Kirsten Hailstone has recently credentialed with the American Veterinary Dental College under the mentorship of Dr David Clarke BVSc, Dipl. AVDC, FAVD,MANZCVS.  She works at Adelaide Animal Emergency and Referral Centre amongst a passionate group of specialists and residents seeing referral dental...

Curriculum Vitae Anthony Caiafa BVSc BDSc MANZCVS    BDOB 27th August 1956Bachelor of Veterinary Science (University of Melbourne) 1978.Membership (by examination) of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (MANZCVS) in Small Animal Surgery (1992) and Veterinary Dentistry (1993).Bachelor of ...

Currently A/Professor and head of the Camden Equine Centre at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science Denis Verwilghen started as an equine vet in private practice after graduation from Ghent University in 2003. With the desire to improve his skills, Denis went back to academia to become resident...

Gisela Kaplan is Emeritus Professor of Animal Behaviour at the University of New England and Honorary Professor at the Queensland Brain Institute. She is author of more than 250 research articles and 23 books (incl. wild dogs, apes and, the last five, on avian behaviour) having conducted...

Charles graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida in 1990. He went on to a rotating small animal internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York City. In 1994, he completed a surgical residency and Master’s degree at Virginia Tech. Following that, he did a...

Stewart is a specialist veterinary surgeon at the Melbourne Veterinary School who loves exploring ways to make surgical treatments less invasive and make complex procedures more understandable for pet owners and students through advanced technologies including minimally invasive...

Lorenzo Crosta graduated in 1989 in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Milan (Italy), and received his PhD in Veterinary Clinical Sciences, from the University of Turin in 2009. After graduating Lorenzo started immediately to work with birds and traveled abroad to increase his skills and...

Christine graduated in Giessen, Germany in 2003. She then started an internship and a residency program of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM) in Berlin, Germany. In 2010 Christine became a Specialist of Internal Medicine for Small and Companion Animals and since 2012, she...

1982. Qualified as Veterinary Nurse with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, registered, received the BSAVA’s "Veterinary Nursing Award". 1992. Lifelong commitment to raising the standards, professionalism and self-esteem of Australian veterinary nurses when elected to Veterinary...

Arthur has over 20 years of experience in specialist small animal surgery and has pursued his passion in surgery since graduation. He initially achieved post graduate qualifications whilst working in general practice and then underwent advanced surgical training in a multi-discipline university...

                                    BA(Hons) BScVet(Hons) BVSc(Hons) MVetStud GradCertEdStud(HigherEd) MANZCVS (Animal Welfare) Dip ECAWBM (AWSEL)Anne Fawcett a lecturer at the Sydney School of Veterinary Science and a companion animal veterinarian. She completed a Masters in small animal medicine...

Fernando graduated as a veterinarian in Madrid (Spain) and worked for a number of years in small animal practice and research both in Spain and in the UK. He completed an intership and then a residency in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia at the University of Bristol (UK). He obtained the...

Dr Mark Kelman is a veterinary scientific researcher and social philanthropist who graduated from Murdoch University in 2000. His career has spanned work at the RSPCA NSW, general practice in Sydney, Technical Services Manager for veterinary pharmaceuticals, and currently he is pursuing a PhD in...

Originally from Argentina, I hold a degree in Agricultural Engineer and a PhD in Veterinary Science, with a very strong orientation towards dairy production in both of them. Thirteen years of professional experience working directly with farmers and in very close relationship with researchers, farm ...

Tim Karl graduated from the Leipniz University of Hanover (Germany) in 2003. After a first postdoctoral position at the Garvan Institute, he established his own research team at Neuroscience Research Australia. In 2016, he moved to the School of Medicine (Western Sydney University) to continue his...

François-René graduated with a DVM from the National Veterinary School of Nantes (France). After completing an internship in equine medicine and surgery at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (France), François-René trained in Equine Internal Medicine at the Purdue University College of...

Dr David Vella is the owner & director of Sydney Exotics and Rabbit Vets. He graduated with a Bachelor degrees in Science (1992) and Veterinary Science (1996) – both from the University of Sydney. In 2009, David became a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (DABVP) in...

