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Our caring and compassionate veterinary team!

We work hard to maintain an excellent staff of doctors, receptionists, technicians and assistants. Our staff is a close-knit group, and has been carefully chosen to provide the best care for your pet. All staff members participate in continuing education programs. Most have special interests or areas of expertise within the practice. All, of course have pets of their own. We’re glad you’ve chosen us as your pet’s health care team.

Dr. Steen

Veterinarian

Ryan Steen, DVM graduated from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2000. Dr. Steen worked at Frey Pet Hospital long before his graduation, working as a kennel staff member during the summers and winter breaks.

Dr. Feuerbach

Veterinarian

Jennifer Feuerbach DVM joined the Frey Pet Hospital team in 2004. Dr. Feuerbach grew up in rural northeast Nebraska and chose to pursue her education at Iowa State where she received her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine degrees.

Dr. Ayers

Veterinarian

Preston Ayers, DVM joined Frey Pet Hospital after graduating from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Kingus

Veterinarian

Heather Kingus, DVM, originally from Waterloo, practiced for four years in Naperville, Illinois before joining Frey Pet Hospital in 2006.

Dr. Koopman

Veterinarian

Kathy Koopman, DVM joined Frey Pet Hospital in 1996, after practicing veterinary medicine in Arizona for a number of years.

Dr. Ryherd

Veterinarian

Morgan Ryherd, DVM recently joined Frey Pet Hospital after graduating from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2020.

Dr. Reimer

Veterinarian

Brent Reimer, DVM, DACVS-SA, was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa for his undergraduate studies where he double majored in biology and botany. He then received his veterinary degree in 1999 from Iowa State University and..

Staff

Amy

Board Certified Technician in Clinical Practice & Lead Technician

As a Registered Veterinary Technician, Amy has been a team member since 2002. She graduated from Kirkwood Community College in 2004 as a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Amanda

Board Certified Veterinary Anesthetist

Amanda is a Board Certified Veterinary Anesthetist and a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Alicia

Registered Veterinary Technician

Alicia came to Frey's in 2018 as an intern in the Registered Veterinary Technician program at Kirkwood Community College. Alicia has always had a passion for animals, which shows in the quality of care that she provides to our patients.

Chelsea

Registered Veterinary Technician

Chelsea has been at Frey Pet Hospital since 2014. She graduated from The University of Northern Iowa in 2011 and Kirkwood’s Veterinary Technician Program in 2015.

Amanda E

Registered Veterinary Technician

Meet Amanda, one of our Veterinary Technicians since 2018. Amanda has always had a passion for animals, this passion dates back as far as she can remember.

Chantal

Registered Veterinary Technician

As a Registered Veterinary Technician Chantal joined the team in 2007. Chantal enjoys learning new treatment methods and the latest technology.

Scott

Network Administrator/Veterinary Assistant

Scott has been an integral part of Frey Pet Hospital since 1996. Scott graduated from Kirkwood Community college in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and also graduated from Capella University in Network Administration.

Kathy

Veterinary Assistant

Hola! Let us introduce you to Kathy, a veterinary assistant who has been in the Frey Pet Hospital family since 2010. Being half Mexican and half Salvadorian, Kathy speaks fluent Spanish and enjoys the opportunity to translate. She can often be found zipping about the hospital helping out patients and teammates with a bright smile on her face!

Heidi

Veterinary Assistant

Heidi has been in the veterinary field since 1999, when she began her veterinary assisting career. Heidi has been part of the Frey Pet Hospital team since 2012 and works in several areas of the hospital.

Michele

Veterinary Assistant

As one of our most tenured employees, Michele has been a part of the Frey family since 1984. Her long-standing relationship with our clients can be seen in the care she gives our patients.

Jennifer

Veterinary Assistant

Meet Jennifer, who has worked here at Frey Pet Hospital since 2001. In 2012 Jennifer became a Certified Laser Therapist.

Rob

Veterinary Assistant

Rob came to Frey's as an intern in 2018 through the Veterinary Assistant program at Kirkwood Community College.

Mallory

Veterinary Assistant

Graduating from the assistant program at Kirkwood Community College in 2007, Mallory joined our team in 2012.

Megan

Veterinary Assistant

As a customer service representative and a technician assistant, Megan is one of our team members who can work in multiple areas.

Chelsea P

Veterinary Assistant

Meet Chelsea! She is a dedicated staff member who has worked in many areas of the hospital. She currently is a veterinary assistant for the Frey Pet Hospital team and has proudly served us since 2007.

Madyleine

Veterinary Assistant

Heather

Veterinary Assistant

Meet Heather, one of our veterinary assistants here at Frey Pet Hospital. She has been part of our family since 2013. Having a long love for animals, Heather started in the animal care industry in 2006.

Joey

Customer Service Representative/Inventory Manager

As a customer service representative, Joey has been greeting clients and patients since 1998.

Chris

Customer Service Representative

For over 15 years Chris has worked for the Cedar Rapids DVM, looking for a change Chris found her opportunity here. Chris and her husband have been long standing clients of Frey Pet Hospital since 2014.

Alli

Customer Service Representative

As a customer service representative, Alli has been greeting client and patients since 2017. Pictured are Charlie and Zoey, they are full of energy most days. Alli worked at the Cedar Valley Human Society before joining Frey Pet Hospital.

Caitlin

Customer Service Representative

Magda

Veterinary Assistant

Dziendobry! Meet Magdalena, a member of the Frey team since 2013. She is from Warsaw, Poland and speaks fluent Polish. Magda is fabulously attentive to the needs of our patients, clients, and her co-workers. Magda has a strong work ethic and wants every one of our patients to be comfortable while in her care. Magda has three dogs, Mako, Ranger, Sage. She also has horses! “Working alongside some of the best veterinarians, assisting in caring for sick patients, and bringing them back to their owners happy and healthy once again is my favorite part of being at Frey Pet Hospital.” says Magda.

Kaley

Veterinary Assistant

Bio coming soon...

Carole

Customer Service Representative

Carole has been in the veterinary field for many years, originally from Canada; she lives with her husband and daughter in Cedar Rapids. Carole has been part of the Frey Pet Hospital team since February, 2017.

Christiane

Customer Service Representative

After working in the human medical field, Christiane joined Frey Pet Hospital in 2015. However, prior to that we knew Christiane and her family as loyal clients, bringing their dear 11-year-old Beagle named Lucky to us for care.

Faith

Customer Service Representative

Meet Faith, she has been part of our team since 2021. Originally from Wisconsin, Faith has been living in Iowa for the past 10 years.

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Elliott

Veterinary Assistant

Elliott started with Frey in January of 2022. He is studying to be a veterinary technician

Alexis

Veterinary Assistant

Sullivan

Veterinary Assistant

Bio coming soon...