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About Us

The University of Melbourne’s U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital is one of Australia’s leading veterinary hospital facilities, based in Werribee.

We offer complete animal care to the public including our general practice (primary and preventative care, exotic pet care), a suite of specialist referral services, specialist support services, 24-hour emergency care and specialist referral equine services.

Our team of caring and highly-qualified veterinary staff treat over 25,000 animals each year supported by dedicated veterinary nurses, specialist technicians and administrative staff. We employ over 40 registered veterinarians ranging from interns to veterinary specialists.

As well as our general practice, we have on site specialist veterinary services in surgery, medicine, anaesthesia, medical imaging, emergency and critical care, neurology, clinical pathology, dermatology, ophthalmology, cardiology and equine medicine/surgery.

We also train the next generation of veterinarians and veterinary specialists with the assistance of our academic staff, who are world leaders in clinical excellence and research.

Residency Program

The University of Melbourne is pleased to offer clinical residency training programs for qualified veterinarians wishing to pursue advanced training. Residents will be immersed in their respective specialty area and allied disciplines in a three-year program that comprises clinical work and may include two part-time Masters’ degrees.

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Short-Term Clinical Placements (4 weeks)

Placements are available in: General Practice, Small Animal Referral Medicine, Small Animal Referral Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Critical Care, Neurology, Equine, Clinical Pathology

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Management Team

Head of Melbourne Veterinary School

Professor Anna Meredith joins us from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where she was the Professor and Chair of Zoological and Conservation Medicine and Associate Dean International at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, and Director of Postgraduate Taught Programmes in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

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Director of U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital, Registered Small Animal Medicine Specialist

Caroline grew up in Perth, and graduated as a veterinarian from Murdoch University. She then worked in mixed animal practice before travelling to the UK to work as a locum in small animal practice. Whilst there, she got bitten by a love for small animal medicine, and was lucky enough to complete a residency training program at University College, Dublin in that discipline. She gained her specialist qualifications (Diplomate, European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine) in 2001, and returned to Murdoch University to work as an academic teacher and clinician. She continued her interest in gastroenterology both in clinics and in research, obtaining her PhD in the field of canine pancreatitis.

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Financing your visit

The staff at the U-Vet Hospital are committed to excellent care to all clients and patients. The fees associated with our services ensure that we can continue to deliver specialist knowledge, emergency and critical care to your animals.

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Careers

Want to join our talented team in a leading veterinary hospital? Look out for opportunities on the University of Melbourne jobs board.

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Our Staff

Dr Adeel Khan
BVMedSci, BVM, BVS, MRCVS

Dr Adrian Witham
BVSc MANZCVS GCUT DipACVIM

Dr Aisha Young
DVM DACVR

Dr Andrew Turner
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Equine Surgery), FANZCVS (Veterinary Ophthalmology)

Professor Anna Meredith
OBE MA VetMB PhD Cert LAS DZooMed DipECZM FRCVS

Annie Kicinski
BSc, BVMS, MANZCVS

Dr Astrid Oscos Snowball
MVZ, MMVZ (hons), DVSc

Dr Avril Lim
BVSc (Hons), MVS, MANZCVS

Dr Bonnie Purcell
BSc, DVM

Dr Brett Tennent-Brown
BVSc, MS, ACVIM, ACVECC

Dr CM (Cate) Steel(née Colbourne)
BVSc, FACVSc, Diplomate ACVSMR

Associate Professor Cathy Beck
BVSc(Hons) DipVetClinStud MVS GCUT FANZCVS (Radiology)

Professor Caroline Mansfield
BSc BVMS PhD MANZCVS DECVIM

Dr Charity Van Acker
BA DVM

Dr R Chris Whitton
BVSc, PhD, FACVSc

Dr Christine Lovatt
BSc, BVM&S, MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Claire Cannon
BVSc (hons) DACVIM (Oncology) MANZCVS

Dr Courtney Dunne
BAppSc, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (Avian Health)

