General Info

Clinic Staff Dr. Wayne Standifer DVM. Dr. Standifer is a 1982 graduate of the Auburn School of Veterinary Medicine where his father, the late, Dr. William Standifer also graduated in 1951 and founded Standifer's Animal Clinic in 1957. "I have few memories not associated in someway to veterinary medicine and pets. Like many of our clients I have shared my life with my pets. My decades are numbered by my old dogs names. I feel honored to serve my community as a veterinarian, share in the lives of so many, and linked to the tradition of service that is Standifer's Animal Clinic Dr. Candice Adkins DVM. Dr. Adkins is originally from Eastern Kentucky. She has a B.A. degree in Biology from Pikeville College, an M.S. in Biology with an emphasis in Microbiology from Eastern Kentucky University and a D.V.M. from Auburn's College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating from veterinary medical school, Dr. Adkins moved to Northern Ohio where she worked as a small and exotics animal practitioner at a progressive clinic. She also worked at the Akron Zoo, several wildlife organizations, and pet stores. She moved to Birmingham with her fianc (now husband), Dr. Jesse Pace in 2008. She has been practicing high quality medicine and surgery at Standifer's Animal Clinic since April 2009. Dr. Adkins enjoys working with cats, dogs, and other exotic pets. Her personal interests are camping, hiking, anything outdoors, and running. She has five pets: two dogs, Maxwell and Agent 99 (aka Squidbitty); two cats, Macy and Blue; and a guinea pig named Spackle Black Toe. Dr. Shae Hicks DVM. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Hicks was born and raised in the small town of Gardendale, where from a very young age, she always aspired to become a veterinarian. Dr. Hicks attended Mortimer Jordan High School and worked as a veterinary technician throughout school. Following graduation she studied biology and fine art at Huntingdon College, in Montgomery, Alabama, and graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts, magna cum laude. She also excelled as a four-year-starter and All-Conference setter on the Huntingdon Volleyball Team. Dr. Hicks' childhood dream was finally fulfilled when she was accepted in Auburn University's College of Veterinary Medicine. There, she participated in the student chapter of the American Veterinary Association and received the 2009 Small Animal Medicine Clinical Proficiency Award as well as the Jefferson County Veterinary Medical Association Scholarship.