Staff

Dwight, a Millstadt native, graduated from Belleville West High School in 1979, and went on to college at the University of Illinois in Urbana. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Animal Science in 1983, and stayed at the University of Illinois to attend veterinary school. He earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1987, and moved back home to practice in Millstadt in a mixed animal practice. In 1988, Dwight married his wife Lizabeth Vollmer (who is also a veterinarian). Liz and Dwight decided to make Monroe County their permanent home and bought the Waterloo Animal Clinic in 1990. After the purchase, they changed the name to the Waterloo Animal Hospital (WAH). From then on, Liz and Dwight have strived to create a quality animal hospital that is strongly rooted in the community, where quality veterinary care to our patients and exceptional client services are the mainstays of the practice. Through the years, Dwight has taken mixed animal practice to a whole different level by creating his own special niche in the practice of veterinary medicine. His special niche in veterinary medicine includes white tail deer, elk, and porcine (pig) medicine. Most recently Dwight’s expertise in the porcine industry has launched him into the demanding and exciting world of pig exporting, where he is called upon to monitor biosecurity and the health of thousands of pigs being exported to other countries like China, Vietnam, and Mexico. When Dwight is not working with pigs, his down to earth attitude and extensive knowledge base lets him excel in the areas of small animal medicine, working one-on-one with clients, and in orthopedic surgeries like bone pinning and cruciate ligament repair. Dwight and Liz have two children, Mitch and Emma. In Dwight’s free time, he enjoys fishing, mushroom hunting, playing Kloepper (local Monroe County card game), watching the Cardinals, and playing in the Bud Light Brigade. Dwight is always accompanied by his two trusty companions, Maggie (Heeler) and Ava (German Short hair). Ava can always be found in Dwight’s chair at his desk and if Dwight is lucky, she sometimes shares it with him!