Our Team

Lydia and Sandra started up Summer Hill Village Vet together in April 2008

Their goal is to provide all the care you need for a healthier happier pet.

Rest assured, they will look after YOU too

They have gathered together a strong team of Veterinarians and Nurses with varied skill set as well as a passion for all animals.

Dr Sandra has extensive experience in Emergency work and is very knowledgeable about breeding cats and dogs.

She is our “go to” person for bird and wildlife and continues to build on her experience by recently completing a course on Backyard Chickens and a practical Avian Medicine and Surgery course.

Sandra is also AQIS accredited.

Dr Lydia has worked in Western Australia in mixed practice and in Small Animal practice all over the world!

She has worked in the UK for many years as well as in exotic places such as Dubai and Broken Hill.

She particularly enjoys surgery and patting cats and small fluffy mammals.

Dr Kate is our newest edition to the veterinary staff. A Melbourne native, that’s fluent in English and Cantonese, she moved north to study at Sydney University, where she graduated in 2016.

Recently, Dr Kate adopted a male rescue cat, and was kind enough to immediately change his name from “Princess” to “Bee.” Ask her about the story sometime!

Dr Natasha has been with us since 2014 and has the most charming English accent.

She has spent several years in one of the busiest practices in London and has a wealth of knowledge and amazing enthusiasm.

She is dedicated to giving the best possible care to our clients and their gorgeous pets.

Having been on maternity leave recently to spend some quality time with her new beautiful baby Alec, Dr. Natasha is back to vetting at our clinic.

Sindy is our amazing Head Nurse.

She has 14 years experience working as a Vet Nurse. She is friendly & funny on top of being super organised.

Sindy is our little “Miss Know It All” and keeps everyone in line and we love her for it!

Jessica is our little “Miss Behind the Scenes Pocket Rocket” and has been with us since 2013.

She is super efficient and our Main Surgery Nurse.

Jessica has one adorable rabbit “Gragras” who she rescued from Death Row as well as recently adopting two stray kittens she has named “Loki” and “Moxxi”.

Deesh is our bubbly, friendly “Little Miss Chatty”.

She is our All Rounder Nurse and keeps things spotless and the day running smoothly whether she is at Reception or in Surgery.

Deesh will tackle a ferocious dog rather than a crabby cat any day!

Helen  (lovingly known as ‘Little Helen’) loves all fur babies, even the scaly and feathered ones. She has always wanted to work with animals and with people who are compassionate towards animals. She adopted her cute lil bunny ‘Chickibun’ after a member of public had handed her into the clinic as a stray.

You’ll find Little Helen always changing her hair, at the moment you’ll recognise her for her bright blue locks!

Toni organises us and makes us behave.

Toni has 5 dogs, 5 cats and 5 birds!
She has worked with animals for 23 years and loves it.

But Toni doesn’t like getting her photo taken so here she is using Zack as a disguise!

Mackenzie (aka Mac) is one of two new happy faces you will be seeing at reception. Having graduated from The University of Sydney with a major in Animal Science, just like the rest of us Mac is an avid animal lover and keen to meet you and your fur babies!

When he isn’t at the clinic you can find him chilling out with his sweet cat Eclair.

Beatrice is another new face you will be seeing at reception. Her dream job as a child has always been one that involves working with animals and she lasted only one week before adopting her first cat Archie from the clinic!

Her hobbies include coddling her two basset hounds Clementine and Roco, playing fetch with Archie and practising martial arts.

Roxanne is our bubbly new face at reception. She hails from the USA, which you may pick up from her Southern accent.

She always has a smile on her face and is a keen lover of animals, travel and baking.

She is currently taking a break from the clinic to spend time with her new family as she is expecting!

The Mon aka The Monster.

Monster in name but not in nature.  Deesh’s loving Bull Arab cross works part-time as a door stop, trip-hazard and puppy licker.