Animal Care Center of Castle Rock, CO - Compassionate, Professional, Caring Veterinary Care, Large and Small Animal, Equine Veterinarian

Brooke Y. James, DVM

Doctor Brooke Yules James was born and raised in central Massachusetts in a small town with dairy farms and horse stables. She loved playing with the animals as much as riding them or caring for them. (She refuses to answer any questions about the "Cow-tipping" incident at the Smith farm in 1988.) The neighbors all knew who to call when pet-sitting was needed, and thankfully a good family friend and veterinarian was around to mentor her budding animal interests. She attended Cornell University School of Agriculture and Life Sciences graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995. She then advanced to Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine receiving her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1999.

During veterinary school Brooke was able to explore multiple fields as an active member of many student chapters of national organizations. She participated in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), as well as being involved with equine respiratory research, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Government Relations Division of the AVMA, Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline, and Tufts Vet School's youth outreach programs.

She became enamored with Colorado while doing externships at the Littleton Large Animal Clinic and Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine during her last year of veterinary school. Dr. Brooke moved out west after graduation and began her career in Aurora at a mixed animal practice before shifting her focus to the south side of Denver and beginning work in Castle Rock.

Dr. Brooke truly enjoys caring for the beloved pets with which she interacts each day as well as the humans they invariably have with them. Her focus is on high quality preventative medicine and health for her patients. She wants to keep your four-legged family member around and happy as long as possible! She has a special interest in pain management and dentistry and is very keen on keeping all of the surgical cases seen at the Animal Care Center as safe as possible. She enjoys seeing the occasional goat, sheep, cow, and pig for the clients who raise livestock and participates in 4-H. She especially takes pleasure in volunteering for the Denver Dumb Friend's League's Buddy Center here in Castle Rock.

Dr. Brooke lives in Franktown on a small "farm" with her husband of 9 years. Her eldest child Rebecca was the 2003 Denver New Year's baby and continues to grow with flair. Her son Stephen is a toddling terror and keeps her running when she is not at work! She personally is claimed by one puppy-dog and a couple of cute kitty-cats. The one horse out back does not allege anything about her. Dr. Brooke feels blessed to be one of the founding members of the Animal Care Center of Castle Rock and hopes that all of our clients and patients feel they are being treated with the best and most compassionate customer care. Please feel free to contact her if you have any questions or concerns.

Shawn K. Wayment, DVM

Dr. Shawn K. Wayment knew at the early age of seven that he was afflicted with an obsession for bird dogs and horses; he knew then, that he wanted to become a veterinarian. After graduating from high school in Preston, Idaho he went directly into the army as a medic/EMT for the 82nd Airborne Division. He was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and spent some time in the Sinai Desert in Egypt.

After severing his hitch with the army, Dr. Wayment enrolled at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. While at Weber State, he served as the Natural Science Senator and was honored with the 1993 Super Senior Award in the College of Science as well as the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the Department of Zoology.

Dr. Wayment enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in the fall of 1993 to realize his dream of becoming a veterinarian. While in veterinary school, he was involved in the research program and was an active member in the student chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). Dr. Wayment was involved in research associated with neurotransmitters that affect the gastrointestinal tract, and his original plan was to continue with an active career in veterinary research. However, he enjoyed the interaction with clients and their animals so much during his senior year, that he abandoned the idea of being in a lab and decided to go into private practice. Dr. Wayment graduated Cum Laude from Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in May of 1997. He was inducted as a member of the National Veterinary Honor Society (PHI ZETA) for being in the top ten percent of his graduating class.

Dr. Wayment joined a mixed animal practice in Walla Walla, Washington in the summer of 1997 where he enjoyed practicing mixed animal practice for 2 years. He moved to Castle Rock, Colorado in January of 1999 to join a companion animal clinic. In March of 2003, Dr. Wayment left his position as an associate veterinarian to realize his dream of being a practice owner and started the Animal Care Center of Castle Rock with Dr. Brooke James.

Dr. Wayment is involved with many of the 4-H groups in Castle Rock and he enjoys volunteering his time for the Douglas County Fair each fall. Dr. Wayment has a special interest in the animal-human bond, and he enjoys being a part of the happiness that animals bring to owners and their families lives. He has a special interest in both equine and canine reproduction as well as the health and nutritional aspects of the canine and equine athlete. Dr. Wayment's emphasis is on the care and comfort of the patient. His calm demeanor also offers solace, understanding and empathy to the owner.

