Dr. Laura Peck joins us as an Associate Veterinarian from the University of Missouri DVM class of 2023. She previously attended the University of Arkansas, where she received her undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2018.
Originally interested in medical research, Dr. Peck found a calling in animal healthcare during college. She has a desire to treat not only dogs and cats, but the exotics species as well, and sought out an extended externship at BACECC while attending veterinary school to gain exposure to a wider range of veterinary care. It was during that externship she realized that extending her skills to all the companion species would be the perfect balance of challenging and rewarding.
Dr. Peck now returns to her home state as she grew up near Springfield in Willard, Missouri. Married in March of 2023, Dr. Peck and her husband Aaron, along with their two rescued cats, Poppy and Ivy, are settling into the Kansas City area as well as at BACECC. When not working, you may find them taking in a Sporting KC or KC Current game, playing video games, or spending time with their families that live nearby.
Dr. Calla Reilly is an Associate Veterinarian at Belton Animal Clinic. She is a 2022 graduate of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and is a member of the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV) as well as the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV).
Dr. Reilly knew from a young age that veterinary medicine was her calling. She is committed to educating pet owners on responsible pet ownership, including proper nutrition, exercise, and preventative care. She firmly believes in the power of preventative medicine to help animals live long and healthy lives. Dr. Reilly's professional interests include exotic animal medicine, including small mammals, reptiles, and aquatics. She also has interests in surgery, dentistry, and dermatology.
Dr. Reilly shares her home with two cats, two snakes, one gecko, and many freshwater aquariums. In her free time, she enjoys board games, crafting, and tending to her indoor garden.
Dr. Haw grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended veterinary school at the University of California, Davis, where she received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2014. Dr. Haw has worked in a variety of roles including 4 years in private mixed animal practice in Northern California, an internship in Food Animal Medicine and Surgery at The Ohio State University, and a livestock medicine-emphasis residency at the University of Missouri. Dr. Haw is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and board certified in Large Animal Internal Medicine.
Prior to joining the Veterinary Practice Partners family in March 2024, she served as a livestock faculty locum at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Tennessee, and Colorado State University in addition to providing small animal emergency services at the University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center in Kansas City. In her spare time, Dr. Haw enjoys practicing yoga, cooking, traveling, and attempting to garden.
Dr. Lara Taylor is an Associate Veterinarian who graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 2015 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. She is an area local, having grown up in Olathe, Kansas, and was inspired to become a veterinarian while growing up caring for and training family pets.
Before joining Belton Animal Clinic & Exotic Care Center, Dr. Taylor worked in emergency service at Blue Pearl Kansas City and as a consulting veterinarian for ASPCA Pet Poison Control. With her return to general practice, she hopes to spread her triage and treatment knowledge to the rest of the team and, in exchange, gain a more comprehensive skillset in preventative care.
At home, Dr. Taylor enjoys gardening and woodworking and spending quality time with her husband and their two large dogs, Ebony and Aela, and one housecat, Oscar.
Located off of I-49 via Arnold Ave. Directly between LifeQuest Church and Odens BBQ.
Phone: 816-331-3120