BVetMed MANZCVS (VetECC) MRCVSLucy graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 2004, then came to Australia in 2011.She has been working in emergency practice since 2013, initially at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) and then Northside Emergency Veterinary Service (NEVS) since ...

Mark graduated with a BVSc (Hons) from the University of Sydney in 2003. Following graduation he worked mainly in shelter medicine for 10 years, before returning to the University of Sydney to undertake a PhD investigating feline retroviral diseases. Upon completion of his PhD in 2016, Mark moved...

BVSC MVSc MANZCVS DACZM Tim Portas graduated from the University of Sydney in 1996 and worked in mixed private practice for two and a half years before being employed as the veterinarian at Werribee Open Range Zoo. He subsequently worked for the Taronga Conservation Society Australia and Australia...

Stephen Page is a self employed veterinary clinical pharmacologist and toxicologist with a special interest in the appropriate use of veterinary medicines, consulting to vets, animal health companies, government and non-government organisations. He has been an author, co-author, editor and...

Paul Higgins is a Futurist and Strategist with Emergent Futures. He holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Veterinary Science, a Bachelor of Animal Science (Research) and a Masters Degree in Strategic Foresight. Paul’s business experience has taught him that critical business decisions have as much...

Jackie is one of Australia’s leading voices in the field of Veterinary Palliative Care. The owner of Sunset Vets, the nation’s largest network of Veterinarians focused exclusively on palliative and end-of-life support services, Jackie spends much of her time helping families to effectively navigate ...

Dr. Asaf Dagan is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP), specializing in Canine and Feline medicine. He is also certified in veterinary acupuncture by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS). In addition, he successfully completed advanced training in...

Diederik Gelderman graduated from the University of Sydney with First Class Honours in 1977. He established Greenhills Veterinary Hospital and transformed it from a struggling 1 person practice into a burgeoning regional Veterinary Hospital .This business won many Australian Veterinary as well as...

Sarah graduated from The University of Melbourne Veterinary School in 2012. Since then, she has held roles in both private and government practice and now works for Dairy Australia in animal health, welfare and fertility. In 2017, while managing a 300 cow dairy farm with her partner, Sarah was...

Suzanne graduated with a Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (Hons I) from the University of Sydney in 2016. As a postgraduate, she received her veterinary training through the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program at the University of Sydney and will graduate at the end of 2020. She has...

Ms Lyndal Hulse has been employed for the past 6 years as Senior Research Technician within the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland, whilst undertaking her PhD in wildlife epidemiology and pathology. Previous to this, Lyndal was employed as senior scientist and...

As a veterinary dentist Shannon has roles in consulting, research and teaching. He has travelled widely, lecturing , teaching and working across the majority of continents. In 2010 he became the first Victorian Veterinarian to achieve Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of...

Dr Kim Kendall has been messing with feline minds since last century. While understanding cats is complex, exploring and guiding owners' expectations of their cat companions is even more so. To enhance the relationship between cats and their carers, Dr Kendall has studied Medicine of Cats...

Dr Matthew J Muir is an Integrative Veterinarian with a background in sustainable food development and nutrition. He is the Managing Director of Australia’s first fully dedicated Integrative Veterinary Hospital, All Natural Vet Care, he is also the founder of VetFunctions, a biotechnology company...

Yvonne graduated from The University of Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2000. She worked in general practice in the United Kingdom for 3 years before she moved to Australia in 2004. She worked in general practice for another 3 years before venturing into Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. She...

David is the co-founder of Ceres Tag, an open smart livestock platform using an ear tag to automate the collection of data for the supply chain to monitor for traceability provenance, animal welfare, theft detection and will fundamentally improve the decision making process to aid financial...

Dr Cam Day is a Veterinarian consulting full-time in pet behaviour in South-East Queensland, Australia. He gained membership with the Veterinary Behaviour Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1995. He is also a media presenter. On a daily basis, Dr Cam...

