Groveway Veterinary Hospital 
                  Small Animal, Exotics, Caged Birds, Equine

          2423 Grove Way, Castro Valley, CA 94546

                      Phone: 510-581-6629

                                                  Russell W. Hackler, DVM
                                                  University of Missouri  1970 

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                                                                    Megan I. Armor, DVM
                                                           
University of California Davis 2006

Dr. Armor received her bachelors degree magna cum laude in biochemistry and cell biology from U.C. San Diego in 1998.  After working in biotechnology for 1 year, she spent the next few years working as a veterinary technician before returning to medical school at U.C. Davis and graduating with honors in 2006. She came to Groveway soon after graduation and has been with us ever since.  She shares her home with a labrador retriever, a german shepherd, an orange tabby, and 2 fish tanks.  When not working, Dr. Armor can be found snowboarding in the winter months, or wakeboarding and playing golf in the summer.  She volunteers her time spaying and neutering feral cats every other month with Tri Valley Fix Our ferals

                                                



                                          Karen D. Harper, DVM
                                   University of California Davis  2001

                                                              
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                                                    Jerob A. Leaper
                                              
Massey University, 2008
 Dr. Leaper received his B.S. in Biology from U.C. Irvine in 2002.  Following completion of school he worked as a laboratory technician in the endocrinology department for Quest Diagnostics for almost 2 years.  He married his wife, Teresa, in the summer of 2003.  While on their honeymoon they fell in love with New Zealand and applied to the veterinary program. He was accepted into the AVMA accrediated program at Massey University and graduated in December 2008.  Living in the bay area with his lovely wife Teresa (a veterinary technician), Daughter Cailin, 4 dogs (2 german shepherds, a yellow lab/vizla cross and a golden retriever/irish settercross) and 2 cats (1 Orange Bengal cross and 1 British Blue cross).In his spare time Dr. Leaper enjoys spending time with his family and taking the dogs to the lake or beach.