Animal Care Center of Plainfield Team

Dr. Michael Buedel – Veterinarian, Chief of Staff, Partner

Dr. Buedel has been Chief of Staff and partner at Animal Care Center of Plainfield since 2002. Additionally, he is a partner of four other Kremer Veterinary Services clinics. Dr. Buedel particularly enjoys orthopedic surgery, and remains committed to advancing and honing his surgical skills through continuing education courses in [...]

Dr. John Michael – Veterinarian, Partner

Dr. John Michael is a managing partner at Animal Care Center Plainfield, Hinsdale Animal Hospital, Animal Care Center Shorewood and CARE Animal Emergency Services. He has been with Kremer Veterinary Services since 2007. He received his BS in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 2003 and his DVM [...]

Dr. Nicolas Spodak – Veterinarian, Partner

Dr. Spodak became a managing partner of Animal Care Center in 2010, after joining the team in 2008 with a concentration in surgery and medicine. Before pursuing a career in veterinary medicine, Dr. Spodak worked on four different continents as a field biologist. Today, he is passionate about zoology, with [...]

Dr. Daniel Erjavec – Veterinarian

Biographical Information Coming Soon. [...]

Dr. Josie Arkush – Veterinarian

Dr. Arkush has been practicing veterinary medicine for 5.5 years. She started at KVS right out of school and still going strong! Dr. Arkush started out her professional life as a graphic designer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Northern Illinois University. She worked for 4 years as a designer [...]

Dr. Sarah Kathleen Tracy – Veterinarian

Dr. Sarah Kathleen Tracy is a 2007 graduate of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.  She completed her clinical year of study at Oklahoma State University.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri State University where she majored in Biology with a minor in Chemistry.  She joined Kremer [...]

Dr. Lauren Spinelli – Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Spinelli joined the Kremer team at the Animal Care Center of Plainfield in May of 2016. She has a particular interest in client education in addition to a growing passion for surgery – both soft tissue and orthopedic. As a veterinarian, Dr. Spinelli works to be an enthusiastic, caring [...]

Dr. Julia Shorter – Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Shorter was born and raised in beautiful northern Colorado where she attended Colorado State University to earn both her bachelor’s degree and her doctorate of veterinary medicine. Although she will always love her home state she is very excited to put down roots in Illinois and experience all the [...]

Dr. Ashlyn Kuklock – Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Ashlyn Kuklock grew up on a dairy farm in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. She attended Minnesota State University of Moorhead for her Bachelor’s degree in Biology and graduated from Ross University with her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine. She also attended the University of Illinois for her clinical year. Dr. Kuklock [...]

Dr. Ashley Suwanski – Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Suwanski attended DePaul University in Chicago for her Master’s of Science in Biology and graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Suwanski is passionate about all aspects of veterinary medicine but is highly interested in internal medicine, surgery and to further pursuit [...]

Dr. Sara Goldschmidt – Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Sara Goldschmidt joined the team at Animal Care Center of Plainfield in June 2017. She attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for both her undergraduate and veterinary studies. Dr. Goldschmidt completed her undergraduate degree with honors with a major in Animal Sciences and a minor in Integrative Biology. Dr. [...]

Dr. Kelley Kanak – Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Kelley Kanak began working for Animal Care Center of Plainfield in June of 2018. She has completed multiple externships with us throughout vet school and is excited to be joining the ACC team after all these years. Dr. Kanak received her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the University [...]

Vicki Grandys – Operations Manager

Currently operations manager of the Animal Care Center of Plainfield, Vicki has worked at Kremer Veterinary Services since 1998 in various capacities, including as a technician, receptionist, and kennel manager. Vicki cites the hospital’s positive atmosphere as one reason she has stayed so long with the organization. She looks forward [...]

Julie Lowestrom – Practice Manager

Julie has been a client care specialist since 2011, she assumed the role of Assistant Practice Manager in 2016. This was a unique yet very exciting change for her since her prior career of nearly 20 years was in the human medical field. Julie’s love and passion for animals is [...]

Brittany Turnbull – Assistant Practice Manager

Brittany has been a client care specialist since March 2015. Her love for animals and compassion for clients is what encourages her to pursue her career at Animal Care Center. She is very outgoing and cherishes the bond she has formed with clients and their furry babies. Outside of work, [...]

Rebecca Farrell – Assistant Practice Manager

Rebecca has been a client care specialist since Oct 2016. Her love for animals and her respect for clients motivates her everyday. The dedication she has shown assumed her the role of Assistant Practice Manager in 2019. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys spending time with her family and friends. [...]

Megan Pedersen, CVT – Technician Manager

Megan has been a member of our team since May of 2003. She started her career with us during college as a client care technician and decided to pursue a degree in Veterinary Medical Technology. Megan obtained her Associates Degree in Veterinary Medical Technology from Joliet Junior College and passed [...]

Lauren Blankenship – Assistant Technician Manager

Lauren Blankenship has been with Animal Care Center of Plainfield since October of 2014! However, has been in the veterinary since 2010. She began her journey as a Technician and eventually worked her way up to be our Assistant Technician Manager! Lauren studied vet assisting in 2009 at Coastal Carolina [...]