Dr Dayle Tyrrell
BSc BVMS (Hons) BVetBiol MVS GCUT FANZCVS (Radiology)

Dr Dez Hughes
BVSc (Hons), Dip. ACVECC

Dr Donna Scott

Associate Professor Elise Boller
BA, BSc (Hons), DVM, GCUT, Dip. ACVECC

Dr Emma Roberts
BVetMed (Hons), MVM, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS

Dr Emily Li
BSc, DVM

Dr Fiona Witham
BVSc MANZCVS (Emergency and Critical Care, Small Animal Surgery)

Dr Giulia Agostini
DVM

Dr Íde Gillespie
Dip VN, BVMS

Dr Jee Wijesinghe

Dr Jennifer Bauquier
BVMS (Hons) DACVIM

Dr Jennifer Carter
DVM, CVPP, DACVAA

Dr Jenny Raffetto
BSc BVetMed ACVS-LA

Dr Jennifer Kan
BSc (VetBio), BVMS, MANZCVS

Dr Jessamy Alexander
BVSc (hons) MANZCVS (small animal dentistry and oral surgery)

Dr Jiah Goh
BVSc (Hons)

Dr Julian Suchowersky
BVSc, MANZCVS

Dr Julien Dandrieux
BSc Dr med vet DACVIM (SAIM)

Dr Justin Chen
BSc DVM GCertFinPlan

Dr Kadie O’Byrne

Dr Kathryn Hogan
BVSc, GCert, MVS, MANZCVS (SA Medicine)

Dr Katrina Garrett
BVSc (Hons) MANZCVS (Small Animal Radiology)

Dr Kylie Kelers
BSc, BVMS, MVS, FANZCVS (ECC)

Lauren Adorna
DVM, MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Lauren Lacorcia
BVSc(Hons) MVSc MACVSc DipACVIM

Associate Professor Leonie Richards
BVSc (hons) Dip Vet An GradCert (Uni teach) GradDip (Clin Ed) M (Clin Ed)

Dr Liz Walmsley
BVSc, MACVSc, MRCVS, FANZCVS (Equine Surgery)

Dr Lorna O’Dowd
MVB (Hons), MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Louis Eramanis
BSc, BVMS, MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Luke Wells-Smith

Dr Lydia Hambrook
BVSC (Hons) FANZCVS (Small Animal Medicine)

Lynette Jackson

Dr Manuel Boller
Dr. Med. Vet., MTR, MANZCVS (ECC), Dip. ACVECC

Dr Marjorie Milne
BVSc (Hons) GCUT FANZCVS(Radiology)

Dr Mark Davis
BVSc, MVSc, ME (Executive), MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Matthias Le Chevoir
DVM, Dip ECVN

Dr Mei Ong
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Melanie Rockman
BVSc MANZCVS (Veterinary Animal Behaviour)

Dr Natalie Courtman
BVSc, MANZCVS, MVS, Dip ACVP

Poppy McGeown
DMV

Dr Rachael Llewellyn
AVBS (Hons), DVM, GC-SAECC, MANZCVS (ECC)

Dr Rachael Saunders
BVM&S

Ms Rachael Wade

Dr Richard Woolley
BVetMed DipECVIM-CA (Cardiology) MRCVS

Dr Sarah Robson
BVSc(hons) MANZCVS(pharm) MVS MVSc GradCert (clin teach)

Dr Sasha Herbert
BVSc(Hons), MANZCVS
Member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (Unusual pet medicine and surgery)

Dr Sébastien Bauquier
DVM, IPSAV, DACVAA

Dr Selvi Jegatheeson
BSc (Hons), DVM

Ms Shasta Mendez

Dr Simon Choi
DVM

Dr Simon Hurn
BVSc (Hons), MVS, MANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery), FANZCVS (Veterinary Ophthalmology)

