Veterinarian Overview
Dr. Matt Fraker is the owner of The Prairie Oak Veterinary Center. Dr. Fraker was born and raised in Bloomington, and currently lives in the house he grew up in since he was four years old with his wife, Dr. Sherri Thornton, and their two sons, Dixon and Hayden. He also has a daughter, Meredith, who lives in Monticello, Il. Dr. Fraker attended the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana where was accepted into their Veterinary Program after his junior year of undergrad and graduated from the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine with honors in 1992. He spent eight years as an associate and an owner at the Town and Country Animal Hospital before starting the Prairie Oak Veterinary Center on March 11, 2000. Dr. Fraker serves on the board of directors for the ParkLands Foundation helping them to locate and acquire new properties; for the American Birding Association where he serves as Chairperson for the Recording Standards and Ethics Committee and is a member of their Development Committee; and for the Bloomington Country Club where he has served as Entertainment Chairperson for years. His outside interests are conservation, birdwatching, Wyoming, and doing native restorations out on the "farm" that he and his wife own north of Carlock.