Dr. Wayment is owned by an English setter, an English Pointer, a field bred English Cocker and two wild but wonderful cats. He has a wonderful daughter named Kyli who is married to an industrial arts teacher named Kevin Weaver. He also has a great son named Dylan who wants to become a veterinarian and is currently a senior in high school.

Jonathan T. Quint, DVM

Dr. Jonathan T. Quint grew up in the great state of Montana where his interests in veterinary medicine developed at an early age. During his elementary school years, the rescuing of baby birds from fallen nests every spring launched his desire to help any animal in need of assistance. He even went so far as to dive into a Montana river to save a drowning moose calf (in hindsight, not the most brilliant move as the mother moose was just upstream and the river was cold!). Everything worked out ok as he carried the baby to the edge of the woods where the mother could retrieve it.

Dr. Quint attended college in Pennsylvania at Franklin & Marshall College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics. He then attended Montana State University in preparation for veterinary school. He obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1997. After a brief 8 months of small animal practice in Kalispell, Montana, he returned to beautiful Colorado where he has resided to this day.

Dr. Quint has practiced in the Castle Rock area since early 1998 and his interests lie with soft-tissue surgery, dentistry, and reproductive medicine. He is excited to be a part of the Animal Care Center of Castle Pines, where state-of-the art medicine and surgery will be emphasized. “I look forward to joining Dr. James, Dr. Wayment, and Dr. Crippen in this wonderful new facility. This venture will allow me to bring you and your pet compassionate, quality care for many years to come’”

Dr. Quint lives in Elizabeth, Colorado, with his wonderful wife, a beautiful daughter, a golden retriever, a German Shepherd, and a very spoiled cat! His leisure time is spent fly fishing, hiking, and hopefully more time in the air as he continues his passion for flying.

Lindsay M. Crippen, DVM, MBA

I am Lindsay M. Crippen, DVM, MBA at least that is my official title, but I prefer Lindsay. I am a native of Colorado, born and raised along the Front Range in beautiful Denver. In my high school years I was a concert pianist, a varsity volleyball, basketball, and soccer player. I worked in a veterinary clinic as a kennel "kid" to gain experience in the veterinary field.

After high school I attended college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado knowing I would apply for Veterinary school during my fourth year of undergraduate. College was filled with many hours of studying, working, volunteering and some social time. I worked at Lambspun of Colorado, a fiber arts gallery, learning the art of knitting, spinning, weaving and crocheting, but also learned how to run a business. I was their office manager. Working for three years at Lambspun gave me the confidence to become an entrepreneur. I knew I would open and operate my own veterinary clinic. After going to school full time, working twenty to thirty hours a week and volunteering about ten hours a week, it came down to the final semester of undergraduate and preparing to move to Illinois for Veterinary school.

I spent four years in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois attending the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. There were many hours of studying, socializing and some working. College was devoted to getting into veterinary school and veterinary school was devoted to learning about veterinary medicine, to establish lifelong friends and determine the kind of doctor I wanted to become. Four years came and went quickly.

I graduated in May 2003 and returned to Colorado. I was jobless, homeless, and money less. What alternative did I have, but to move in with the parents? I decided to attend school again for my Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. I graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver in May 2007 with my MBA

I told my self after graduating from veterinary school that I wanted to be in pursuit of my own hospital in 5 years and it has happened! I worked as an emergency and critical care doctor on the overnight shifts for the first nine months of my career and then gradually worked my way into the daytime shift as a general practitioner in Castle Rock. Currently, I have joined forces with Animal Care Center as a practice owner and am looking forward to new challenges that it brings me. I can honestly say I love my job. My clients and I work as a team; the clients rely on me, the doctor, to treat their family members with respect and care and I rely on them to keep me informed about their pets. I want to educate clients and to love their pets as they are loved at home.

Aside from work I do try and create a balance of my own wishes and desires. I have three cats, Black Diamond, Jack, and Chloe, a leopard gecko, Dudley and Clementine and two dogsl; my beloved dog, Holly Berry and Everett, my three legged mongrel. I enjoy photography and traveling. I have a wonderful husband and am looking forward to being blessed with a baby girl this winter 2009. Many days there are not enough hours to get done what I would like, but in the end I am happy and enjoy life to its fullest. For those still pondering, no I am not still living with my parents!