Over the 18 years in practice, Ken has discovered and refined his role as a veterinary technician bypromoting compassionate and progressive care for the patients and their family. He obtained his VTScertification in emergency and critical care as well as small animal internal medicine and obtained...

Dr. Dani McVety founded Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice just 3 months after graduation from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.  Now an Inc 5000 company, and 5 time recipient of the Gator 100 award, Lap of Love has visited the homes of over 150,000 families, with a nationwide...

Christine has been a vet since 1993, spending several years in general practice before getting her PhD in immunology and genetics in 2003. She was then bitten by the dental bug, achieved her Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (MANZVCS) in Veterinary...

Alex Rosenwax undertook his veterinary studies with the specific aim of working with birds and exotics. This desire stems from an early childhood love for and fascination with birds and other unusual pets. After graduating from Veterinary Science in 1991, he successfully completed the Membership...

Dr Bree Talbot graduated from the University of Sydney in 2004 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (majoring in animal genetics) and then in 2010 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science. Since graduating Bree has worked in a variety of veterinary disciplines to widen her medical and practical...

For 34 years, Frank Nicholas taught animal genetics in the faculties of Veterinary Science and Agriculture at the University of Sydney. He has remained involved in animal genetics since his retirement in 2007. He is the author of the textbooks Veterinary Genetics and Introduction to Veterinary...

Dr Robert Banks was born and educated in Tasmania, and has a PhD in Genetics from UNE. He has lived and worked in Armidale through his career.  His career has been focussed on genetic improvement in a range of industries, in particular sheep and beef cattle. He worked in MLA for 25 years, managing...

Tony Batterham, BVSc.DipVetClinStud.MClinEpid.GAICD1996 – Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Sydney University, Australia1998 – Graduate Diploma Veterinary Clinical Studies, Sydney University, Australia2015 – Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors2019 – Master of Clinical...

Anita has been a veterinary nurse for nearly 30 years.  Working in a general practice for the first 10 years and joining Veterinary Specialist Services (VSS) in 2001 working as a medical and surgical nurse. The last 10 years specializing as a surgical nurse – following her passion in anaesthesia...

Dr Bronwen Bollaert completed her undergraduate training at The University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, in South Africa. She worked in small animal private practice, welfare, research, zoo and wildlife medicine before focusing on veterinary behaviour medicine. She completed a Master of Veterinary...

Geoff graduated from Veterinary School  at the University of Sydney in 1998 with first class honours. He did his customary mixed animal practice, UK experience, worked for AUSAID in Thailand and then settled back into his hometown of Sydney Australia. He has gained his memberships to ANZCVS in...

Crystal graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in Canada in 2007 and completed a rotating internship at the University of Tennessee in 2008 before working in general practice in New Zealand. She obtained her membership in Small Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery with the Australian and New...

After graduating from Murdoch University in 2006, Kevin spent 8 years in small animal general practice. Realising that veterinary dentistry much-neglected, he studied for and successfully passed Membership examinations in Small Animal Dentistry & Oral Surgery conducted by the Australian and New ...

Nigel comes from a long line of vets – his great-grandfather qualified from Edinburgh in the 1800’s –and he grew up on a 2,000 head dairy herd in England. Since graduating from Liverpool, UK, in 1975, Nigel has earned a Master’s degree in Tropical Animal Health and Production, joined the Animal...

Dr Liam Donaldson (B.App.Sc (Hons), BVSc, MVS (Hons), MVSc (Hons), DACVECC)Specialist – Emergency and Critical Care Group Director - Queensland Veterinary Specialists Critical CareLiam completed a rotating internship with Queensland Veterinary Specialists in 2014, before undertaking a residency in...

After graduation, Dr. Santos undertook an internship in Equine Medicine & Surgery and later on completed a Masters degree with focus in equine pain management at Santa Catalina State University, Brazil. He then completed an anaesthesia internship at Louisiana State University and residency...

Associate/Prof Thierry Beths joined U-Vet Hospital of the University of Melbourne in February 2012. He is the Head of Anaesthesia and Pain Management service.He  has a keen interest in pain management and is creating with some colleagues an Integrative Pain Centre based at U-Vet Hospital. He is...