Ms Simone Angus

Dr Sooze Beths
BSc (hons), BVMS, GradCert (clinical teaching), MRCVS

Dr Stacey Brady
DVM

Dr Stewart Ryan
BVSc(Hons), MS, Diplomate ACVS, Founding Fellow ACVS (Surgical Oncology)

Sue Jones
MVB

Dr Susan May
BVSc (Hons) BAgSc (Hons), BSc, MANZCVS(ECC)

Dr Takanori Sugiyama

Dr Tesh Smalle
BSc, BVSc (Hons), MMedVet (Surgery)(Small Animal), MANZCVS (SAS)

Dr Thierry Beths
DVM, CertVA, CVA, CVPP, PhD

Dr Thurid Johnstone
T PhD, DECVIM-CA

Dr Christina (Tina) Knight
BSc (Vet Science) BVSc (hons) Grad Dip Vet Clin Stud

Ms Victoria Wilson

Dr Greg Burton
BVSc (Hons), MACVSc (Small Animal Surgery), FACVSc (Dermatology)

About Us

Residency Program

Short-Term Clinical Placements (4 weeks)

Management Team

Professor Anna MeredithOBE MA VetMB PhD Cert LAS DZooMed DipECZM FRCVS

Professor Caroline MansfieldBSc BVMS PhD MANZCVS DECVIM

Financing your visit

Careers

Our Staff

Resident in Equine Medicine

Lecturer and Registered Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging

Ophthalmology Consultant

Head of Melbourne Veterinary School

Resident in Small Animal Medicine

Veterinary Clinical Pathologist

Resident in Small Animal Medicine

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

Associate Professor in Equine Medicine

Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, Specialist in Equine Surgery

Associate Professor in Diagnostic Imaging

Director of U-Vet Werribee Animal Hospital, Registered Small Animal Medicine Specialist

General Practice Clinician (interest in Dentistry/Feline Medicine)

Head of the Equine Centre, Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, Specialist in Equine Surgery

Resident in Emergency and Critical Care

Lecturer and Registered Specialist in Veterinary Oncology, Head of Small Animal Medicine/Oncology

Lecturer, Exotic Pets and Birds

Service Head of Diagnostic Imaging, Senior Lecturer

Section Head in Emergency and Critical Care

Lecturer, General Surgery

Associate Professor, Emergency and Critical Care

Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

General Practice Clinician (interest in Surgery)

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

Clinical Tutor (Staff Surgeon)

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Senior Lecturer in Equine Surgery

Resident in Diagnostic Imaging

Lecturer, General Practice (interest in Dentistry)

Resident in Emergency and Critical Care

General Practice Clinician (interest in Dentistry)

Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine

General Practice Clinician (interest in Pharmacology)

Resident in Small Animal Surgery

Resident in Small Animal Medicine

Resident in Diagnostic Imaging

Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

Senior Lecturer and Registered Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

Associate Professor and Head Veterinarian, General Practice

Lecturer in Equine Surgery

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

Resident in Emergency and Critical Care

Podiatry and farriery consultant

Lecturer and Registered Specialist in Small Animal Medicine

Head Nurse Equine

Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care

Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging

Senior Lecturer in Emergency and Critical Care

Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology/Head of Neurology (Acting)

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

General Practice Clinician (interest in Behaviour)

Specialist Veterinary Clinical Pathologist, Senior Lecturer

Resident in Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Emergency and Critical Care Clinician

General Practice Clinician (special interest in Small Animal Medicine)

General Practice Coordinator

Consultant – Cardiology

General Practice Clinician (interest in Pharmacology)

Lecturer, Exotic Pets and Birds

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Resident in Oncology

Neurology Coordinator

Resident in Neurology

Ophthalmology Consultant

Medicine and Oncology Coordinator

Lecturer, Exotic Pets and Birds

Professor Anna Meredith
OBE MA VetMB PhD Cert LAS DZooMed DipECZM FRCVS

Professor Caroline Mansfield
BSc BVMS PhD MANZCVS DECVIM