Our Emergency and Critical Care Team

EMERGENCY TEAM

Dr Teri Kho

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Teri graduated from Murdoch University in 2020 and spent a year in small animal general practice before joining the WAVES ECC internship in 2021. When not at work, she enjoys hiking, camping and spending time at Perth’s sunny beaches with her two dogs, Lexi and Cuba.

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Dr Maddy Jones

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc MANZCVS (ECC)

Maddy graduated from Murdoch university in 2016 and began her career at a small family-owned mixed practice in the Perth Hills. After spending time in 2018 doing casual work in the front of house at WAVES, she fell in love with the incredible emergency and critical care team and officially made the move as a vet in 2019.

Maddy has a huge soft spot for giant breeds, after being owned by Great Danes and a Newfoundland. When she isn’t working, she enjoys gardening, drinking tea and spending time with her much loved pooches.

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Dr Jayi Lim

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Jay has been working at WAVES as an Emergency and Critical Care intern since she graduated from Murdoch University in 2021. She has a special interest in exotic medicine. On her days off, Jay enjoys hanging out with her British Shorthair, Rufus, and baking.

Jay will be spending 2022 working as both an Emergency and Critical Care veterinarian at WAVES, and a small animal general practitioner.

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Dr Georgia Allardice

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS

Georgia’s passion for animal welfare began as a young child; she grew up in rural Western Australia and owned a variety of pets including cats, dogs, sheep, guinea pigs and rabbits. She began her tertiary education with a bachelor of Zoology but quickly realised Veterinary Medicine was her calling and transferred into a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in 2014.

Georgia graduated from Murdoch University in 2018 and began her career as a rural small animal clinician in Geraldton, WA. As a rural veterinarian she routinely attended after hours emergencies and quickly realised this work was her area of special interest. She has been thoroughly enjoying her position with WAVES since 2020 and when she is not treating patients she is hiking with her heeler, River.

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Dr Mollie Bower

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc

Mollie graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2019. After graduation Mollie moved back home to work in a small animal general practice on the south coast of England for 18 months. In March 2021 she moved to Australia and worked in an emergency hospital in Perth. Mollie joined the WAVES team in January 2022 as an emergency and critical care veterinarian. She has an interest in all aspects of emergency medicine and is working towards her Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Emergency and Critical Care).

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Dr Julia Wolf

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Julia graduated from Murdoch University in 2021. Due to a long standing interest in emergency and critical care she started her career by undertaking the emergency and critical internship at WAVES. Julia’s interests include emergency surgery, critical care, and trauma.

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Dr Charmaine Tan

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Charmaine graduated from Murdoch University in 2020, and has completed a year of general practice coupled with a casual job of emergency medicine. At the end of 2021, she made the move to dive into emergency medicine full time in at The Animal Hospital at Murdoch University , and to expand her experience further, she started at WAVES in a casual capacity in 2022. Outside of work, Charmaine will be also finishing her Graduate Certificate in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care in November 2022.

Charmaine has been a veterinary nurse since 2012, starting off as a general practice nurse and branched out into some exotic nursing as well as emergency nursing. The focus on emergency nursing truly took off once she moved to Perth for veterinary studies, and she worked part time throughout her university days. Charmaine’s interest is focused on all aspects of critical care and medicine for small animals. She is embarking on an emergency and critical care internship next year at Murdoch University, and she is aiming for a residency in this field in the next few years.

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Dr Emma Hay

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

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Dr Chip Goh

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Chip graduated from Murdoch University in 2017 and has been at WAVES for a few years now after starting out in general practice. His introduction to emergency goes much further, having worked as an animal attendant at the hospital while completing his degree. He loves most aspects of veterinary work but has a particular interest in surgery. When not at the hospital, Chip likes moving heavy things around and getting lost on hikes.

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Dr Alex Tinson

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS

Alex graduated from Murdoch University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. She worked in a busy 24-hour GP clinic in Perth before taking up the opportunity to work at WAVES when it first opened to follow her love of emergency medicine. Alex obtained her Membership in Emergency and Critical Care with the ANZCVS in 2016. In 2017 she moved to the UK for 4 years, where she locumed in the beautiful county of Oxfordshire and had the opportunity to practice in Canada in her uncle’s clinic. She fell in love with the English countryside and all the walks, however not so much with the hamsters and gerbils which although are small, can bite hard! In 2021 she moved back to Perth and was excited to start back at WAVES as a senior Veterinarian.

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Dr Hayley Trentini

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Hayley is originally from sunny QLD where she completed her first degree in Biomedical Science. She did her obligatory time abroad working for minimum wage, before deciding to go back to school and pursue veterinary medicine.

She moved to WA for vet school and now calls WA home, with her partner and adopted menagerie of pets including dogs, Guinea pigs and love birds. In her time off she loves to cook, go hiking with the dogs, and visit every known bakery around Perth.

She worked in general practice for a few years before trading in her steady sleep schedule for the world of fast paced emergency medicine and surgery at WAVES. Despite the challenges; there is something new and exciting to learn every day and she has loved every minute of it!