Lana J. Groom, DVM

Dr. Lana J. Groom was born and raised in Davenport, IA. (Not Idaho) At an early age, Dr. Groom knew she was going to be a veterinarian. It all started with collecting various birds, bugs, and snakes. She would love to “surprise” her mother with a snake or critter in her pocket. She got her first pony named “Plug” when she was five and throughout her growing years showed horses. As a young person, Dr. Groom had a variety of jobs, which included: detasseling corn, working for McDonalds, and working at a pizza parlor. After having a discussion with her high school counselor, she discovered that she actually had to go to college to become a veterinarian (lots of laughs).

Dr. Groom enrolled in college at Iowa State University. She received a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. She was accepted into Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. During her extended stay at Iowa State, she was employed by ISU Veterinary School, answering the phones for the emergency service and cleaning surgery rooms.

While in veterinary school, Dr. Groom was active in the American Association of the Practitioners (AAEP), colic team and intramural softball and football. Dr. Groom graduated from Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. After graduation, she accepted an equine internship at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY. After completing her internship, she took an equine ambulatory position at The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine. In 1993, she was accepted to an Equine Surgery residency at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The surgery residency included practicing veterinary medicine/surgery, teaching veterinary students, and a master’s program. Her research involved healing tendon injuries and the role that cytokines and growth factors play. After completing her surgery residency in 1996, Dr. Groom practiced in Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Dr. Groom fell in love with Colorado when her sister moved out to Colorado 28 yrs ago. When she graduated from vet school in 1991, she obtained a Colorado license, hoping she would end up in the great state of Colorado. It took a couple of years, but she finally moved to Golden, CO in 2006. Her leisure time is spent hiking, exercising, photography, reading, horse-back riding in the mountains, and cross-stitch. Dr. Groom also travels across the U.S. and Canada competing in Flyball with her 2 spoiled Border Collies, “Dixie” and “Shiner’.

Dr. Groom joined Animal Care Center in January 2010. She is looking forward to meeting all the clients and their pets.



