Clinton Parkway

Our Doctors

All of our doctors have been active in local, state, and national professional organizations, including the Douglas County Veterinary Medical Association, Kansas Veterinary Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, and American Animal Hospital Association. Our doctors feel that participation in organized veterinary medicine is an important responsibility and have all strived to participate as committee members or officers when possible. We also believe strongly in community involvement; our doctors participate in educational programs at local schools and colleges.

Dr. Lea Craig

Dr. Craig graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Canada in 2007. She then practiced at a small animal hospital in Toronto Ontario for three years. In July of 2010 Dr. Craig and her husband Adam moved to Lawrence Kansas. Shortly thereafter (October 2010) their first son, Henry, was born. Henry is now a very active one year old toddler! The Craig family also includes a boxer (Matilda) and two cats (Benny & Linus). In her spare time Dr. Craig enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and horse back riding.

Dr. Craig enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine but has a special interest in preventative medicine, pain management, anesthesia and surgery. We are happy and fortunate to have Dr. Craig joining our Clinton Parkway Animal Hospital team in 2012!

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Dr. Tom Liebl

Dr. Liebl earned his doctoral degree in Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University in 1985. In 1985-86 he completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital in Springfield, Mass. After practicing in Framingham, Mass., for one year, he spent another three years in a small animal practice in Manhattan Beach, Calif. He joined the staff at CPAH in January of 1990. Dr. Liebl achieved Diplomate status of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (Canine and Feline Practice) in 1994. Dr. Liebl comes from a family of veterinarians — his father, brother, and sister are all veterinarians. His son Parker will enter the school of veterinary medicine at Kansas State in the fall of 2012.

He, his wife Kim, and three children (Brecken, Parker, and McKenzie), have a gray and black tabby cat named Zuma. Tom and Kim are active in Corpus Christi church where Tom is hospitality minister. Dr. Liebl’s time away from the hospital includes family activities, fishing, and ultra endurance mountain bike racing.

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Dr. Miranda Meppen

Dr. Miranda Meppen joined our practice in late 2011, and her enthusiasm for veterinary medicine is exemplary. Miranda graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010, where she received the Loren D. Kintner Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Award for a project focusing on reproductive cancer. Her practice specialties include small and exotic pets.

She resides in Eudora with Aaron, her boyfriend and her family of four rescue pets —- (Josie, a Border Collie, Mickey, a fun loving, energetic Beagle/Dachsund mix and two cats – Teriyaki and Peanut). They are all really enjoying their new home and exploring Lawrence and the surrounding area.

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Dr. Gary Olson

Dr. Olson graduated from Kansas State University in 1972. He spent two years in Elkhart, Ind., before moving back to Lawrence in 1974 to establish the Clinton Parkway Animal Hospital. He has three married daughters, four granddaughters and three grandsons. Dr. Olson has been a board member of the Kansas City Veterinary Medical Association, Kansas Veterinary Medical Association, president of the Douglas County Veterinary Association and an area director for the American Animal Hospital Association. Dr. Olson and his wife Sue have three pets — Jackson and Gunnar, yellow and black labs, and Harley, a grey tiger cat. The Olsons enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking and backpacking, and spending weekends at a small farm near LaCygne, Kansas.

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Dr. Joanne Burns

Dr. Burns is our consulting radiologist. She was born and raised in rural Indiana. Hence, she is an avid basketball fan. Dr. Burns graduated from Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine in 1975. Following three years in small animal practice she went to the University of Missouri-Columbia for a three year residency in radiology. Dr. Burns became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Radiology in 1981. From 1981-1989 she was a faculty member at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Since 1991 she has been a consultant in the Lawrence-Kansas City area in radiology and ultrasound.

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