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. Natasha has recently begun maternity leave in the exciting anticipation of her second child. We wish her all the best.

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.

Since then she has adopted a one-eared kitten, Scully, who was an ex stray we treated for severe burns resulting in an ear amputation and has recently introduced a gorgeous Rex rabbit Ralph into the family.

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 has been with us ever since and is known as a power-house of the clinic, getting things done well and with the animal’s best interest in the forefront of her mind.

She is our resident staffie fanatic and is pictured here with her beloved rescue staff Alice.

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 is one of our veterinary nurses with industry experience that spans over 10+ years. She began her career in animal care working on farms with horses then moved into vet nursing when she moved to Sydney. She has gone from strength to strength and her deeply caring and compassionate nature towards our animals sets a high standard of care and is an excellent reflection of the SHVV values.

She lives with her adopted a bunny Mars that was handed in as a stray and will often steal friends’ pups for cuddles!

Toni is one of our long time veterinary nurses who has returned to SHVV after 2 years. She has worked in animal care for many years starting with the RSPCA and gained a wealth of experience at a specialist and emergency hospital before returning to our team. Since then Toni has been assisting at reception and in consultations and is powering though her Veterinary Nursing studies. Toni is kept busy at home with her 4 dogs, 4 cats , 4 birds and a bunny. She also sponsors greyhounds as they wait to find their forever homes with Greyhound rescue. “A life without furkids? Unimaginable.”

Monika is a vet nurse who graduated in2020 and 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. Monika is currently on maternity leave after welcoming her beautiful baby son Leo into the world!

Beatrice is one of our 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.

Grace is one of our amazing animal attendants who helps to keep the wheels turning out the back here at the clinic. She is attentive and kind towards our patients, and for one lucky surrendered bunny ‘Rosie’, Grace’s love for animals became an official adoption! Lucky Rosie! When Grace isn’t tending to our hospital patients and entertaining us with her quick wit and dry humour, she’s busy at uni studying her Bachelor of Science and Engineering, majoring in Astrophysics and Mechatronics!

Mackenzie (aka Mac) is the head of our reception team- ‘Receptacons’. They think he does a pretty good job of it, too! 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! Mac is a calming and calculated member of the team who bases all of his actions on the wellbeing of the patients, clients and team- it shows! He also melts when he sees baby animals.

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

Jess is one of our receptionists who joined the team in 2019. She gets lots of joy from working with the patients and staff at Summer Hill and is energised by the variety of cases and events that can occur over a single day at the clinic! Jess’s love for animals comes from growing up with beautiful pets in the mountains and having access to agriculture. She loves a laugh with the clients and staff alike and giving plenty of cuddles to our hospital patients throughout the day.

At home you can find her pumping the tunes, getting creative and playing with her gorgeous grumpy bunny Mr.C and her Jack Russell Billie.

Shannon is one of our receptionists. If you’ve met Shannon at the reception desk it’s likely an experience you’ve not forgotten as this personality-plus staff member is known for putting smiles and giggles on the faces of our clients.  He has always been a people-person with a love for animals so enjoys the best of both worlds in his role. Shannon comes from a background of customer service and technology so brings a wealth of organisation to the team. He is pictured here with his little girl, Billie 🙂

Ella is new to our reception team, having spent a number of years in customer service. She is incredibly passionate about animals, particularly her little puppy Norma who is almost 1! She is studying architecture at Sydney Uni and hopes to make homes more sustainable to create a better planet for our furry friends. Ella has a number of sustainability projects in the works for the clinic and has taken to the job with efficiency and ease. We are so excited to have the wonderful Ella join our team.

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.