Veterinarians

C. F. Locklar, Jr., DVM

Education:
• 1975 – Graduate of Macon Academy, Tuskegee, Alabama, with honors
• 1982 – Received Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Auburn University
• Member of Alpha Psi Professional Veterinary Fraternity
• Member of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Experience:
• 1982—1984 – Worked as an associate veterinarian with the Animal Clinic of Tullahoma in Tullahoma, TN with primary emphasis being large animal practice
• June 20, 1984 – Purchased Maury County Veterinary Hospital, a mixed animal practice in Columbia, Tennessee

Professional Membership:
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA)
(Currently the Large Animal Chairperson)
• Maury County Veterinary Medical Association (MCVMA)
• American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)
• Society of Theriogenology
• National Federation of Independent Business
• Tennessee Veterinary Technician Education Taskforce

Current and Past Organizational Affiliations:
• Past member and board member of the Kiwanis Club in Tullahoma, TN
• Served on the First City Bank Advisory Board, Columbia, TN
• Founding member & former board member of the Maury County Animal Shelter
• Served as President of the Maury County Animal Shelter from 1989—1991
• Founding member and former board member of the Duck River Chapter
of Quail Unlimited
• Member of the Columbia Rotary Club. Served on the Board of Directors
from 1988—1991
• Member and inactive Deacon of Zion Presbyterian Church in Columbia, TN
• Member and Past Board Member of the Maury County Cattleman’s Assoc.
• Serves on the Veterinary Peer Review Committee for Middle Tennessee
• Better Business Bureau
• Maury Alliance

Awards:
• Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Columbia Rotary Club
• Tennessee Cattleman’s Association Outstanding Businessman of the Year (1993)
• Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association Distinguished Service Award (2008)

Robert D. Myers DVM

Education:
• Attended Louisiana Tech 1984—1987
• Received Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine
  — Louisiana State University 1988—1992

Experience:
Maury County Veterinary Hospital
  — 1993 to present

Professional Memberships:
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA)
• American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)



Organizational Affiliations:
Member of the Columbia, Tennessee Rotary Club (also former board member)

Awards:
Recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Columbia Rotary Club

Travis J. Hensley, DVM

Education:
2006 - St. George’s University College of Veterinary Medicine
Auburn University Veterinary Clinicals
University of Tennessee

Experience
• Maury County Veterinary Hospital from 2006 to present

Professional Memberships
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)
• Middle Tennessee Equine Practitioners Association (MTEPA)


Veterinary Medicine Instructor
St. George’s University College of Veterinary Medicine
— Guest Instructor (Winter 2007)

Alisa D. Gilliam, DVM

Education:
B.S. in Biochemistry — 2003
— Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green, Kentucky
Received Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine — 2007
— Auburn University

Experience:
• Veterinary assistant at Scottsville Animal Hospital from 1997—2002
• Assistant at Auburn University Large Animal Hospital from 2004—2007
• Maury County Veterinary Hospital,
from 2007 to present

Professional Memberships
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)



Licensed Veterinary Medical Technicians

Wendy Malone, LVMT

A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology – 2000
— Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee

Tiffany Watkins, LVMT

A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology – 2004
— Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee

Kathy L. Massey, LVMT

A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology – 1981
— Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee



Veterinary Technicians and Assistants

Kari Burgess

A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology – 1998
— San Joaquin Valley College, Fresno, California

Robert Moore

A.A.S. in Veterinary Technology – 2008
— Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee

Tiffany Pierce

Currently enrolled in the Veterinary Technology Program
— Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee

Natalie Cathey

Currently employed as a Veterinary Assistant and in charge of our Boarding Facility



Office Staff:

Practice Manager

Martha R. Locklar

Receptionists and Medical Records

Emily Dodson
Natasha Bleau
Tracy Morrow

1118 Hampshire Pike
Columbia, TN 38401
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Phone: 931.388.4750