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 complex case management in older pets.

She is our ‘go to’ person for birds and wildlife and continues to build on her experience. She loves a challenge and is always doing continuing education. Sandra also has 20 years of experience in preparing animals for export.

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 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 and she is our resident go-to for behaviour advice as she has completed continuing education courses in canine/feline behaviour.

Dr Cathy  graduated from The University of Sydney in 2016 and was classmates with our very own Dr. Kate!

Cathy has grown up in the innerwest of Sydney but since graduation has worked in a busy practice in the South Coast where she has amassed a wealth of experience. She has two fur babies- Bennie a rescue cat who was surrendered due to this urinary blockages and a naughty Pomeranian X Chihuahua named Shecky.

She is looking forward to meeting you and your pets 🙂

Dr Janet  also graduated from The University of Sydney in 2016 and was class mates with both our Dr Cathy and Dr Kate (small world!)

Janet has extensive experience working in specialist/referral hospitals and as such is more than comfortable working up our more complex cases. When she isn’t at the clinic treating hospital patients, Janet can usually be found tending her to array of plants with her Japanese Spitz Yuki.

Dr Molly is our new graduate vet having finished her degree in veterinary science at The University of Sydney in 2020. After blowing us away during her student placement, we were more than happy to have Molly join the team!

She has so far proven to be an extremely fast learner, already doing routine procedures and consulting on her own.

Despite being a new member to the team, Molly has adopted a cat named Snowy after his previous owners surrendered him to the clinic!

Sindy is our amazing Head Nurse!

She has 14 years experience working as a Vet Nurse

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

She has a giant bunny named Billie with a personality to match and an adopted ex stray cat Starburst.

Jessica is our super efficient and our Main Surgery Nurse and has been with us since 2013.

A New Caledonian native, Jess speaks fluent French. She has adopted two stray kittens whom she raised from teenie tiny babies, named “Loki” and “Moxxi”.

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. Despite loving all animals, rabbits have a special place in Helen’s heart as she adopted a stray white bunny that was dumped at our doors in a garbage bag.

She recently adopted a one-eared kitten, Rusty, who was an ex stray we treated for severe burns resulting in an ear amputation.

Jasmin (Jazz for short) is one of our Vet Nurses. She joined the team after making a great impression during her work experience as a student and completed her studies in Cert IV Veterinary Nursing at Bankstown Tafe with exceptional results. She loves her rescue dog Alice so much that when she’s not studying or working in clinic, 9/10 times you will find her spending time with Alice 🙂

She is our resident staffie fanatic

Megan worked in Marketing for 10 years across Newspapers, Education and Travel, but after starting an Animal Studies course at TAFE in her spare time – fell in love with working with animals. Megan made the decision to leave her full time job and go back to studying to become a Vet Nurse. She loves riding horses and travelling to new destinations in her time off, but her  favourite thing is snuggling up with her two fur-babies, Jinx and Pepper

Elissa began her career in animal care working on farms with horses then moved into vet nursing when she moved to Sydney. She has since adopted a bunny that was handed in as a stray and will often steal friends’ pups for cuddles

Monica is a new vet nurse graduate from 2020 but has a lot of experience under her belt having worked at another clinic for the entire duration of her studies. She has a tabby boy named Marvel and will often foster our adoption kittens to give them the best socialisation experience before going to their new homes.

Beatrice is one of our receptionists and vet nurses and she lasted only one week before adopting her first cat Archie from the clinic! She adopted another three cats (Rocky, Wendy and Spaghetti) after they were dumped out front. She has a 14 year old Basset Hound named Clementine and a 10 year old cavoodle named Sophie. She has also just recently welcomed a street pigeon to her gang after construction workers brought a nest in to the clinic.

Teneale worked in retail for 15years whilst completing her studies in an array of different animal courses and has 10 years of volunteer work with mostly wildlife under her belt. She is currently studying a wildlife conservation course but is planning on studying Vet Nursing in the future;.

Her favourite animal by far is the flying fox and she has volunteered her time over the last 6 years as a licensed and vaccinated wildlife carer by rescuing, rehabilitating and eventually releasing many back into the wild.

When she is not at work you will find her spending time with her partner and stepson and Layla her rescue greyhound, Clive her Border Collie and cheeky quaker parrot Scarlett.

Mackenzie (aka Mac) is one of the 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.

Jess is one of our receptionists with a passion for the well being of all creatures great and small. She loves showing our patients (and clients!) with love so their experience is a positive one from start to finish.

When she’s not at the clinic you can find her mucking around with her gorgeous grumpy bunny Mr.C and her playful pup Billie.

Shannon is one of our receptionists you’ll see at the front who greets both clients and their pets with a smile! He has always been a people person with a love for animals so enjoys the best of both worlds in his role.  He is pictured here with his little girl, Billie 🙂

Georgie is one of the faces you will be seeing on reception. She has extensive experience in the veterinary industry having worked as a Vet Nurse for 11 years. Her main interests are nutrition, behaviour and parasite control.

Dr Kate was our very experienced consulting and surgery vet. Whilst working as a vet, Dr Kate adopted a male rescue cat, and was kind enough to immediately change his name from “Princess” to “Bee.”

As of December 2020, Dr Kate has moved back home to Melbourne. She is looking forward to visiting Sydney every now and then and doing some Locum work with us 🙂