Meet Our Staff

Our dedicated staff believes that pets enrich our lives!

We have 3 full-time staff veterinarians, Dr. Janet Batker, Dr. Amy Allen-Graves, Dr. Morgan Plemmons.

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Leanna King - Vet Office Manager Sheila Lewis, Head Veterinary Technician
Leanna King, Office Manager, Member of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association Sheila Lewis, Registered Veterinary Technician Renee Adams,
Lead Receptionist

Kathy Scholl, Vet Receptionist Mary Moore, Vet Receptionist
Kristen Price, Registered Vet Tech
Kathy Scholl, Receptionist Mary Moore, Receptionist Kristen Price, Registered Veterinary Technican

Nikki Cauley - Lillington Vet Hospital Shannon Michaels - Lillington Vet Hospital, Harnett County
Nikki Cauley,
Veterinary Technician
Shannon Michaels,
Veterinary Technician
Matt Hepburn,
Animal Caregiver

Amy Dittig Melissa Winspear Heather Youkers
Amy Dittig,
Veterinary Technician
Melissa Winspear, Receptionist & Vet Tech Heather Jackson, Veterinary Technician

Erika Armwood Mairibethe Hayes Dalton Penner, Vet Assistant
Erika Armwood,
Vet Assistant
Mairibethe Hayes,
Vet Assistant
*quack quack*
Dalton Penner,
Vet Assistant,
with "Hound Dog"

Eva Robinson Lillington Vet employee - Amy Beswick

Eva Robinson,
Vet Assistant

Cindy Howard Amy Beswick

   

Justin "Max" Lee,
Vet Assistant

   

Lillington Veterinarian

 

 

Dr. Amy Allen, flanked by Dana Wells and Melissa Winspear.

 

 

 

OUR VETS -

 Dr. Jan Batker, DVM

Dr. Jan Batker, DVMA native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Jan Batker has resided in North Carolina since 1978. She earned her BS in Animal Science from Penn State in 1976, where she was a member of the Intercollegiate Equestrian team. She worked in the Standardbred Racehorse Industry at Racetracks in the Northeast and in Pinehurst for 2 years before becoming a research associate at Duke University.

She graduated in 1985 with the first class admitted to the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she was inducted in Phi Zeta, the Honor Society of Veterinary Medicine, and received the Iams Speaking Award. In 1986 Dr. Jan completed an Internship in Small Animal Medicine and Surgery at the University of Georgia. She entered private practice the following year.

A staff veterinarian at Lillington Veterinary Hospital since 1996, Dr. Jan became Hospital Director in January of 2000. She is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA), the American Veterinary Dental Association, the American Association of Feline Practitioners, and the Heartworm Society. She is currently serving on the County Animal Emergency Response Team, The Dangerous Dog Committee of Harnett County and is a past secretary for the Alumni Society of the Veterinary School and past Publications Chair for the NCVMA. She has two children, two dogs and two cats at the current time. She teaches Sunday School to children, and often volunteers to present talks related to the veterinary profession to young people.

Dr. Amy Allen-Graves, DVM

Dr. Amy Allen-Graves, DVMA Harnett County native and a graduate of Western Harnett High School, she received her undergraduate degree in Animal Science from NC State, where she was active in the Pre-Veterinary and Animal Science Clubs. She earned her D.V.M. from NCSU, graduating from veterinary school in 1997. While in Veterinary school she was a member of the student American Animal Hospital Association, and the Student Chapters of the AVMA and Association of Bovine Practitioners. She has been a staff veterinarian at Lillington Veterinary Hospital since 1998, having previously practiced in Rockingham, but has been an employee of Lillington Veterinary Hospital since her college days.

She is married, has a son and a daughter, and her hobbies are church softball and walking (she enjoys exercising her dogs at Raven Rock State Park), although scrap booking has consumed a lot of her time lately. She is a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers and her professional affiliations are with the AVMA and NCVMA.

Dr. Morgan Plemmons

Dr. Morgan Plemmons, DVMDr. Morgan Plemmons began working at LVH in June 2008. She graduated from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008 and received her undergraduate degree at NCSU in animal science. Dr. Plemmons has special interests in dermatology, surgery, and reproduction, although she loves all aspects of veterinary medicine. She is a member of Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church where she is active in both the Praise Choir and the Alleluia Ringers. Her hobbies include cooking, reading, camping, and running. She is married to Hunter and they have two pugs, Brutus and Sparticus, and one cat, Gertie.

 

 

 

 

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