JULIE MEADOWS, DVM
Medical Director

Dr. Meadows graduated from UC Davis' veterinary school in 1988. She spent 20 years in private practice in the Central Valley, owning her practice for 10 of those years. In 2008 she joined the faculty at UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, teaching general practice and client communication to all four class levels.

After stints as a medical director in Australia and Santa Cruz, she has joined us at Parkway Animal Center as Medical Director and Co-Owner. Her favorite patients are senior kitties and she has a special interest in low stress handling and maintaining the human animal bond!

SANDY KNOWLES, DVM
Associate Veterinarian

Dr. Sandy Knowles grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and splits her time between Martinez, Davis and Middletown. She received her undergraduate degree at University of California, Davis and went on to veterinary school in New Zealand at Massey University. From 2012-2017 Dr. Knowles practiced exclusively in equine medicine and picked up small animal medicine in 2017.

Dr. Knowles has an Australian Shepherd, Evie, and enjoys CrossFit, yoga, camping and hiking. Fun facts: she speaks French and almost chose winemaking as a profession over veterinary medicine.

SHANE JAKOBER, DVM
Associate Veterinarian

Dogs were always a big part of Dr. Shane Jakober’s family growing up, sleeping in the bed and going on family vacations. Her Mom could see at a young age that she had a way with animals and would tell her that she would grow up and go to Davis for vet school and become a veterinarian even before the little girl knew what that meant.

Fast forward a few years and she started riding horses in her Los Angeles suburb. She remembers the day she knew she wanted to be a veterinarian herself when her horse Pi colicked and the ambulatory vet drove out early on a Sunday to treat him. She was so grateful for his kind words and healing hands when she needed it most. She decided she wanted to be able to do the same for other animal lovers when their family member was suffering.

Dr. Jakober graduated from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in 2010 followed by an intensive, yearlong internship in equine medicine and surgery in Southern California. Her first associate job brought her to a mixed animal practice in the high desert. While the majority of her patients were horses, at that practice she felt a lot like James Herriot treating dogs, goats, sheep, cattle and pigs, too, since no other vets in the area would drive to people's homes.

When the opportunity came, Dr. Jakober and her husband jumped at the chance to move back to Northern California where they settled in Woodland in 2013. She started working with dogs and cats at that time focusing on preventative healthcare. She has a special interest in low-stress handling and making the veterinary visit as fear-free as possible, becoming fear-free certified in 2023.

When she’s not working, Dr. Jakober enjoys hiking, camping, traveling, eating out and going to rock concerts with her husband and friends. They have one senior-aged rescue mutt named Bailey who they adore. Fun fact: Dr. Jakober spent one semester of college aboard a cruise ship called the SS Universe Explorer circumnavigating the globe and visiting 10 countries in Fall 2001 during the aftermath of 9/11.