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Dr Issy Campbell

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Graduating from Murdoch University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Issy moved to rural Victoria. There she worked in mixed animal practice, primarily treating dogs, cats, pocket pets and dairy cattle with only very few horse visits (much to her relief). Following one particularly bad night on call involving three separate calvings in the windy Warrnambool weather, Issy decided to move back home to Perth and started working at an after-hours general practice clinic. She fell in love with the emergency side of veterinary medicine and moved to WAVES to follow her passion in 2020. At WAVES, Issy has developed a particular interest in abdominal diseases and emergency surgery. She has a soft spot for Cavaliers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Shar-peis, likely due to the breed-related quirks of her own dogs. She also shares three pet rats and a stick insect, Jemima, with her housemates. Issy is currently studying for her ANZCVS Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Memberships; an exam which she aims to sit in mid-2023.

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Dr Kate Foyster

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc DVM

Kate graduated from Murdoch University in 2017 and started out in mixed rural practice. She spent a few years in general practice in the southwest and was routinely seeing emergencies and after hours which she realised was her area of interest. She transitioned to emergency work in 2021 and started at WAVES at the beginning of 2023. Outside of work she enjoyed surfing, playing piano and spending time with her kelpie.

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Dr Tymon Yeo

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS (ECC)

Tymon graduated from Murdoch University in 2015, following which he worked in a rural mixed animal practice in the wheatbelt of WA. During this time, he found that he enjoyed the challenges and rewards that came with managing emergency small animal patients. As such, he joined the emergency team at WAVES in 2020, and obtained membership of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists in Emergency and Critical Care in 2021. Outside of work, Tymon enjoys reading, spending time with his pets, hiking, and travelling.

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Dr Ee Fung Teo

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc (Hons), MANZCVS (ECC, SAM)

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Dr Aimee Linton

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVSc MANZCVS (ECC)

Aimee graduated from Bristol University in 2010 and spent 3 years working in rural mixed practice in the UK before immigrating to Australia in 2013. Aimee then spent 2 years in small animal and equine practice in Geraldton, followed by a year working in Broome. Aimee joined the emergency team at WAVES in late August 2016.

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Dr Benjamin Stewart

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS (ECC)

Ben is a 2000 graduate of Murdoch University and started his career taking on mixed practice in Albany. Following this he spent several years working in the UK before returning to Perth to start a family. After many years in small animal general practice, he took an opportunity to complete Membership Examinations in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and made the exciting shift to the Emergency department at WAVES where he has happily remained ever since.

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Dr Richard Rumsey

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc MANZCVS

Richard graduated from the University of Sydney in 1994 and has worked in Sydney for 6 years in small animal practice before moving to WA. He worked in private practice for 12 months in Perth and then worked at Murdoch University for 12 years teaching undergraduate vet students at the veterinary teaching hospital in the general practice. He obtained his Memberships in Small Animal Surgery in 2003.

Richard enjoys all aspects of surgery, particularly emergency trauma and gastrointestinal surgery.

In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his three children, he enjoys going to the gym, and also enjoys reading a good book. He has two cats called Dr Mick and Bento.

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Dr Melinda Eylward

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
DVM MANZCVS (ECC)

Melinda got hooked on emergency medicine while working as a veterinary technician throughout vet school. After earning her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota, she completed a combined internship in surgery and emergency in Southern California and then took on the role of Medical Director at an emergency clinic in the South Bay area. While on vacation in Africa she met a man with a strange but adorable accent, married and moved back to sunny Perth with him, and continued working in emergency at Murdoch University until joining the fantastic team at WAVES soon after they opened. Despite sometimes longing for ‘normal’ hours, she’s thrilled to have been able to largely avoid derm cases and found the years of chronic sleep deprivation proved to prepare her well for motherhood. Having recently conquered her Sudoku addiction, when not at work or travelling internationally you can find her at the gym, camping in the bush with her family or out seeking the sun when it’s over 28C.

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Dr Chloe Harris-Brown

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS(ECC)

Chloe graduated from Murdoch University in 2010. After graduating, Chloe spent 3 years in a wonderful, busy small animal practice in Mandurah, Western Australia. After this Chloe then spent 12 months as the sole Veterinarian at a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Perth. Though she still enjoys working in wildlife medicine, Chloe found she missed working with domestic species, particularly missing surgery. As such she has returned to domestic animal practice as an Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian here at WAVES and maintains her work with wildlife on a voluntary basis. When she is not at work she enjoys swimming, reading a good novel, watching the cricket and most of all spending time with her family (human and furred).

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Dr Sarah Patterson

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS(ECC)

Sarah is a local to Perth and grew up always knowing she wanted to be a veterinarian. She graduated from Murdoch University with distinction in 2013. Following graduation, she spent a year working in small animal general practice before making the move to Emergency and Critical Care at WAVEs in April 2015. Sarah enjoys all aspects of small animal practice but has a strong interest in emergency and internal medicine – particularly those cases involving our feline companions! When not at work she enjoys spending time with her friends, family and fur creatures.

