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Dr Sarah Helmond
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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
More infoColleen Murphy
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…
More infoLyssa Neilson
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…
More infoDr Alex Riesco-Corros
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…
More infoKelly Mudge
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…
More infoDr Hannah Lewis
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…
More infoDr Leah Wingett
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…
More infoDr Tiffany Law
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…
More infoDr Dana Leben
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…
More infoDr Leah Wright
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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