Gary is a Veterinary Technology graduate from the University of Queensland.  As a veterinary technician he began his career in mixed general practice before later accepting a position within the UQ VETS Veterinary teaching hospitals and making his way through the ranks  to his current position of...

Kate graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Queensland. After 7 years in the USA, she joined Massey University in July 2005. Kate is a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), and is also a registered veterinary specialist with the Australasian...

Jana is a graduate of the University of Sydney. She worked for a number of years in general practice in Victoria and NSW prior to completing a rotating internship at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sydney. In 2013, Jana attained membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of...

Dr Andrew O’Shea BVSc MANZCVS (Veterinary Behaviour) MRCVSAndrew has practised veterinary science in the Macarthur region of NSW since graduating in 1987. He has always had a strong interest in behaviour which he harnessed in his mixed animal and small animal practice. Since gaining membership of...

Marvin graduated from the University of Sydney in 2007 and commenced work in general practice in a semi-rural practice in the Hawkesbury, NSW. In 2009 Marvin joined Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre where he completed his internship and residency. He is a member of the Australian and New...

Rosanne holds qualifications in veterinary science, research, higher education and management and is a former Dean of the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. Her veterinary career started in rural mixed veterinary practice, she completed an internship, PhD on canine fucosidosis and was the Animal...

Jacquie Rand BVSc, DVSc, MANZCVS, DipACVIM (Int Med)Executive Director & Chief Scientist, Australian Pet Welfare Foundation Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Emeritus Professor Rand graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary...

Chris is a specialist in small animal surgery, based in Sydney, Australia, where he divides his time between clinical practice, post graduate education and research. He is the head of surgery at Sydney Veterinary Emergency and Specialists and is a board member of AOVET Asia Pacific, with his role...

“Dr Peter Chitty, graduated from the University of Sydney in 1995, and spent 18 months in mixed animal practices in western NSW. He then spent the next 5 years in small animal practice in Sydney and locum in mixed animal practice in Southern England. He became a director of Ku-Ring-Gai Veterinary...

Imke has completed undergraduate training in veterinary medicine at the Hanover School of Veterinary Medicine in Germany. Her postgraduate research doctorate degree (Dr. med. vet) and a postdoctoral fellowship at the same institution focused on molecular genetics of inherited disease in...

Helsa both graduated and completed a rotating internship at the University of Sydney. She then completed her Small Animal Medicine Residency at the University of Melbourne Alongside the residency training, Helsa completed a double masters, one of which is a research masters looking at virulence...

Dr Gumpel is originally from Buenos Aires Argentina but spent most of his life in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004 and became a small animal general practitioner thereafter until 2008 in Houston. Following successful completion of a radiation...

Momoko is from Japan and moved to Brisbane in 2006. She completed a Bachelor of Veterinary Technology at the University of Queensland in 2011. She has worked in general practice before working at Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre (BVSC). She started as a full-time rotating nurse at BVSC in...

Jayne graduated in 1994 from the University of Queensland and worked in mixed practice for a number of years before taking a position as a clinical instructor in small animal surgery at the University of California in Davis.  After returning to Australia, Jayne completed her small animal surgery...

Gaby’s interests and expertise lay in equine internal medicine and emergency and critical care. She has a special clinical interest in critically ill patients such as horses with acute colic or diarrhea, acute neuromuscular disorders and sick neonatal foals, and the use of thoracic and abdominal...

Lisa has been vet nursing since moving to Australia at the end of 2001.   She started out in general practice while living in Brisbane and after 6 years of general practice moved on to work in specialist practice. Having worked in many different roles from anaesthesia and surgery though to internal ...

Maddie graduated from the University of Sydney with honours. Following a year of general practice, Maddie traveled to the UK where she completed a rotating internship at Davies Veterinary Specialists. Here she developed a love for internal medicine, and was fortunate to complete a residency in this ...

Donna is a veterinary anaesthetist with special interest in pain management. She completed her veterinary degree at Sydney University. She spent several years in general practice in Australia, UK and Canada before returning to Australia to work in referral emergency and anaesthesia practice. In...