Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Bales is an Indiana native and a 1987 graduate of Purdue University. He was an associate veterinarian with the clinic from 1987 to 1988 and then returned to Indiana and practiced at a clinic that did mainly Amish work. He moved back to Illinois in 1992 and has been with the clinic since then. Dr. Bales has four children, three sons and a daughter. Kalen is 24, Ben is 22, Daniel is 18, and Bethany is 16. His wife, Vicki, is a registered nurse and works in the GI Lab at Freeport Memorial Hospital.