	Random Quote "I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult." — Rita Rudner	Our Veterinarians Brooke Y. James, DVM Doctor Brooke Yules James was born and raised in central Massachusetts in a small town with dairy farms and horse stables. She loved playing with the animals as much as riding them or caring for them. (She refuses to answer any questions about the "Cow-tipping" incident at the Smith farm in 1988.) The neighbors all knew who to call when pet-sitting was needed, and thankfully a good family friend and veterinarian was around to mentor her budding animal interests. She attended Cornell University School of Agriculture and Life Sciences graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995. She then advanced to Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine receiving her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. During veterinary school Brooke was able to explore multiple fields as an active member of many student chapters of national organizations. She participated in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), as well as being involved with equine respiratory research, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Government Relations Division of the AVMA, Tufts University Pet Loss Support Hotline, and Tufts Vet School's youth outreach programs. She became enamored with Colorado while doing externships at the Littleton Large Animal Clinic and Colorado State University School of Veterinary Medicine during her last year of veterinary school. Dr. Brooke moved out west after graduation and began her career in Aurora at a mixed animal practice before shifting her focus to the south side of Denver and beginning work in Castle Rock. Dr. Brooke truly enjoys caring for the beloved pets with which she interacts each day as well as the humans they invariably have with them. Her focus is on high quality preventative medicine and health for her patients. She wants to keep your four-legged family member around and happy as long as possible! She has a special interest in pain management and dentistry and is very keen on keeping all of the surgical cases seen at the Animal Care Center as safe as possible. She enjoys seeing the occasional goat, sheep, cow, and pig for the clients who raise livestock and participates in 4-H. She especially takes pleasure in volunteering for the Denver Dumb Friend's League's Buddy Center here in Castle Rock. Dr. Brooke lives in Franktown on a small "farm" with her husband of 9 years. Her eldest child Rebecca was the 2003 Denver New Year's baby and continues to grow with flair. Her son Stephen is a toddling terror and keeps her running when she is not at work! She personally is claimed by one puppy-dog and a couple of cute kitty-cats. The one horse out back does not allege anything about her. Dr. Brooke feels blessed to be one of the founding members of the Animal Care Center of Castle Rock and hopes that all of our clients and patients feel they are being treated with the best and most compassionate customer care. Please feel free to contact her if you have any questions or concerns. Shawn K. Wayment, DVM Dr. Shawn K. Wayment knew at the early age of seven that he was afflicted with an obsession for bird dogs and horses; he knew then, that he wanted to become a veterinarian. After graduating from high school in Preston, Idaho he went directly into the army as a medic/EMT for the 82nd Airborne Division. He was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and spent some time in the Sinai Desert in Egypt. After severing his hitch with the army, Dr. Wayment enrolled at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. While at Weber State, he served as the Natural Science Senator and was honored with the 1993 Super Senior Award in the College of Science as well as the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the Department of Zoology. Dr. Wayment enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in the fall of 1993 to realize his dream of becoming a veterinarian. While in veterinary school, he was involved in the research program and was an active member in the student chapter of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP). Dr. Wayment was involved in research associated with neurotransmitters that affect the gastrointestinal tract, and his original plan was to continue with an active career in veterinary research. However, he enjoyed the interaction with clients and their animals so much during his senior year, that he abandoned the idea of being in a lab and decided to go into private practice. Dr. Wayment graduated Cum Laude from Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in May of 1997. He was inducted as a member of the National Veterinary Honor Society (PHI ZETA) for being in the top ten percent of his graduating class. Dr. Wayment joined a mixed animal practice in Walla Walla, Washington in the summer of 1997 where he enjoyed practicing mixed animal practice for 2 years. He moved to Castle Rock, Colorado in January of 1999 to join a companion animal clinic. In March of 2003, Dr. Wayment left his position as an associate veterinarian to realize his dream of being a practice owner and started the Animal Care Center of Castle Rock with Dr. Brooke James. Dr. Wayment is involved with many of the 4-H groups in Castle Rock and he enjoys volunteering his time for the Douglas County Fair each fall. Dr. Wayment has a special interest in the animal-human bond, and he enjoys being a part of the happiness that animals bring to owners and their families lives. He has a special interest in both equine and canine reproduction as well as the health and nutritional aspects of the canine and equine athlete. Dr. Wayment's emphasis is on the care and comfort of the patient. His calm demeanor also offers solace, understanding and empathy to the owner. Dr. Wayment is owned by an English setter, an English Pointer, a field bred English Cocker and two wild but wonderful cats. He has a wonderful daughter named Kyli who is married to an industrial arts teacher named Kevin Weaver. He also has a great son named Dylan who wants to become a veterinarian and is currently a senior in high school. Jonathan T. Quint, DVM Dr. Jonathan T. Quint grew up in the great state of Montana where his interests in veterinary medicine developed at an early age. During his elementary school years, the rescuing of baby birds from fallen nests every spring launched his desire to help any animal in need of assistance. He even went so far as to dive into a Montana river to save a drowning moose calf (in hindsight, not the most brilliant move as the mother moose was just upstream and the river was cold!). Everything worked out ok as he carried the baby to the edge of the woods where the mother could retrieve it. Dr. Quint attended college in Pennsylvania at Franklin & Marshall College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics. He then attended Montana State University in preparation for veterinary