in pain management, particularly pain associated with arthritis and cancer. She then obtained a position in a smaller, 3-doctor practice in the Chicago suburb of Sugar Grove. Thilges worked in a 10-doctor practice where she fostered a passion for orthopedic surgery and developed proficiency in ACL repair. in Animal Science in 2002 and her DVM from ISU in 2006.Īfter graduation from veterinary school, Dr. She attended Iowa State University and received her B.S. Lisa Thilges is the owner of Prairie View Animal Hospital. Creature Comforts is a busy, progressive hospital that is open seven days a week, making urgent care and emergency appointments the norm for Dr. From preventive care and surgery to nutritional counseling, our broad and varied service offering can meet all of your pet’s health needs in one convenient location. Her primary case load is dogs and cats with a few exotics. Creature Comforts Veterinary Hospital is a full-service pet hospital that offers comprehensive medical services for cats and dogs in Ankeny, greater Des Moines metro and beyond. Since 2013 she has been working as an associate veterinarian at Creature Comforts Veterinary Hospital in Ankeny. She served as a medical epidemiologist for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services prior to joining the Iowa Department of Public Health.Īfter graduation she worked at a private small animal practice and an animal shelter in West Des Moines. After seeing common health problems among her patients, and driven by a desire to have a broader impact, she joined the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service which, for the first time in her life, took her west of the Mississippi River to Nebraska. Pedati is a board-certified pediatrician and completed a residency with a certificate in Global Child Health at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. She earned her medical doctorate and a master’s degree in public health with a focus on epidemiology through a dual degree program at The George Washington University. She grew up in the Northern Virginia area and attended Georgetown University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Sciences and a Certificate in Population Health.
The doctor is also the state epidemiologist. Caitlin Pedati serves as State Medical Director and Epidemiologist. The Medical Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health is a Doctor of Medicine (MD), specializing in public health, who serves as a medical advisor to the department, medical professionals and the public.