Dr. Shari

Since a young age, Dr. Shari knew she wanted to work with animals. She had a dog washing business as a kid, but had to quit after she clogged the bathtub drains. She graduated from Purdue Vet School in 1986, where she met her husband Rick. She has two sons, Paul and Noah, and a menagerie of animals that includes horses, dogs, cats, chickens, and more. Dr. Shari loves music and has been involved with Barbershop Harmony groups, as well as plays the clarinet for her church orchestra.

Dr. Rick

After graduating from Purdue University in 1985, Dr. Rick has strived to hone his skills in emergency and referral medicine. His areas of expertise are in diagnostic and surgical orthopedics, laser surgery, ultrasound and endoscopy diagnostics. He assists at ER hospitals around the city and works with horses in his “free time.” He enjoys collecting trains, working on old cars, cycling, horses, and his newest hobby, piloting. Coincidentally, he also is happily married and has two sons, Paul and Noah.

Dr. Merle

Dr. Christine Merle is a University of Illinois graduate who joined ZCVC in April 2022. For the last 20+ years,she has worked in a wide variety of roles in the animal health industry including teaching veterinary students, presenting at international meetings and working for companies in a wide variety of technical, marketing and sales roles. Now back in practice again she enjoys being able to work with the entire team in supporting pet owners and their beloved furry companions. Dr. Merle and her husband reside in Zionsville with their senior dog Dozer. In her free time, Dr. Merle enjoys riding and showing dressage with her horse, Whimsy.

Dr. Jones

Dr. Melissa Jones is an Indiana native and recent graduate of Purdue University. She has been with the ZCVC team since June, 2019. Her areas of interest include wellness care, feline medicine and behavior, and geriatric patient management. Dr. Jones really enjoys the opportunity to help pet owners keep their pets as healthy as possible throughout their entire lives. Although veterinary clinics are most known for improving animals' physical health, she believes that maintaining their emotional health via Fear Free techniques is just as important. Nothing is more fulfilling to her than working with pet owners to help a pet feel better, and just as importantly, stay better. In her free time, Dr. Jones enjoys running, reading, and spending time with her husband and their three cats.

Dr. Martin

Dr. Wiley

Dr. Kiersten Wiley joined our team in the summer of 2024. Her interest in veterinary medicine began with her first word, 'bird,' and her fascination with animals never wavered as she pursued her career. Dr. Wiley spent 8 years at Purdue University earning her undergraduate and Doctorate degrees. She then moved to Eastern North Carolina to enjoy the mountains and beaches while growing as a young Doctor and learning new procedures. After a few years, she decided to move closer to family and partnered with a practice in downtown Indianapolis. As her family has grown, Dr. Wiley wanted to spend more time with them and take a step back from management. This led her to join Zionsville Country Vet, where her family trusted their pets’ care growing up.

Dr. Wiley loves working in general practice because every day provides a new and interesting problem to solve. Her passion is soft tissue surgery, especially foreign body retrievals and C-section deliveries.

When not in the office, Dr. Wiley enjoys spending time with her husband, Jacob, their two sons, Declan and Dalton, and their dogs, Maci Mae and Mrs. Pigglesworth. Her hobbies include exercise (mostly chasing a toddler and walking the stroller), reading, cooking, and riding horses. She is happy to be back in her hometown and can’t wait to care for all of the Eagle families!

DADO Fund

In October, 2009, Dr. Shari Lyons lost her father, Dave Albert, to a brief illness. Dave had been a significant force in Dr. Shari’s life, not only as a father, but as a mentor and lover of animals. As a young man, Dave had considered being a veterinarian, but was guided instead to a career in engineering.

His love for pets never waned as evidenced by the many animal related pursuits he enjoyed. His assistance was immeasurable with his children’s dog washing business and as the children grew, he continued as a dog trainer for the Pike Township 4-H program. After retiring from GM, he started his own business grooming dogs and cats and providing “do it yourself” grooming facilities. His own dogs and cats gave him so much joy he was never without a Max or Bailey story.

In honor of her father, Dr. Shari has created the Dave Albert Defense of (DADO) Animals Fund. This fund is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of local homeless and needy pets. These funds will stay in Boone county and one hundred percent of the money donated will go to discounted services provided by the Zionsville Country Veterinary Clinic.

Donations can be made for any reason, but many of the initial donations were made in Dave’s honor and in memory of beloved pets. Dave Albert had a tender heart and was often moved by the same brown eyes the Dave Albert Memorial Fund intends to protect. Although he will always be missed, Dr. Shari is sure he would be proud to know that animals in need were being helped in his memory.

Thank you for helping homeless animals receive medical care! If you would like to donate to our DADO Fund and help animals in need, please call the clinic. Thank you!