Our team

Dr Sarah Helmond

Internal Medicine Specialist

BVSc (Hons) Head of Internal Medicine at VRH Sarah Helmond graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2001.  She worked in general practice for 5 years before moving to the USA to undertake a residency…

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Dr Catherine Bovens

Medicine Clinician

DVM, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS Catherine Bovens is a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ECVIM) for companion animals. Catherine is from Belgium and graduated from the University of Liege, Belgium in 2005. After…

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Dr Lucia Yu

Medicine

Dr Lucia graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Queensland in 2012 and worked as a general practitioner for some years before pursuing her passion in small animal internal medicine.  This career journey has…

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Dr Claire Cannon

Oncology

Claire joined the VRH team in 2021.  She graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2003 and spent several years in general practice in Australia and the United Kingdom before deciding to specialise.  During her…

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Dr Cameron Broome

Surgery

Cameron is a Fellow of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Surgery. He graduated from the University of Queensland in 1993.  He then completed a surgical internship at Queensland Veterinary Specialists before…

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Dr Sam Long

Neurology

Dr Long graduated from Melbourne University before undergoing his residency and specialist training in Glasgow in the UK.  Following his specialist training he undertook a PhD in canine brain cancer before moving to the United…

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Dr Rob Turner

Specialist Radiologist

BVSc PGCertSci MVS FANZCVS (Veterinary Radiology)  Rob is a Massey University-trained veterinarian. He later did advanced studies in veterinary medicine (PGCertSci and MVS). After undertaking a residency in veterinary diagnostic imaging residency at U-Vet Werribee…

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Dr Leah Bradbury

Anaesthesia

Leah graduated from the University of Sydney as a veterinarian in 1999. Following graduation, she worked in a number of veterinary practices in Australia and the UK before commencing a residency in anaesthesia and critical…

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Dr Eleanor Holden

Anaesthesia

After graduating from the University of Queensland, Eleanor spent time in mixed general practice in Lilydale followed by a small animal rotating internship at the University of Melbourne. After returning to the University of Queensland as…

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Dr Simon Choi

Neurology

Simon graduated from the University of Sydney in 2012 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and worked as a general practitioner for several years in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. He travelled back to Sydney…

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Dr Sin Yun Low (Jamie)

Emergency & Critical Care

Jamie first explored the veterinary world as a vet nurse in a small animal clinic after completing high school. After going through 5 years of Vet school, she discovered her strong passion was in emergency,…

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Dr Sharline Cheng

Emergency & Critical Care

Sharline graduated from the University of Melbourne and spent two years in general practice before joining VRH as a rotating intern in 2018.  With a keen interest in emergency medicine, she remained with the ECC…

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Dr Cristina Horton

Emergency & Critical Care

Cristina graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2018 and started at VRH as a rotating intern in 2019. During her rotating internship, her passion for emergency and critical care (ECC) was strengthened and she…

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Dr Ben Huang

Emergency & Critical Care

Ben graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2019 before working as a general practice veterinarian at a small animal hospital in the South-Eastern Suburb of Melbourne. He joined the emergency and critical care team…

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Colleen Murphy

Radiographer

Colleen studied Medical Imaging in New Zealand. After completing her post graduate study in MRI at Sydney University she set her sights further afield, moving to the UK. Colleen loves that she has managed to…

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Lyssa Neilson

Radiographer

Lyssa came to VRH with over 10 years of experience as a radiographer, having previously worked at human hospitals before making the switch to the veterinary world. She has an interest in MRI and CT…

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Chelsea

Emergency Nurse

Chelsea became a Cert IV qualified vet nurse in 2018 and worked in many general practice clinics in Perth, before moving to Melbourne in late 2020. She spent several months locuming at various clinics in…

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Chelsea

Emergency Nurse
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Stephanie

Emergency Nurse

Stephanie is a Cert IV Veterinary Nurse.  She began nursing in 2015 after studying her Bachelor of human nursing.  She realised that while she had a love for nursing it was for animals that she…

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Samantha

Emergency Nurse

Samantha has always had a passion for animals since as young as she can remember. Before joining our VRH team in February 2021 she was a qualified Zookeeper in NSW. Samantha moved to Victoria in…

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Rebecca

Emergency Nurse
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Brittany

Emergency Nurse

Starting out as a student veterinary nurse, Brittany found her passion in ECC nursing and was employed at VRH. Brittany enjoys medicine and has a keen interest in pathology and blood transfusions. At home Brittany…

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Sarah

Emergency Nurse
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Sharee

Emergency Nurse

Sharee started at VRH in 2016 while she was completing her studies toward the Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing. She also holds a Diploma in Animal Technology. She feels that there is nothing better than being able…