school. He obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University in 1997. After a brief 8 months of small animal practice in Kalispell, Montana, he returned to beautiful Colorado where he has resided to this day. Dr. Quint has practiced in the Castle Rock area since early 1998 and his interests lie with soft-tissue surgery, dentistry, and reproductive medicine. He is excited to be a part of the Animal Care Center of Castle Pines, where state-of-the art medicine and surgery will be emphasized. “I look forward to joining Dr. James, Dr. Wayment, and Dr. Crippen in this wonderful new facility. This venture will allow me to bring you and your pet compassionate, quality care for many years to come’” Dr. Quint lives in Elizabeth, Colorado, with his wonderful wife, a beautiful daughter, a golden retriever, a German Shepherd, and a very spoiled cat! His leisure time is spent fly fishing, hiking, and hopefully more time in the air as he continues his passion for flying. Lindsay M. Crippen, DVM, MBA I am Lindsay M. Crippen, DVM, MBA at least that is my official title, but I prefer Lindsay. I am a native of Colorado, born and raised along the Front Range in beautiful Denver. In my high school years I was a concert pianist, a varsity volleyball, basketball, and soccer player. I worked in a veterinary clinic as a kennel "kid" to gain experience in the veterinary field. After high school I attended college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado knowing I would apply for Veterinary school during my fourth year of undergraduate. College was filled with many hours of studying, working, volunteering and some social time. I worked at Lambspun of Colorado, a fiber arts gallery, learning the art of knitting, spinning, weaving and crocheting, but also learned how to run a business. I was their office manager. Working for three years at Lambspun gave me the confidence to become an entrepreneur. I knew I would open and operate my own veterinary clinic. After going to school full time, working twenty to thirty hours a week and volunteering about ten hours a week, it came down to the final semester of undergraduate and preparing to move to Illinois for Veterinary school. I spent four years in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois attending the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. There were many hours of studying, socializing and some working. College was devoted to getting into veterinary school and veterinary school was devoted to learning about veterinary medicine, to establish lifelong friends and determine the kind of doctor I wanted to become. Four years came and went quickly. I graduated in May 2003 and returned to Colorado. I was jobless, homeless, and money less. What alternative did I have, but to move in with the parents? I decided to attend school again for my Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. I graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver in May 2007 with my MBA I told my self after graduating from veterinary school that I wanted to be in pursuit of my own hospital in 5 years and it has happened! I worked as an emergency and critical care doctor on the overnight shifts for the first nine months of my career and then gradually worked my way into the daytime shift as a general practitioner in Castle Rock. Currently, I have joined forces with Animal Care Center as a practice owner and am looking forward to new challenges that it brings me. I can honestly say I love my job. My clients and I work as a team; the clients rely on me, the doctor, to treat their family members with respect and care and I rely on them to keep me informed about their pets. I want to educate clients and to love their pets as they are loved at home. Aside from work I do try and create a balance of my own wishes and desires. I have three cats, Black Diamond, Jack, and Chloe, a leopard gecko, Dudley and Clementine and two dogsl; my beloved dog, Holly Berry and Everett, my three legged mongrel. I enjoy photography and traveling. I have a wonderful husband and am looking forward to being blessed with a baby girl this winter 2009. Many days there are not enough hours to get done what I would like, but in the end I am happy and enjoy life to its fullest. For those still pondering, no I am not still living with my parents! Lana J. Groom, DVM Dr. Lana J. Groom was born and raised in Davenport, IA. (Not Idaho) At an early age, Dr. Groom knew she was going to be a veterinarian. It all started with collecting various birds, bugs, and snakes. She would love to “surprise” her mother with a snake or critter in her pocket. She got her first pony named “Plug” when she was five and throughout her growing years showed horses. As a young person, Dr. Groom had a variety of jobs, which included: detasseling corn, working for McDonalds, and working at a pizza parlor. After having a discussion with her high school counselor, she discovered that she actually had to go to college to become a veterinarian (lots of laughs). Dr. Groom enrolled in college at Iowa State University. She received a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology. She was accepted into Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986. During her extended stay at Iowa State, she was employed by ISU Veterinary School, answering the phones for the emergency service and cleaning surgery rooms. While in veterinary school, Dr. Groom was active in the American Association of the Practitioners (AAEP), colic team and intramural softball and football. Dr. Groom graduated from Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. After graduation, she accepted an equine internship at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY. After completing her internship, she took an equine ambulatory position at The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine. In 1993, she was accepted to an Equine Surgery residency at Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine. The surgery residency included practicing veterinary medicine/surgery, teaching veterinary students, and a master’s program. Her research involved healing tendon injuries and the role that cytokines and growth factors play. After completing her surgery residency in 1996, Dr. Groom practiced in Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin. Dr. Groom fell in love with Colorado when her sister moved out to Colorado 28 yrs ago. When she graduated from vet school in 1991, she obtained a Colorado license, hoping she would end up in the great state of Colorado. It took a couple of years, but she finally moved to Golden, CO in 2006. Her leisure time is spent hiking, exercising, photography, reading, horse-back riding in the mountains, and cross-stitch. Dr. Groom also travels across the U.S. and Canada competing in Flyball with her 2 spoiled Border Collies, “Dixie” and “Shiner’. Dr. Groom joined Animal Care Center in January 2010. She is looking forward to meeting all the clients and their pets.