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Dr Tal-Petra Guse

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BVSc MVM MANZCVS (ECC)

Petra graduated from Massey University in 2008 and spent the next 3 years in mixed animal practice in rural NZ, then moved to a busy emergency practice in Christchurch. In 2013 she received her Master of Veterinary Medicine from Massey University, before moving (along with her dog and two cats) to Melbourne to work in the Emergency and Critical Care department at Melbourne University.

Petra started work at WAVES in December 2014. In her spare time she enjoys hiking with her dog, scuba diving and travelling.

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Dr Corinna Chia

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MVS MANZCVS (ECC)

Corinna graduated from Murdoch University in 2009. Upon graduation, she moved to Singapore to work for 18 months before coming back to Perth. Through her experiences in various general practices, she has developed a passion for emergency and critical care medicine and was excited when she landed her ideal job at WAVES in 2013. She loves and enjoys all aspect of working as an emergency vet. Corinna also completed her Masters in Veterinary Science in small animal practice at Murdoch University in 2013, and obtained her membership in ECC in 2015. When she does have free time, she enjoys travelling, hiking and sleeping with her cats.

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Dr Anastasia Fell-Smith

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS (ECC)

Stacey graduated from Murdoch in 1995 and spent her first few years initially in mixed practice and then a specialist equine and small animal referral centre interstate before travelling overseas for several years, working in the UK to fund adventures in Europe, America, Canada, and Africa. Returning to Australia she continued in a small animal practice, swapping to exclusively ECC work when her children were born so she could care for them during the day and work at night. She found that she loved this sort of work and got her memberships in ECC in 2009 working initially at MPEC and then at WAVES when it opened in 2013. Her life away from work is spent running around after her family and fur babies, 15 horses, 1 dog, 1 cat, chooks and a budgie!

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Dr Brittany Sofield

Emergency and Critical Care Intern
BSc DVM

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Dr Alex Lee

Emergency and Critical Care Intern
BSc DVM

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Dr Zi Yuan Dong

Emergency and Critical Care Intern
BSc DVM

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Dr Lisa Yates

Emergency and Critical Care Intern
BSc DVM

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Dr Brenda Poon

Emergency and Critical Care Intern
BSc DVM

Brenda graduated from Murdoch University in 2022. Throughout her years in veterinary school, she developed a strong interest in emergency medicine and hospital care, which encouraged her to join WAVES’ emergency department as a 2023 intern. She is excited to grow and learn from the team, and is looking forward to providing the best possible care for her patients in need. 

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Dr Roxanne Shelgren

Emergency and Critical Care Intern
BSc DVM

Originally from California, Roxanne moved to Perth to study veterinary medicine at Murdoch University. She graduated with distinction in 2022 and joined the WAVES team for the Emergency and Critical Care internship. Roxanne has a special interest in emergency and critical care, surgery, and anaesthesia. In her spare time she enjoys finding the best food and drinks in Perth and soaking up the sun at one of WA’s many beautiful beaches. 

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Dr Katrin Swindells

Emergency and Critical Care Diplomate
BVSc MANZCVS (ECC) DACVECC

Katrin graduated from Sydney University in 1994, and initially worked in small animal general practice for a few years. In 1997 she started working in an emergency service in Sydney and rapidly realised that this field was her vocation. In 2000 she attained her ANZCVS Memberships in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. She then went on to do a residency at Murdoch University and in 2006 became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. From 2007 to 2011 she was Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care at Murdoch University and then worked in private emergency and critical care services in Perth and Brisbane. Katrin has been working at WAVES since opening in June 2013.

Additionally, Katrin has been an invited lecturer in her field at numerous conferences and has been an examiner in Veterinary Emergency Medicine and Critical Care at both Membership and Fellowship level for the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. Katrin’s interests include all aspects of critical care, trauma, transfusion therapy, toxicology, envenomations and teaching.

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Dr Ryan Ong

Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care
BVSc MVetStud MANZCVS DACVECC

Ryan completed his veterinary degree at the University of Sydney in 2001 and went on to do an anaesthesia internship and Masters in Veterinary Studies at the Camden campus the following year. This was followed by a stint in private practice in Melbourne followed by a rotating internship at the Royal Veterinary College in London. A developing interest for emergency and critical care led to a residency program at Murdoch University, before finally becoming a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and an Australian Registered Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care. 

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Dr Candice Baker

Emergency and Critical Care Veterinarian
BSc BVMS MANZCVS(ECC)

Candy graduated from Murdoch University with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Biology and a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in 2010. After graduation, Candy worked in mixed animal practice and was based in York, Western Australia. During that time Candy’s interests in equine medicine and emergency small animal medicine flourished, which meant that in November 2013, Candy decided to make the change. She took on a role in the Emergency department at WAVES as an Emergency and Critical Care veterinarian. At times, Candy misses her calling as a capable equine vet, but enjoys the night time and weekend challenges of working with small animals at WAVES. During her times off, she enjoys raising her new baby boy, showing her prestigious German Shepherd Dogs, travelling with her husband and riding her horse – ‘Maitland’.