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Emma

Oncology Nurse

After becoming an enrolled “human” nurse in 2011, Emma wanted to combine her love of animals and love of providing medical care together. She started working in a small general practice in 2016 but was…

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Tracey Achterdenbosch

Hospital Manager
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Dr Alex Riesco-Corros

Neurology Intern

Alex finished the Veterinarian Medicine Degree in the University of Leon (Spain) in 2013. After one Rotation Internship in Cardenal Herrera University of Valencia, He went to Ireland where he did a Rotation Internship UCD…

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Toni

Neurology Nurse

Toni started her career in high school, completing her Cert II in Animal Studies at the RSPCA then continued after high school, completing her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2015. She has explored specialty…

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Gabor

Surgical Nurse
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Jess

Surgery Nurse
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Sandra

Emergency Nurse

Sandra commenced working with VRH since the beginning of a surgery team at Hallam and has seen it grow into what it is today. She has been nursing for over 20 years with a broad…

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Sarah

Surgery Nurse

Sarah commenced her Veterinary Nursing career recently by gaining her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2019, and quickly progressing to the Diploma of Veterinary Nursing (Surgery) which she completed in 2021. Sarah loves everything about…

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Shannel

Surgical Nurse

Shannel has been nursing since 2014 and in this time has worked in General, Emergency and Speciality Practice. She has been with our surgical service since 2018 and is passionate about Anesthesia and emergency surgery,…

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Samantha

Medicine Nurse

Sam qualified as a small animal veterinary nurse in 2009 and has worked in small and large animal veterinary clinics across Victoria. Prior to beginning work in the medicine department of VRH in May 2016,…

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Kelly Mudge

Nursing Director

Kelly has been veterinary nursing since 2000 and qualified from the RCVS in 2003. She has worked in general practice and speciality practices both in Australia and in the UK. Kelly moved to Melbourne in…

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Kristen

Client Services

Kristen is a Customer Service professional, with qualifications in Communications, Business Administration and Training. Her passion for providing care and support in times of need, began in her youth where she grew up on a…

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Helen

Client Services

Helen joined our team at VRH and has been with us for two years. Previously Helen worked in a customer service and administration role at an animal rescue organisation. Helen loves meeting our clients and…

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Stacey

Client Services
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Nicole

Client Services Team Leader
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Kristy

Client Services

Kristy started at VRH in December 2020. She has completed a Certificate 3 in Animal Studies and currently is studying the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing. Kristy takes a special interest in Emergency and Critical…

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Dr Hannah Lewis

Medicine Intern

After graduating from Murdoch University in Western Australia in 2018, Hannah worked in a busy general practice clinic for 2 years before completing a rotating internship at VRH in 2021. She is currently completing a…

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Dr Leah Wingett

Emergency & Critical Care

Leah began her career in the veterinary industry in 2011, initially working as a kennel hand and receptionist in a small animal general practice clinic, before progressing to a veterinary nurse. Leah worked as a…

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Dr Tiffany Law

Emergency & Critical Care

After graduating from the Melbourne University in 2018, Tiffany worked at a private practice. Wanting to widen her horizon and explore different aspects in veterinary medicine, Tiffany has finished a rotating internship in 2021. She…

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Dr Dana Leben

Neurology

Dana started at VRH in February 2021 as an intern for the neurology team. Prior to this she was working in emergency medicine for the past few years. She attended the University of Illinois at…

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Dr Suff Suharju

Business Manager
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Dr Rachel Peacock

Emergency & Critical Care
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Tiana

Client Services
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Dr Alison Mclean

Emergency & Critical Care Veterinarian
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Petra

Neurology Nurse
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Jennifer

Medicine Nurse
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Emily

Medicine Nurse

AssocDeg Veterinary Nursing Emily has been nursing for over 6 years and in this time worked in various roles including as a Surgical and Emergency nurse at a Speciality Veterinary Hospital. Emily’s passion is intensive…

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Ashley

Oncology & Medicine Nurse
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Lara

Emergency Nurse
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Tisharne

Surgical Nurse
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Lucy

Emergency & Critical Care Nursing Team Leader

BAppSc (Psychology), Cert IV VN Lucy initially studied Psychology but quickly decided that the Veterinary field was really where she wanted to be. After turning down a place in Veterinary Medicine, Lucy pursued Vet Nursing…

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Dr Leah Wright

Emergency & Critical Care Registrar

BVSc, MANZCVS SAM, MVS Con. Med, FANZCVS VEMCC Leah graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2009 and achieved Membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Small Animal Medicine (MANZCVS…

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Ali

Neurology Nurse

Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing Animals have always been a big part of Ali’s life. Since her childhood she’s been an avid horse lover and always dreamed of working with them. This love then evolved into…

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