Doctors' Bios
Dr. James Prater
Dr. Prater was born and raised in southern Illinois about 35 miles from St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Prater received his Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Illinois. Dr. Prater and Dr. Anderson joined to start Arrow Animal Hospital in 1984. They have helped Arrow grow into one of the most successful veterinary hospitals in the Valley.
"I spend most of my spare time with my wife, Barb, and our two children, Ashley and Jason. I love exploring outdoor Arizona. My hobbies are tennis, biking and skiing."
Dr. Stuart Sherrell
Dr. Sherrell was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Sherrell received his Bachelor of Zoology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Oklahoma State University. He joined Arrow Animal Hospital in 1986 and became a partner in 1991. Dr. Sherrell has special interests in surgery, ultrasound, dentistry, and reproduction. Dr. Sherrell was nominated by his peers and received the "Companion Animal Practitioner of the Year" award presented by the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association, in 1999.
"I have been fortunate to work with the talented and caring people at Arrow Animal Hospital. We promote a family like atmosphere with the goal of taking excellent care of our clients and their pets". I like to hike, bike, play racquetball, watch movies, and practice my dunks on my nerf basketball goal.
Dr. Roger Willms
Dr. Willms was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. His training includes a Bachelor of Science (1987) and Master of Science (1989) from Eastern Washington University. Dr. Willms was a fish and wildlife biologist for the state of Washington for seven years. Dr. Willms received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University. Dr. Willms joined Arrow Animal Hospital in June of 2000.
"I enjoy spending my free time with family and friends. My hobbies include travel, fitness and outdoors. I have two dogs, Monte and Tiger. I look forward to working with you to keep your pets happy and healthy."
Dr. Leigh Ann Stastny
Dr. Stastny was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for her undergraduate studies. (Go Huskers!) She received her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University in 1995. Since her graduation, she has called Phoenix her home and joined Arrow Animal Hospital in April 2001.
"I enjoy outdoor activities, especially hiking. In my spare time I love to just spend time with my family and friends and my canine child, Willow. I truly enjoy veterinary medicine and feel privileged to be part of such a wonderful group of doctors here at Arrow."
Dr. Michelle Horvath
I was born in Paterson, New Jersey and grew up in Glendale, Arizona. I received my Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona. I completed my Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in 2001. I live in Anthem with my husband, Tony, three dogs, two cats, and two snakes.
I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. We like hiking and walking the dogs. My most recent hobby is scuba diving. I recently vacationed in the Galapagos Islands, where I was exposed to diving and became certified.
Dr. Erica Reay
Dr. Reay was born and raised in Glendale, Arizona. She attended Colorado State University for her undergraduate degree and for Veterinary school, graduating in 2004. Dr. Reay has been practicing on the Oregon coast since then. She happily returned to Arrow in the spring of 2007.
"In my free time I enjoy hiking and running with my two dogs, Phoenix and Nate. I also enjoy scuba diving and surfing."
Dr. Willow Payton
I received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and earned my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Washington State University. My interests include surgery, emergency medicine, pain management, dentistry, grief counseling and behavior. I was born and raised in Alaska where I spent the summer’s hunting, fishing, gold mining, hiking and camping. I spent the winter’s hibernating.
A semester in Australia thoroughly thawed me out and made me forever appreciative of sandy beaches and cheerful Aussies. Moving to Arizona is the fulfillment of a childhood dream to live near the cacti and grandma and grandpa. I share my home with three cats and three dogs. “Frosty”, “Apollo” and “Chocolate” the friendly felines enjoy basking in the AZ sun and chewing on houseplants. “Lilly”, “Itchy” and “Jasmine”, the crazy dogs love to wrestle and chew on their numerous toys. I, their adoring owner enjoy playing with them, watching movies, hiking, camping and driving.
Dr. Breeann Flores
Dr. Flores was born and raised in Glendale, AZ. She started as a kennel attendant when she was 16 years old at one of our sister hospitals and worked her way up to a veterinary technician in a few short years. She knew for many years that she wanted to be a veterinarian and to help others with all their "kids."
She shares her Home with Chu-Lin her Pekingese, her cat Charlotte, her Lovebirds Alabama and Baton Rouge and Monroe the Conure. She attended Arizona State University for her undergraduate degree and then went to Colorado State for her doctorate of Veterinary medicine.
In her free time she enjoys baseball games, movies and swimming.